Welton Sports started the new year with a 6-1 emphatic win against lowly neighbours Dunholme FC to record their 12th straight victory in the league.
With four players missing through injury, FA cup (manc derby) and one player out with a FEVER!!! Welton Sports lined up with Mayhem in goal, meggy, danny and dave in a back three with connor, alex, ross, joel (in the hole) and a rare start for youngster steve smith on the right, leaving ronnie and jason up top. On bench was an array of youth and experience with moley (33), daly (48 ish) and youngster matt ward (17) bringing the average age down to about 30!
Welton started brightly and did not seem to be carrying too much turkey after the recent festive break, in fact jason barratt claimed before the game he had been running three times a week (only to be shot down by the lads claiming his running destination was the fridge!!).
The first quarter on an hour proved to be frustrating for Welton as they created chance after chance, but through some stout defending and some poor finishing (steve smith) the score remained 0-0. It was left to a great bit of individual skill from joel to carve open the Dunholme defence and slot the ball to ronnie who gladly smashed the ball low into the bottom right hand corner. Welton were now up and running and thought the flood gates would open, only to be pegged back minutes later by a brief lack of concentration at the back letting the Dunholme forward finish from 10 yards out.
Welton picked themselves up and set about replenishing their lead. It was again Joel who was looking Sharpe! who latched onto a deft flick from ronnie to slot home under the keeper's body. Two soon became three after a cynical foul just outside the box was expertly placed into the top right hand corner by leading scorer jason. Welton had the ball in the back of the net minutes later only to have it chalked off despite it clearly rippling the net and crossing the line. Welton went into half time 3-1 up and sensing there were more goals to come in the second half.
The second half started at the same tempo and it was not long before a cross found ronnie to flick onto the on rushing connor to volley home with his right peg making it 4-1. This goal signaled the changes as matt ward replaced steve who had put in a good shift and on another day could of had a hat-rick. Ward started showing his class with some marauding runs down the right flank and one raking 60 yard pass found connor unmarked who brought the ball down well but the keeper reacted well to deny him his second of the game.
Dunholme were starting to tire and a mix up from a goal kick combined with the alertness of jason lead to him helping himself to his second of the morning. With the game put to bed Welton made another sub with Connor coming off to give james mulhall some more minutes on his injury comeback. Within 5 minutes it was mulhall had the ball in the net from a goal mouth scramble, only to be wrongly robbed of his goal due to danny allegedly fouling the keeper.
With ten minutes to go veteran player/manager Mark Daly replaced Ronnie up top much to the delight off the traveling fans. The clock was ticking, but Jason still had time for a powerful run past the beleaguered defence to complete his hat-trick and notch his 15th league goal this season. The ref blew up to end the Dunholme misery and Welton go into next weeks tricky Ron Eaglen cup tie vs CW Golden Eagle brimming with confidence.
Moley's Magicians
Joel Sharpe ***
Jason Barratt **
Ross Henderson *
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NEXT FIXTURE - Ron Eaglen Cup - 2nd Round vs CW Golden Eagle - West Common 10:45am Kick Off