EVESHAM United's unbeaten start to 2024 came to end on Saturday as they suffered a 2-1 defeat to Mousehole.

Haydn Turner scored a goal in each half for The Seagulls before Charlie Wise provided a glimmer of hope in injury time, but it proved to be nothing but a small consolation for The Robins.

Evesham came into the clash on the back of eight league matches without defeat but they were 1-0 down inside just six minutes on Saturday when Tallan Mitchell's clever chip over the Evesham defence was prodded home by Turner past the onrushing Archie Burford.

Evesham did respond well and had a number of chances in the first-half to equalise. Captain Amer Awadh rounded the keeper but was crowded out as he looked to capitalise and Wise had a volley fly wide from a free-kick.

Will Owens went 1-on-1 with keeper Oliver Chenoweth but lost out to the Mousehole number one and at half-time, Evesham remained a goal down.

The hosts started the second-half well and continued to threaten. Aidan Clark was denied by a brilliant Chenoweth save and Owens again went close, curling an effort onto the roof of the net.

But the killer blow arrived 19 minutes from time as Turner tapped home from close range.

Mousehole sat back to defend what they had for the rest of the game and they had their keeper to thank once more when somehow clawing an Ethan Moran effort away from goal.

Evesham threw everything at their visitors and did finally make the breakthrough in stoppage time when Wise scored, but it was not enough to salvage anything as the game ended 2-1.