Match Report

By Gary Mills

10th February 2002

Nunthorpe Athletic 1 v 5 Marton Hall Drive

At last a win and a good performance!

Marton came into this game with 4 defeats on the trot and a much-needed win was required to restore confidence throughout the team. Marton had the early possession against a hard working Athletic side. Marton’s first opportunity of the game fell to Dom Shaw but his final shot was well saved by the Athletic keeper. With only 10 mins gone Matty Mcqueeney received the ball near the edge of the 18-yard box and with only one thing on his mind he casually lobbed the keeper to put Marton in front. Lee Robinson was in fine form in the left midfield position for Marton. Time and time again he would attack the full back and whip over cross after cross with Rory Dobbs unlucky with his header which went wide of the target.

Nunthorpe were battling hard to stay in the game after one of their players was withdrawn through illness. Marton increased their lead with Mcqueeney once again causing all the damage. He picked the ball up just outside the penalty area, turned his marker and hit a low drive with the keeper only pushing the ball into the net.

Nunthorpe responded instantly with Matty Rodgers hitting a shot just wide of the Marton goal. With time running out for Nunthorpe, Robinson rounded off a fine run on goal with a great strike to put Marton 3 up. Rory Dobbs made it 4-0 with a well-executed header from a Yates corner and Mcqueeney completed his 6^th hat trick of the season and Marton’s 5^th with the keeper again making a super diving save but Mcqueeney’s “Predator like instincts” followed the ball home. Nunthorpe still battled on to their credit and deservedly scored a consolation goal with a well-taken effort by Daniel Heaton.