RESERVES BEAT BARNTON 4-2

Runcorn Town Reserves registered their third win of the season with a 4-2 victory at Barnton in Cheshire League Division Two.

Mark McGrath put Town ahead just before half time with a blistering free kick which gave home keeper Matty Knowles no chance. On the hour Scott Swales doubled the lead as he seized on an error by centre back Matty Hannon to get in behind the defence and score past Knowles.

Barnton pulled one back when Liam McLoughlin won the ball on the right hand side and advanced towards goal before slotting past Carl Williams. However Town made it 3-1 after 70 minutes with Ged Bushell getting clear of the defence before being brought down in the box - Bushell himself despatching the penalty.

The home side made it a tense last five minutes for Town with captain Jamie Blinkhorn pulling one back, but Swales made the game safe two minutes from time as he cut inside the last defender and fired a shot low into the bottom corner.

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Posted at 23:04 on Wednesday 1st September 2010 - Viewed 344 times