Toolstation League premier division: Wellington 1-1 Helston Athletic

Wellington bounced back from two defeats with a hard-earned point against sixth-placed Helston Athletic on Tuesday.

Because the Playing Field lights have been taken down for the cricket season, the match was played at fellow premier club Buckland Athletic on the outskirts of Newton Abbot.

The Tangerines – facing two games in three days – made six changes from the starting 11 who lost 3-0 away to new champions Mousehole on Saturday.

They had been without either of their regular keepers in Cornwall and welcomed back Shay Allen who gave an assured display.

The game sprang to life after 18 minutes with incidents at both ends.

Helston’s Rikki Shepherd lifted the ball over the bar when he looked certain to score and Wellington broke straight away.

Tom Burt slipped the ball through to Jake Quick and the striker coolly rounded keeper Mike Searle before slotting home the opener.

Helston claimed they had equalised just after the half-hour when a powerful header by Rubin Wilson was clawed out by Allen but their appeals that the ball had crossed the line were turned down.

Wilson was not to be denied though and made it 1-1 ten minutes into the second half as he was played into space in the box and advanced before driving low past Allen.

They got the ball into the net again four minutes later from a far post header by Shepherd but this time the flag was up for offside.

Helston continued in search of the winner but some resolute defending by Wellington, who used all five subs, kept them at bay.

Wellington: Shay Allen, Stefan Phillips, Jack Bown-Porter, Glen Wright, Tom Stone, Jason Quick, Miles Quick, Ryan Brereton, Jake Quick, Tom Burt, Alfie Clark. Substitutes: Eli Collins, Jamie Nicholson, Sully McKenna, Alex Cherry, Nathan Byrne.