We responded well and created a host of chances , with Josh again arriving at the far post just in time for his second and then Matt Newbery hitting a ferocious shot high into the net for a four one halftime lead.

The second half continued in the same vein with the passing accurate the movement good and the calmness on the ball starting to come. We created a host of chances in the second half , mostly down the left where James P , Josh and Scott  started to work some nice triangles. Two more goals came in the second half , Josh's hat trick goal a smart finish from the edge of the box and Liam's a typical determined finish from close range. In addition James Page was unlucky with a well hit shot that was tipped onto the crossbar and Liam also hit the bar with an acrobatic attempt .

Defensively Matt Baker and Callum dealt with everything quite comfortably, although we again lost a bit of shape in the last 5 minutes when the game was won.

This performance showed that we are really starting to come together as a team, and was the first time that the passing, the tackling, the movement and the determination had all been excellent in the same match. This game has re-ignited our season and set us up for the two big games starting in two weeks time .

Match Performances

Dan Ellis -  did well when called upon , kicked from hand really well

Matt Baker – knits the entire team together , defended really well ,  one well-timed  tackle inside our penalty area saved a certain goal

Callum Hawkins – defended calmly , distributed well

Joe Alemzadeh – continued to develop his partnership with Josh , enabled our left flank to again be our most potent point of attack .

Arran Moran – unlucky to be on the bench , came on and defended determinedly and passed the ball calmly 

Scott Crane – slotted in well at left back , contributed well in defence and attack , almost header in from a corner .

Andy Webb – unselfishly did his job with minimum fuss , won his tackles, got forward more than usual and set up the first goal from the edge of the box

Matt Newbery – took his goal well , almost had another , battled well in the key areas and got forward to great effect

James Page – excellent display of long and short passing , showed what he can do to teams if given time on the ball . Desperately unlucky with a rasping shot onto the underside of the bar .

Josh Seymour – highly productive game , well taken hattrick and continually caused problems with some determined running and good crosses

Sean Fahey – did well when he came on , strong running good determined tackling and good choices of when to run and when to pass

Sam Vankuylenberg – excellent game full of strong running and good passing down the right flank . Unlucky not to score when pushed further forward towards the end of the match

Dan Abbott – strongest performance yet , superb touch and control and a number of very clever passes to set up chances . Gave away a few fouls , which showed an increased physical side to his game that we have been after

James Winward – adapted well to being pushed up front and was a constant menace , getting into lots of great positions . A bit more composure in front of goal and he would have scored three goals in the first half alone .