
In front of an impressive opening day attendance of 209.
Shepshed were out to prove a point showing they have unfinished business from last season and also put behind
them their stumbling performance Tuesday evening in the FA Cup.
They certainly did this scoring four
goals in each half and were only
threatened a few times by the visitors. In fact they totally dominated the game and had enough chances to have won by a higher margin.
Four goals scored by Reece Morris,
Josh Mundell, Matt Melbourne and Karabo Motshweni in the first half
gave Dynamo the perfect start.
Then four more goals scored by Melbourne, Motshweni, John King and Sean Doy made Shepshed the highest
scorers in the division on the day.
Dynamo were in control of the game from the start with Mundell's effort saved by Garry Doran on three minutes and the Town keeper punching clear the resultant corner.
One of a few chances fell to Sleaford
on five minutes with Matty White tipping a long distance free kick from Thomas Moor onto the crossbar for a corner which White dealt with as well.
King went close with a lob on seven minutes and Doran did well to stop
King again a minute later.
Shepshed appealed for a penalty on
nine minutes when Mundell was brought down but it was turned down
by the referee.
Dynamos constant pressure paid off on sixteen minutes Melbourne had just had an effort saved when Doran's
heroics denied Melbourne again but this time Morris was on hand to
slot home to give Shepshed a well
deserved lead.
White was then called into action saving from Ryan Clarke on twenty two minutes and then punching away for another corner.
Shepshed doubled their lead on twenty three minutes Melbourne broke from Sleafords corner, found Mundell who fed King. King rounded Doran and a mixture of the upright and a Town defender stopped him the rebound fell to Mundell to place home.
Shepshed were relentless Motshweni
effort saved by Doran on twenty nine minutes and four minutes later
from Melbourne. Then King fired wide on thirty nine minutes
Morris effort was saved on forty
minutes and Melbourne finally got his
reward for his efforts heading home
Dynamos third from Motshweni's resultant corner.
Shepshed were given a free kick on forty three minutes and Motshweni
slotted the ball passed Doran to make it four - nil at half time.
Dynamo were not in the mood to stop
at four goals and Melbourne went
close two minutes after the break just firing over the crossbar.
Wesley Greenwood then forced White into save on forty nine minutes
It was one way traffic from here onwards on fifty minutes Mundell's
cross was met by Morris whose shot
was saved and Melbourne fired the rebound over.
Two minutes later Shepshed scored their fifth King slid the ball through to Melbourne who rounded Doran to slot
into the open goal.
Shepshed were full of confidence and
on fifty five minutes Motshweni scored his second and Dynamos sixth of the game. King finding him in the area to rifle passed Doran.
Morris then fired wide on fifty nine
minutes. Three minutes later King
made it seven for Shepshed. Mundell cutting the ball back, King turned inside and curled his shot passed Doran.
It was relentless pressure from
Shepshed, King's effort blocked on
sixty five minutes and then three minutes later Mundell fired
wide.
Sleaford then had one of their few chances of the game White saving
from Samuel Jackson on seventy threeminutes.
Shay Brennan came on as a substitute had his effort deflected wide of the Sleaford goal from the corner Jordan Smith headed wide.
Doran did well on seventy nine minutes to race out of his area to stop Mundell and King and Mundell combined well
but Doran was on hand to save on eighty one minutes.
Dynamo made it eight on eighty two
minutes Sean Doy on as a substitute
had his shot deflected for a corner.
The corner evaded everyone in the box and landed at the feet of Brennan who reversed the ball back across the box with Doy to head home at the far post.
Brennan's effort was deflected over thebar on eighty four minutes and
Shepshed had two further penalty
shouts turned down before the final whistle. The final chance fell to
Brennan but like throughout the game Doran was on hand to deny Shepshed
another goal.
A comprehensive performance from
start to finish. If this was a glimpse of what's to come this season then
exciting times are ahead at
The Dovecote Stadium.
Next up Shepshed travel to LutterworthTown in the league on Tuesday eveningprior to an eagerly anticipated
FA Cup Preliminary Round tie against
Ilkeston Town on Saturday.
FT Shepshed Dynamo 8 Sleaford Town 0 att 209
Team: White, Wakeling, Egginton, SmithBetts, Prenderville (Pryor 75),
Motshweni (Brennan 69), King, Mundell
Melbourne (Doy 56), Morris