Dominant Gedling beat local rivals Hucknall Town.

It was the hosts who started the brighter and on 4 minutes they should have taken the lead. After Gedling failed to close down a cross it found the unmarked Joe Ashurst who headed wide of the target from 6 yards.
Gedling found their feet and on the 10-minute mark they were close to breaking the deadlock. After Tyrell Shannon-Lewis and Romello Nangle combined well Nangle played through Courtney Hastings who beat his man but his effort crashed the inside of the post and Nangle’s follow up was well blocked.
Just 4 minutes later Josh Thornton ran through and he knocked it around the onrushing yellows keeper Louis Kinnerley but the angle was too tight and Thornton’s effort hit the side netting.
The game was really close with few chances until the 39th minute when the visitors took the lead, debutant Jahren Barrow did well to beat his man before playing a great ball to Nangle who smashed a right footed effort across Kinnerley and into the bottom left corner for his 6th goal of the season and to send Gedling 1 up at the interval.
On 53 minutes Gedling’s shot stopper Louis Richardson did well to prevent Keiran Knight who had got in behind the Gedling backline but this was as good as it got for Hucknall as Gedling began to take control of the game.
On 69 minutes the miners deservedly extended their advantage. Kieran Harrison played a great ball to Shannon-Lewis who took it down brilliantly then he flicked the ball over the Hucknall full back and drove into the area before cutting the ball back to Thornton and the Gedling captain placed his effort into the bottom right-hand corner.
Gedling defended brilliantly all night and limited Hucknall to long shots and the forwards continued to press the Hucknall back line and this was enough to give the miners a deserved win for their 2nd league win of the season.

Report by Ryan Nice

Gedling Team
Louis Richardson, Sol Miller (Mason Rowley 90+3), Paolo Piliero, Jahren Barrow, Josh Stevenson, Kieran Harrison, Josh Thornton (C), Ross McCaughey (Felix Hogg 76), Courtney Hastings (Jack Jepson 45+2), Romello Nangle (Adrian Hawes 85), Tyrell Shannon-Lewis
Subs not used- Dean Gent

Cautions- Harrison (82)

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