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Tale of the tape – Hall Road Rangers vs Nostell MW

Tale of the tape – Hall Road Rangers vs Nostell MW

Neil Winsor6 Apr 2017 - 14:15
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Saturday April 8, Toolstation NCEL First Division, Haworth Park, Kick off 3pm

By Neil Winsor
Photograph supplied by Lee Myers

PHOTO: Chris Spinks looks to have a go at the Nostell defence earlier in the season

Hall Road Rangers league position – 3rd
Nostell MW league position – 22nd
Hall Road Rangers recent form (league only) – WDWLWWWWDD (21 points out of last 30)
Nostell MW recent form – DLLLLWLLLD (5 points out of last 30)

Going forward:
Hall Road Rangers: Games played: 39, Goals scored: 96, Average goals scored per game: 2.46 (4th)
Nostell MW: Games played: 39, Goals scored: 46, Average goals scored per game: 1.17 (20th)
Hall Road Rangers failed to score: 3 in 39 (7.6%)
Nostell MW failed to score: 12 in 39 (30.7%)
Hall Road Rangers top goal scorer: Chris Spinks (24)
Nostell MW top goal scorer: Connor Prestley (12)

At the back:
Hall Road Rangers: Games played: 39, Goals conceded: 44, Average conceded per game: 1.13 (2nd)
Nostell MW: Games played: 39, Goals conceded: 118, Average conceded per game: 3.02 (22nd)
Hall Road Rangers clean sheets: 15 in 39 (38.4%)
Nostell MW clean sheets: 2 in 39 (5.1%)

Previous meetings (Since September 16, 2006): 13
Hall Road Rangers wins: 7
Nostell MW wins: 6
Matches drawn: 0
Hall Road Rangers scored: 22
Nostell MW scored: 20

Last time out:
Nostell MW 0, Hall Road Rangers 5, Saturday November 5, 2016, Toolstation NCEL First Division, The Welfare Ground

HALL Road Rangers romped to victory at a youthful Nostell MW in a real firecracker display on bonfire night.
Two goals apiece from the impressive and lively pair of Josh Batty and Chris Spinks, were followed by an added time goal by substitute Jamie Reeson who made the ideal impact following his late introduction.
The result was never in doubt for Hall Road who looked comfortable all afternoon, but after creating a glut of chances early on in the game, it looked as though their profligacy in front of goal may return to haunt them.
Nostell keeper Harry Stead's heroics kept the score down in the first half in all credit to the young keeper, but he couldn't delay the inevitable any further when Rangers took the lead nine minutes before the break.
Chris Spinks, made room and opened his body from 12 yards on the left angle to calmy finish off the inside of the far post which capped a fine team move.
Hall Road doubled their lead on the brink of half time though as Spinks pin-point angled free kick from the right saw Batty nip ahead of his marker and glance the ball into the bottom left corner after a superbly timed darting diagonal run.
Nostell hit the post on 52 minutes and Scott Phillips missed a great chance to make it 3-0.
Any doubt as to the destination of the three points was vanquished on 65 minutes though as Stead was left exposed by his defence.
Josh Batty scored his second and Rangers third.
A neat backheel by Spinks completed the perfect one-two on the edge of the penalty area as Batty latched onto Spinks excellent improvisation to cooly slide home past Stead when through on goal.
Hall Road were flying and with Nostell appearing to grow ever more frustrated with each other, they continued to wilt in the final quarter, as two minutes later Spinks latched onto Tom Bennett's slide rule pass to expertly round the keeper and tap into the empty net with 23 minutes still remaining.
The stellar team performance was given the perfect finish in added time at the end of the game when Joe Cooper's free kick was only palmed into the path of substitute Jamie Reeson who made no mistake in clipping the ball over Stead and into the net for Rangers fifth

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