Knutsford 4-1 West Derby
KNUTSFORD had maximum points secured by the break of their meeting with West Derby thanks to Graeme Wolfenden’s first-half hat-trick.
The Black Knights have now won two of their first three matches after returning to the North Men’s League, encouraging early signs they can compete at a higher level.
They travel next to Windermere on Saturday, push-back 1.30pm.
It’s a trip they make buoyed by dismantling their guests at Westfield Drive last weekend, when Wolfenden opened the scoring with a trademark drag-flick.
He repeated the trick from another short-corner to double their lead, scoring with power.
Knutsford didn’t relent, and he found the net a third time from the top of the D to put the home team out of their opponents’ reach.
They added to their tally ahead of the interval too when Keelan Sherwani ended a dribble down the left with a pull-back for Cam Geimer to slot a neat finish past the goalkeeper.
An opportunity to net a fifth goal went begging too when Gary Brown missed from the penalty spot.
Knutsford continued to apply pressure after the interval although with a comfortable lead they were less accurate and ill-discipline crept into their play.
West Derby claimed a consolation with time running out, a small blemish on an otherwise positive performance by Tom Howard’s team.
“I was happy with our intent in the first-half,” said the captain afterwards.
“But we lacked a killer instinct in the second.”
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