John Walker reports on the game between St Neots Town FC and Hinckley AFC on Saturday.
Final Score: St Neots Town 4 Hinkley AFC 2
Twice behind to their first-time visitors Hinckley AFC, St Neots scored three times in a 12-minute second half spell to stretch their unbeaten run to 12 matches and remain a point behind league leaders Aylestone Park with a match in hand.
With many of the chasing pack involved in the FA Vase, the St Neots lead over the third placed club was extended to eight points as they prepare for an away trip to sixth placed Daventry Town.
With four separate scorers in this match the goals were shared around with Rhys Thorpe still leading the way with fifteen goals this season.
There were two team changes from the previous match with Mike Amaeshike and Murphy Cullin returning to the side for Dammy Nickels and the injured Nathan George.
St Neots made all the early running after a speculative long shot by visiting striker Jared Bradshaw had been comfortably fielded by James Goff.
From a Kieran Barnes free kick Mike Amaeshike saw a header deflected for a corner and just before half time Thorpe saw another effort rebound from a post with the keeper beaten.
The visitors began the second half strongly and after Goff had saved well from Adan Barber, Hinckley were ahead for a second time when slack defending allowed Brad Middleton to turn in a Leo Farruch cross from close range after 49 minutes.
Again, St Neots responded quickly and six minutes later after Williams had tested Fallows, the scores were levelled for a second time when Thorpe chased a long ball down the left to cross, for Connor Furlong to score past the diving goalkeeper.
That second goal spurred the home side and after 63 minutes from a second successive Furlong cross, defender Charlie Bowen powered the ball home from close range to put St Neots in front for the first time.
They then capitalised on their lead four minutes later from another Barnes corner when Sam Willis netted at the far post to give the home side a two goals advantage.
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