Saturday, October 28, 2006
High Flying Swans Secure Top Spot
BGSOB 9-0 Prescot III
Hopwood (2, 16, 20, 40)
Ainscow (10, 28, 56)
Hillary (51)
Shori (67)
The Old Boys moved two points clear at the top of the league following a convincing win against Prescot. Both Teams were missing key players with Cooke, Cheung, Foster and Matthews all unavailable for Bury.
The home side started well, maintaining possession and looking to exploit openings whenever they could. Larmett, Hillary and Hopwood controlled the midfield, whilst Titlow was again relatively untroubled in goal, as he kept a club record fourth successive clean sheet.
Hopwood opened the scoring after just two minutes when, following a short corner, he made himself time and space before finding the net with a well placed finish. In the tenth minute another short corner was slipped to Ainscow, who fired in the first of his three goals.
With twenty minutes gone Hopwood had completed his first half hat trick with two more cool finishes, including a shot into the roof of the net from a tight angle. The Old Boys scored one more before half time as Joe Ainscow grabbed his second. The striker finished off a sweeping move involving Hopwood, Larmett, Powers and Hillary to put Bury five-nil up going into the break.
The hosts started the second half looking for more goals and, within five minutes of the restart, Hopwood had capped a fine personal display by firing home a penalty stroke.
Relentless attacking pressure followed as The Old Boys proceeded to carve out openings and, with fifty minutes on the clock, they were awarded another penalty flick. This time Hillary stepped up and expertly dispatched the ball past the keeper, for his first of the season.
Five minutes later Ainscow then scored the goal of the game as he secured his hat trick with a superb reverse stick finish. Rishi Shori then completed the scoring, three minutes from time, as he coolly fired past the advancing Prescot keeper.
This victory secured top spot for the Old Boys who face Didsbury next week.
Squad: Titlow, Aitken, T. Sheikh, S. Sheikh, Berry, Butler, Hopwood, Hillary, Larmett, Shori, Ainscow, Powers.
MOM: Hopwood
Hopwood (2, 16, 20, 40)
Ainscow (10, 28, 56)
Hillary (51)
Shori (67)
The Old Boys moved two points clear at the top of the league following a convincing win against Prescot. Both Teams were missing key players with Cooke, Cheung, Foster and Matthews all unavailable for Bury.
The home side started well, maintaining possession and looking to exploit openings whenever they could. Larmett, Hillary and Hopwood controlled the midfield, whilst Titlow was again relatively untroubled in goal, as he kept a club record fourth successive clean sheet.
Hopwood opened the scoring after just two minutes when, following a short corner, he made himself time and space before finding the net with a well placed finish. In the tenth minute another short corner was slipped to Ainscow, who fired in the first of his three goals.
With twenty minutes gone Hopwood had completed his first half hat trick with two more cool finishes, including a shot into the roof of the net from a tight angle. The Old Boys scored one more before half time as Joe Ainscow grabbed his second. The striker finished off a sweeping move involving Hopwood, Larmett, Powers and Hillary to put Bury five-nil up going into the break.
The hosts started the second half looking for more goals and, within five minutes of the restart, Hopwood had capped a fine personal display by firing home a penalty stroke.
Relentless attacking pressure followed as The Old Boys proceeded to carve out openings and, with fifty minutes on the clock, they were awarded another penalty flick. This time Hillary stepped up and expertly dispatched the ball past the keeper, for his first of the season.
Five minutes later Ainscow then scored the goal of the game as he secured his hat trick with a superb reverse stick finish. Rishi Shori then completed the scoring, three minutes from time, as he coolly fired past the advancing Prescot keeper.
This victory secured top spot for the Old Boys who face Didsbury next week.
Squad: Titlow, Aitken, T. Sheikh, S. Sheikh, Berry, Butler, Hopwood, Hillary, Larmett, Shori, Ainscow, Powers.
MOM: Hopwood
