HORTON'S HAT TRICK SEES RAVENSHEAD HOME

Samba Nottinghamshire Senior League

Division One

RAVENSHEAD FC 5 MANSFIELD HOSIERY MILLS FC 1

Att: 64

Friday Night football is proving popular with supporters of the Nottinghamshire Senior League with increased attendances and this match gave the hosts possibly their highest gate of the season.

The visitors have had a change in management and lay in 7th place, whilst the hosts were sitting second, so on paper a win should go to Ravenshead, but this isnt always the case.

The game began with Ravenshead pushing forward and Gilbourne on the visitors net had to equal to a few early chances, but on 21 minutes, he could do nothing when a cross from the left wing was slotted home by BRENT HORTON.

4 minutes later and it was 2-0 to the reds of Ravenhead, when a carbon copy move, saw another cross from the left was pulled to the edge of the area, where BRENT HORTON struck to double his sides advantage.

The Millers started to put in a few good moves and on 37 minutes thought that they pulled themselves back in to the game, when they had the ball in the back of the net, but the club assistant had ruled it offside.

The Second Half began and the Ravens increased their lead when MARTIN McDONAGH pounced and placed the ball home to make it 3-0 on 50 minutes.

Ravenshead kept pressing forward and on 65 minutes, a ball played in from the left wing, saw BRENT HORTON on his own to headed past Gilbourne for his hat trick and his sides fourth goal.

Mansfield Hosiery Mills tried to press forward but in the 76th minute were caught out with a through ball to MARTIN McDONAGH who went round one defender before hitting a swerving shot from outside the area to make it 5-0.

The Millers finally got on the scoresheet deep in to injury time, when GEORGE SIMPSON pounced on to a loose ball to strike home.

I felt that referee Kingsley Godwin had a very good match.