Ilminster Town have gone goal crazy in the early weeks of the new season, scoring 13 goals in two games.

Firstly on Tuesday (August 6) they defeated Somerton 7-1 at home.

The Blues meant business right from the start, with Jack Steer racing into the penalty area, with quick feet he was brought down for a fifth minute penalty, Kieran Manley made no mistake from the spot to make it 1-0.

Two minutes later it was 2-0 as Josh Phillips made a tremendous run that saw him cut in from the right before striking the ball low and hard into the bottom corner.

Taylor Jefferson produced a little bit of magic on the wing and his cross found Lee Sweet who controlled the ball, wrong footed the keeper and rolled it in to the net to give his team a 3-0 lead after only twenty minutes.

Somerton pulled a goal back after 27 minutes to reduce the arrears.

Manley scored his second at the start of the second half to make it 4-1.

Steer scored from another Sweet cross to make it 5-1, Paulo Borges scored the sixth goal.

Goal number seven was added after a fine move allowed Drew Stride to finished in style.

Then on Saturday (August 10) it was Uphill Castle who were on the end of a rout, with Ilminster notching up six goals in a 6-1 win.

Young keeper 16 year old Ryan Collins was brought in for his debut with both Shay Allen and Jack Rutter unavailable, the youngster made a fine one handed save at full stetch with the score at 3-1 in a very competent senior debut that also included an assist.

The match was very even for the first forty minutes as the Blues never reached the level that they displayed against Somerton.

It was after a long kick from Collins that broke the deadlock as Jefferson read the bounce before rounding the keeper and rolling it in an empty net for 1-0.

The Town added a second in the 44th Minute when a Ollie Pearson corner was flicked on by Tom case for Borges to head home.

A third goal was added in stoppage time at the end of the first half as Borges turned provider with a pass into Josh Phillips that he calmly lifted over the keepers head to take his side into the brake 3-0 up.

Uphill to their credit came out fighting after the break and deservedly pulled a goal back.

Ilminster regrouped and started to get forward again and when Jack Steer made it 4-1 with a great near post header from a Thomas Lee corner the uphill heads visibly dropped.

Substitute Drew Stride got in on the act when he headed home at the far post from another Lee corner to take it to 5-1.

Towards the end Kieran Manley after seeing his first shot blocked added a sixth goal with a good finish.