Sholing 4 – 0 Hungerford

AKINOLA AT DOUBLE AS BOATMEN EXTEND RUN

Folivi 23(P), Akinola 45+2, 48, Bustamante 74

Boatmen batter Crusaders but lose leader.

Sholing extended their unbeaten run in the league with sizzling 4-0 win as the visitors end with nine, but look set for a spell without skipper Mason.

The game started as even as can be with the ball only entering the goalmouth once in it’s infancy.

Hungerford had more goes at Sholing’s legs, instead of the goal itself, with Blasie Riley-Snow and Sholing’s starlet Michael Folivi bearing the brunt

Jake Hesketh and George Smith were the ones to finally create some chances for their teams, but both defenses were equal.

Hungerford’s Luke Softley attempted to bring down the ever troublesome Hesketh, but mistimed his tackle, earned himself a yellow and injured himself in the process and came off later in the game.

The opener was found just past 20 minutes, with Folivi converting a spotkick, given after a handball in the Hungerford box, giving the hosts the lead.

Pat Nash, in the Sholing goal, managed to catch a direct header from the visitors from about five yards, Hungerford’s Curtis Angell earned a booking himself in the immediate aftermath.

Folivi and Romeo Akinola reignited their partnership which ended with Folivi being given a half chance but the keeper was out in time to collect it.

Blasie Riley-Snow got a bit of revenge, letting the Hungerford forward know that he was there, the same forward also failed to get the better of Nash, with the keeper’s outstretched arm taking it away.

After that scramble, Sholing spirits were dampened as skipper Byron Mason was forced to exit the field after taking a knock from the proceeding corner.

Morale quickly lifted again, after Romeo Akinola found himself one on one with the keeper and doubled the Boatmen’s lead.

Minutes into the second half, Akinola extended Sholing’s and his own goal tally with a lovely volley from distance that beat the keeper, Redman Evans into the top corner.

Hungerford were sent down to ten with Ramarni Medford-Smith seeing red after a unnecessary shove on the Sholing player who had come to check on the downed Hesketh

Hesketh almost gave the visitors the ultimate comeuppance , pressuring keeper Evans into miskicking the ball which nearly gave Folivi an easy chance to make it four.

The fourth didn’t come but a second red for the away side did, this time Curtis Angell was given his marching orders. The lead did eventually go to four, Max Bustamante turning it in to Evan’s right side which put the game beyond any doubt. FT 4-0