Alveston produced another win away from home sending them to the top of the table. Next week it's Chapelfields Colts, also away from home.
Alveston Juniors under 11s continued their impressive run with an 8-0 hammering of Brinklow. Alveston's greatest scare of the day came when Alan Mackinnon collided with one of the goal posts in the warm up, which left him with concussion. He was going to deputise in goal for the injured Isaac Downes, but after another re-shuffle Matty Rickett took over in goal.
It was a testament to the teams spirit and resolve that they came out all guns blazing, and were soon ahead when Josh Humphriss collected the ball just outside the area, left two defenders for dead before hammering the ball into the roof of the net. Billy Dingley, Roshen Foley and Joey Barnish were controlling the midfield playing some delightful football, as Alveston continued to press. Alex Connor's fine run down the left resulted in a corner, from which Jamie Stephens was first to react to steer the ball home. The score could have been in double figures by half time but from some desperate defending from the home side. Joe Vose and Dan Malone linked up well down the right, with the former sending in some terrific crosses. After more fine work down the right, Joe Vose sent in another cross for Josh Humphriss to slot past the keeper. A Jake Greaves diving header went just wide and Roshen Foley went close with a volley as Alveston continued to dominate.
Jamie Stephens got his second, and the team's fourth, when from a cross from Alex Connor found him at the far post, from where he made no mistake. Alveston got their fifth just before half time from another corner, when the ball was half cleared it fell to Joey Barnish, who capped a tremendous debut by lobbing the keeper from the edge of the area.
Alveston changed their keeper at half time, with Jake Greaves taking over in goal, and the second half continued as the first. Josh Humphriss claimed his hat trick when he rounded off a fine move, involving Roshen Foley, Matty Rickett & Billy Dingley which tore the home defence apart, leaving Josh to coolly slot the ball past the advancing keeper.
The tireless Joe Vose was tormenting the home defence with his mazy runs, and it was from his run and cross that Harry Coleman, who timed his run to perfection, got ahead of the defence to calmly slot the ball into the corner of the net for their seventh. Jordon Pace linked up well with Harry Spencer down the left, and from the result of some good work between the pair, Harry Spencer delivered a sublime cross to set up Matty Rickett to fire home for the eighth.
