Magdala Amateurs 0 Linby CW FC 5

P.Campbell(3), J.Wright, D.Dickens

Linby's biggest win of the season sees them climb to the heady heights of 7th in the table.

Despite how the score line may suggest, Magdala started the better side with more purpose and bite and had Linby on the backfoot for a good 20 minutes. Linby took the lead midway through the half, capitalising on their first corner of the match. Nick Davies swung the ball into the near post and the 'Dala defence failed to pick up Pete Campbell whose close range header crept over the line.

Magdala stormed back, forcing two excellent saves out of craig Lear. Firstly, on 25 minutes he tips a Danny Bentley free kick over the bar, then a minute later makes a good save to deny Steve Hillier.

Nick Davies then fires in 2 good efforts, the first a well contructed move of one touch passes sees a venomous shot well saved by Dan Burke and the second flashes just inches over the bar.

On 35 minutes, the move of the match sees Linby go two to the good. Julien Wright starts and finishes the move, as he lays of a pass from Dave Hardy to Pete Campbell who finds Simon Martin. Martin sprays the ball wide to Darren Dickens on the right who fires the ball across goal for Wright to have the simplest of tap-ins. HT 2-0

The second half started similar to the first with Magdala's Bentley forcing another good save out of Craig Lear in the Linby goal. On 56 minutes, Linby make it 3-0. Darren Dickens raiding down the right crosses for Jake Keetley who lays the ball off to Pete Campbell to send a first time volley in off the post and past a motionless Dan Burke in the 'Dala goal.

Two minutes later and a rush of blood to the head of Magdala captain Rob Powell sees the game over as a contest. After two crunching tackles, Powell throws his head at Jake Keetley and Referee Chris Ward sends him for an early bath, much to the annoyance of Magdala Coach Steve Thompson who is also sent from the touchline.

On 64 minutes, Dickens and Wright combine well down the right and despite being tripped Wright somehow manages to lay the ball off to Pete Campbell who fires low into the corner to complete his first hat-trick for the club.

5 minutes later and Linby are 5 up. Follwing a fast break from a Magdala corner, a searching cross from the left by Nick Davies finds Darren Dickens at the far post who heads home for his first of the season.

The Linby management rang the changes bringing off Hardy, Davies and Keetley. allowing Morgan Whitehurst to make his debut. Yet more chances came and went as Campbell was denied a 4th by the legs of Burke following good work from Dickens and Ash Keetley and the same player later unselfishly squared the ball to Simon Martin who fired over.

You know its not your day when Hillier hits an almost unstoppable shot which polaxes the brave Ross Horton on the line. FT 0-5

Line-Up (4-4-2)

Lear/
Hargreaves, Horton, Elson, Hardy/
J.Keetley, Martin, Campbell, Davies/
Wright, Dickens.

Subs:
Whitehurst (for Hardy 68mins),
A.Keetley (for Davies 70mins),
Thompson (for J.Keetley 72mins)

MOM: CAMPBELL