BRIDGWATER United have begun the Toolstation Western League season in magnificent fashion winning their two opening games 1-8 and 0-7.

In both away games they were truly dominant and have showed the league their intentions for the season.

Street 0-7 Bridgwater United

If the crushing of Keynsham was terrific the demolition of Street, just three days later, went up another notch and was sensational.

It is well known that Street normally present as obdurate opponents but on this occasion they were swept away by one of the finest performers ever seen by this reporter. It is hard to think of one that was better.

From literally the first minute to the last the Robins were utterly in control of this derby match and they didn’t allow Street any space to breathe, run, pass, or shoot. The amount of effort and fitness showed was remarkable considering that this was towards the end of one of the hottest days of the year with the thermometer still reading 30 degrees Celsius as the game kicked off.

Yet it was much more than just blood and sweat. The Robins played with the brio and braggadocio that comes from self belief, belief in your team mates and belief that what you are doing is going to pay off.

They weren’t the only ones but the incessant harassing by the two midfield dynamoes, Tom Llewellyn and Morgan Williams, set the tone. A feature of the whole game was how Street were pressured into uncertainty and then into mistakes. Playing on the front foot all of the time.

The first goal came in the 10th minute when Jack Taylor was fouled in the penalty area by keeper Greg Taylor and Jake Llewellyn sent the keeper the wrong way to score with the spot kick.

It was two in the 22nd minute when Jake Llewellyn’s cross, and Simpson’s well timed run and leap, led to the ball being headed past Taylor from a few yards out.

Then on 27 minutes, Tom Llewellyn’s following corner kick Jordan Greenwood rises highest to head into the net. 0-3

38 minutes and it was four when Josh Champion’s back pass was too short and left Greg Taylor stranded. Jack Taylor anticipated this chance and sidesteps the keeper and rolls the ball in from 15 yards.

Moving into the second half, it was 5-0 just moments in, as from near the edge of the box Mark Armstrong curled it beautifully into the net.

After another defensive mistake Brown cut inside and rifles the ball inside the left post with his right foot to make it six.

The final goal came in the 76th minute as Ollie Hebbard embarked on a mazy run which bamboozled a couple of defenders.

He crossed to the far post where Jack Taylor received the ball, beat Jake Horsey and then drilled it into the net.

Defensively the Robins were rock solid. If they were annoyed to concede at Keynsham they made sure that the sheet would be kept clean this time.

Jake Viney did not have a save to make. The only time when there was any concern was when Street thought they should have been awarded a penalty when Harry Foster was tackled by Jake Llewellyn.

This was as good as it gets. It was a ten out of ten performance. Magnificent.