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ELSTON UNITED 3-1 GRANTHAM TOWN RESERVES
Three second-half goals gave The Clams an impressive comeback win against the previously unbeaten league leaders
On a beautiful, late-Autumn afternoon Elston United delivered their best performance of the season to beat top-of-the table Grantham Town Reserves at Darwin Park. After going in at the break a goal down, two goals in the first five minutes of the second half turned the game around, before James Scott completed the scoring after 67 minutes.
In a first half of relatively few chances, Grantham started the stronger of the two sides. Even so, the visitor’s goal on 25 minutes came out of the blue when Sam Adcock unluckily failed to handle a ball into the box and the Grantham forward was on hand to tap home the loose ball. The goal seemed to fire Elston into action and James Scott was unlucky not to equalise after 35 minutes when the keeper saved well from his low shot following good work down the right by Barney Repper.
Whatever Elston manager Martin Scott said at half time worked immediately. First, an Elston free kick was handled in the box by the Grantham defender and Scott made no mistake from the spot. Two minutes later, Will Veys chased down a ball out from defence and the ball fell to Scott on the half-way line. He immediately passed to Elliott Burrell who ran down the right wing and into the box before firing low into the far corner to give Elston the lead.
For the next 30 minutes, Elston dominated both possession and territory and it was no surprise when Scott added a third after 67 minutes. Veys held up a clearance from Repper before releasing Scott who shimmied past three Grantham defenders in the box before calmly slotting the ball past the advancing keeper.
In the remaining 20 minutes, Grantham had one or two half-chances to get a goal back while Tom Newbould was unlucky not to add a fourth for Elston, but at the final whistle The Clams were able to enjoy a hard-earned and fully-deserved three points.
Elston United: Sam Adcock, Barney Repper, James Smith, Toby Craven, Tom Hazelwood, Toby Cullen Sam Lloyd (Jake Ledbetter 70), Elliott Burrell, James Scott, Teddy Furman (Harry Johnson 70), Will Veys (Tom Newbould 80).