Exmouth United continued their fight for Division 1 survival with an excellent show against visitors Whipton Youth. United dominated from the start and were unfortunate not to take the lead when striker Cayleb Field was upended in the box and a penalty was awarded, but missed. It was right winger Patryk Plachecki who broke the deadlock when he drove into the box and finished coolly. Exmouth stepped up a gear when Jay Leballeur came on from the bench - the substitute scoring twice and teeing up Seb Harrison with a neat assist. Keeper Harry Kifli-Reynolds was excellent between the sticks and his bravery and distribution helped keep United on top.
With the score 4-1 at half-time, Whipton tightened up at half-time and made a real contest of the second-half. They broke multiple times but were unable to get past the central defensive partnership of Bryn Stephens and Daniel Alford who were solid throughout. Towards the end United created a number of chances including a splendid effort from captain Lewis Evans. Fittingly, it was Leballeur who completed a superb performance with his hat-trick.
Full backs Harry Bassett and Tom Price were instrumental in preventing attacks down the wings, there robust tackling typical of the competitive spirit showed by everyone in the home team. In central midfield, Dylan Mogford and Tommy Foa dominated the pitch for the entire match.
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