A HAT-TRICK from Kye Simpson and another stunning solo goal by Milo Murgatroyd were the features of Pazulton Rovers’4-1 home win over St Austell in tehe Premier Division of the Jewson Western League

The hosts were overhitting and misplacing passes early on and struggling to gain any momentum. St Austell began to take advantage and get on top of the game but only had one shot into the side netting to show for it.

The best chance actually fell to Rovers when Jack Dancey crashed a header off the crossbar from a corner. The turning point in the game came in the 19th minute when the visitors made the most of some poor defending. What seemed like a series of errors led to St Austell's Neil Slateford curling in for the opening goal.

But the goal sparked Rovers into life. Will Hailston saw a shot saved and another flash past the post while Murgatroyd was causing problems on the left.The equaliser came in the 41st minute when Callum English-Brown combined with Murgatroyd who squared the ball to Simpson who scored from close range.

Rovers now had the momentum going into the second half and saw plenty of the ball in the opening minutes without causing goalkeeper Andy Collings too many issues.

Rovers took the lead in stunning style when an attack by St Austell broke down Rovers' keeper, Dan Jackson, threw the ball out to Murgatroyd who ran from deep in his own half before neatly slipping the ball past the keeper.

St Austell were still seeing some of the ball but the Rovers defence was coping well and their third came from another attack from the visitors which was broken down in the 63rd minute. Sam Hill picked the ball up and threaded a perfect ball through to Simpson to run onto and go one on one with the keeper.

With confidence flowing there was never going to be any other outcome. A flurry of substitutions followed which included a second debut from Gorge Fowler who replaced Will Hailston.

In the 75th minute another substitute, Dan McBeam, lofted a perfect pass over the top for Simpson who finished with style to complete his hat-trick.

With the game now effectively over the final minutes Rovers relaxed a little. But maybe too much as they allowed St Austell a late goal when an unchallenged Adam Carter was able to nod in a cross in the 86th minute.

Jon Green