Southern League Premier South: Bath City 0-3 Taunton Town
Taunton Town pulled off a victory over one of the fancied teams for promotion this season with a resounding win at Bath City.
The Romans had won five of their last six games under the stewardship of former Weston-super-Mare AFC manager Scott Bartlett coming into this one while Taunton Town had lost four of their last five games.
But the Peacocks turned the form table on its head.
Going into the game on the back of a 1-0 defeat to Havant & Waterlooville, Gary Johnson made a couple of changes.
One of them was enforced as Ben Seymour has left the club, Gabe Billington also dropped out.
In came Nick Grimes and Javan Wright.
New loan signing from Truro City – Jack Nunn – had to settle for a place on the bench.
Taunton Town made a faster start to the game with Harvey Wiles-Richards forced into a couple of early saves in the first 20 minutes.
At the other end, Oliver Tomlinson had a header easily gathered by Lloyd Irish.
On 34 minutes, Adam May had a shot from the edge of the Taunton Town box after a free kick was cleared, but it went wide.
Four minutes later, Taunton Town took the lead through Jay Murray and then in stoppage time at the end of the half, Scott Robinson got in on the act to give the Peacocks a comfortable lead at the break.
Bath City looked to press early on in the second half and on 62 minutes Donovan Wilson played in Scott Wilson who went round Irish, but could only find the side netting.
Wilson tried the same thing on 76 minutes, this time going down claiming a penalty, but the referee waved away the appeals.
With five minutes to go, Taunton Town added a third with some doubt over who scored the goal – either former Bath City man Nick Grimes or Scott Robinson.
It finished 3-0 at full time, a result that lifts Taunton to 10th after 14 games.
Niall Thompson was named player of the match for the Peacocks.
Next up for the Peacocks is a trip to Dorset to face second-placed Poole Town and a potential reunion with now departed striker Ben Seymour.
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