Welsh League Division Two - Monmouth Town 5 West End 0

MONMOUTH Town FC made an impressive start to their Welsh League Division Two home campaign with a comprehensive 5-0 victory over Swansea-based West End FC.

After a pleasing start to the season to date, recording two wins, three draws and one defeat - all away from home - the Kingfishers, sponsored by MXL Delivers, under the stewardship of new manager Nick Morgan, were keen to pick up three points in their first home game of the season. Town, missing Rob Laurie and Lewis Davies through injury and the holidaying Elliott Ford, enforced a few changes and players adapted well to personnel and positional changes.

Town started the brighter side and controlled proceedings from the get go, with youngster James Green scoring on his debut after 13 minutes with a great finish after great work from Sam Oxley down the right hand side. Monmouth continued to dominate play and doubled their lead on the brink of half time. Darren Berry set striker Leo Ross one on one with the West End goalkeeper who brought the striker down to concede a penalty. Ross stepped up and made no mistake from the spot making it 2-0.

Monmouth upped their intensity in the second half and made it 3-0 through Rhodri Lewis. After a training ground corner Ross and Oxley combined well before Oxley found Lewis who found the corner of the net to notch his second of the season.

Oxley again turned provider after 75 minutes when he supplied Ross, who found the bottom right corner giving the West End keeper no chance. In the dying stages of the game Oxley was rewarded for a great performance by firing into the top corner from an acute angle.

Monmouth, now sitting fifth in the table with a reasonable points return after the opening seven fixtures turn their attention to Welsh Cup action this coming weekend as they travel to Wattssville in the first round.