IT WAS back to square one for Watchet Town last Saturday when they were beaten 6-1 at home by high-riding Peasedown Miners Welfare in the first division of the Uhlsport Somerset County League.

Play was fairly even in the opening exchanges though the Red & Blacks needed to stay strong defensively.

Gaining more control Peasedown took the lead from a disputed penalty which was perfectly placed into the bottom corner of the net.

Five minutes later the home side were level when Charley Clausen chested down a high ball for Eben Harding to strike a worldie of a volley from near the corner of the area into the far top corner.

Parity did not last long though as Ian Bason’s headed interception of a dangerous cross succeeded only in finding his own net for an unfortunate own goal. The visitors added a third before the interval with the aid of a deflection off one of their own players which again gave keeper Regan Gallagher no chance.

Peasedown made sure of all three three points early in the second half with a free header from a right wing cross.

Proceedings continued to have frequent stoppages with Watchet again feeling hard done by at some of the refereeing decisions.

With the Red & Blacks showing their all too familiar late in the game fatigue, Peasedown took advantage to add two more goals to the scoreline as they moved to the top of the table.

Watchet Town: Regan Gallagher, Ollie Webber, Harvey Henderson, Eben Harding, Ian Bason, Max Bason, Charley Clausen, Josh Aspey, Ron Spicer-Wedlake, Tayler Maddock, Billy Jones. Sub: Mal Sherring (used).

The week had already been made worse for the Red & Blacks in these troubled times as their three-point deduction finally showed up in the league table for a postponement back in September when they were unable to fulfil a fixture.