TOWN IN SEVENTH HEAVEN AT UPTON

Runcorn Town kept up the pressure at the top of the West Cheshire League with a 7-0 victory at Upton Athletic Association.

With Lairds winning 6-1 at Vauxhall, Town extended their unbeaten start to the season to stay hot on their heels with Jason Carey and Tony Wynne both hitting hat-tricks.

Upton should have been ahead after 10 minutes when they were awarded a penalty for a foul by Emini Adegbenro, but Karl Wills saved his third penalty of the season from Danny Andrews.

Carey put Town ahead on the half hour after Warren Bellew had put him clear with last season's leading scorer making no mistake with the finish. After 40 minutes it was 2-0 with Carey again on target after Tyson Eyo had played him in.

The third arrived a minute later with the move of the game. Mark Toohey's delightful ball put Mini ahead of the defender on the left, and his low cross was turned in by Tony Wynne in the box.

The fourth goal came after 73 minutes when the hapless Andy Lloyd diverted Wynne's cross into his own net. Upton's heads appeared to drop after this goal with Town adding three more in the final seven minutes of the game.

First Wynne scored his second of the game after 83 minutes. Marvin Molyneux played him in on the right hand side with the forward showing good feet in the box to create space for himself for a simple finish.

Two minutes later Molyneux played in Wynne again on the right with the forward squaring it to Carey who scored his hat-trick at the second attempt.

The final goal of the game arrived in stoppage time with Wynne getting clear before being fouled in the box. Wynne himself got up and slotted home for his 11th of the season to remain West Cheshire League One's leading scorer.

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