Rothwell Town 5 - 1 Guiseley

Murray in a Hurry to shoot down Guiseley

Town looked to make it three in a row against Guiseley and started brightly. Jacob Murray in goal hadn’t been near the ball when the first goal hit the back of the oppositions net. Arnie Dooner broke well through a
static defence before releasing to Sam Pears who calmly put the ball past the keeper. Sam Pears was again involved 2 minutes later with a wonderful defence splitting ball through to Sam Mulvaney but his shot was well stopped by the
keeper. Guiseley rarely threatened, and any attacks were quickly stopped by a tight defence. Rothwell continued to threaten and Sam Mulvaney was unlucky when an Arnie cross bobbled awkwardly as he was about to shoot. Arnie Dooner then won a corner which was delivered brilliantly by Kai. Sam Pears made a darting run
and met the ball squarely with his head and was unlucky to see the ball flash wide. Despite continued pressure the second goal proved difficult to score until 5 minutes from time when Sam Van Den Brielle won the ball in the midfield and played it into Sam Mulvaney who controlled first time in the area and was fouled by the visiting defender. Sam Pears stepped up to put the ball past the keeper. At 2 – 1 and the defence rarely under significant pressure Guiseley shocked the home team when a corner was only partially cleared and brilliant volleyed back in from just inside the area. At half time the score stood at 2 – 1 and with Rothwell Towns Charles Rice team short on players Liam King answered the call and was whisked away. Jacob Murray who had not been much more than a
spectator for most of the first half stepped into the space vacated by Liam and within two minutes found himself on the score sheet. Sam Pears again winning the ball in the area and releasing to Jacob who made sure of his goal with a
strong finish. Guiseley almost got back into the game after a long ball took an awkward bounce, but luck was with the keeper as the ball hit the underside of the bar and back into his arms. It was another Kai corner that was finished by Arnie that stretched the goal difference to 3. 5 minutes later Sam Mulvaney was unlucky again when he fired over the bar following a great run and pass by Harry Caton. With ten minutes to go Jacob Murray completed the win with a hard low shot that went through the keepers legs. Despite both Sam Pears and Jacob Murray keen to get hatricks the game ended without adding to the score sheet.

Man of the match goes to Arnie Dooner for a great disciplined performance.