Weymouth saw off Melksham Town 5:1 in the FA Trophy's 1st Round Qualifying on Friday evening. The hosts made light work of a side that has been finding results elusive of late. By then, the visitors had already looked beyond the reach of recovery.
It was a performance where Weymouth camped in the final third from the outset. Melksham simply could not get out of their own half, let alone threaten. And here's the thing — five unanswered goals say more about the gulf than any passing of the ball.
Weymouth arrive on this back of a 0:0 draw with Frome Town, and a 2:3 defeat at Barry Town. Their recent record has been mixed at best, with losses to Wimborne and Torquay among them. Melksham's form has been worse — a 2:1 win at Yeovil followed by a 1:4 hammering by the same side, then a 0:4 thrashing at Portishead.
The result puts Weymouth through, while Melksham's season appears to be over before it has really begun. They sit fourth with zero games and zero points — the table says nothing yet, but this match certainly did. To be fair, some teams need time to find their feet, but this was a performance on another level.