HUCKNALL TOWN 3 GRESLEY ROVERS 1
GCH HIRE FLEET UCL PREMIER NORTH
WEDS 13TH AUGUST 2025 19.45 KO
MATCH REPORT
TEAMS:
Hucknall Town:
Attendance: 269
Hucknall returned to winning ways in an entertaining encounter with Gresley. A first home league win of the season was achieved with goals from Niall Towle, Louis Belgrave and Brad Wells.
Hucknall started brightly with a good tempo and as at the game with Belper were rewarded with an early goal in the 6th minute.Niall Towle's looping header from a great cross going over Catlow in the visitors goal.
The first 20 mins were all Hucknall and Towle again went close with a similar effort which went just wide.
Alfie Smith-Eccles was then tested for the first time producing a fine save from Gresley's first real attempt.
Wells and Towle were linking up well and Towle should have done better when played through by Wells on 22 minutes.
Gresley started getting into the game and I think Hucknall were pleased to hear the half time whistle.
Half Time: Hucknall 1 Gresley 0
Hucknall came out second half with the same tempo as the start of the first and were again rewarded with a goal that doubled their lead. Dunkley supplying Belgrave who slotted home for his third goal of this campaign.
Gresley rolled up their sleeves and made an effort to get back into the game by pressing further upfield and were unlucky on 58 minutes when a really dangerous cross evaded everybody.
Hucknall though wrapped up the game when on 58 mins Brad Wells got the goal his performance deserved. with a low shot that flew by the visiting keeper.
Towle was replaced by Skervin on 73 mins after another solid display.
Most of the crowd thought Wells had scored another from close range but the ball went just wide of the target.
Right after the goal Dunkley and Belgrave who had both played a good game were replaced by Ashurst and Tefera.
Gresley had always offered a threat and got a consolation goal when Ryan King slotted home from close range to deny Hucknall a clean sheet.
Gresley were buoyed by the goal and went close again. Smith-Eccles producing another great save.
The Hucknall replacements freshened up the Yellows and both Skervin and Tefera went close both being thwarted by the visiting keeper..
Wells was then replaced by Scoular much to the pleasure of the Gresley No 5 who had a running battle with him all game. A super effort by Wells who later received the Man of the Match award. Sims also replaced Parkes.
There was still time for the visiting keeper to keep the score down producing a fine save from Tefera who's follow up shot was cleared off the line.
The final whistle brought an end to a fine team performance by the Yellows and a good game of football to which Gresley definitely played their part.
Hucknall's attention now turns to Saturdays FA Cup game with near neighbours Basford at Greenwich Avenue.
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