Match Result - Garstang vs Flixton FC

Garstang 1 - 3 Flixton FC

NWCFL First Division North | The Riverside

We made it five consecutive league wins with a 3-1 victory away at Garstang, as Lewis Byrne scored his second hat-trick in as many games.

After a goalless opening 45 minutes, we made a change at the break with Jack Ward replacing Ashley Cata.

The breakthrough arrived in the 55th minute when Lewis Byrne opened the scoring, continuing where he left off following his hat-trick against Woolton in midweek.

Byrne doubled his tally in the 79th minute before completing another remarkable hat-trick with his third in the 87th minute.

Garstang pulled one back, but it wasn't enough to prevent us securing another three points on the road and extending our winning run.

Back-to-Back Hat-Tricks

Another outstanding afternoon for Lewis Byrne.

After scoring three times in Wednesday night's 4-0 victory at Woolton, our number nine followed it up with another hat-trick at Garstang.

Woolton: 3 goals
Garstang: 3 goals

That's six goals in two games for Lewis, who was also named Man of the Match for his performance at Garstang.

Team News

Starting XI:
Cameron Mason, William Mendy, William Calligan, Jeffry Edos Oni, Jacob Ngoy (C), Jordan Butterworth, Benni Smales-Braithwaite, Isaac Graham, Lewis-Simon Byrne, Uche Chinohso Eze, Ashley Cata.

Substitutes:
Kieron Molloy, Jack Ward, Louis Holden, Joshua Wood, Collins Tanor.

Match Statistics

The numbers highlighted how much of the game we controlled:

  • 76% possession

  • 14 total attempts

  • 11 shots

  • 3 goals

  • 391 completed passes

  • 21% conversion rate

  • 91% of passes in the middle third

We spent 54% of our possession in the middle third and a further 18% in the attacking third, as we dominated the ball throughout the afternoon.

Man of the Match

Lewis Byrne 55' 79' 87'

Back-to-back hat-tricks. Six goals in two games.

Another huge performance from our number nine.

Looking Ahead

Our attention now turns to cup action as we're back at Valley Road next Saturday.

We welcome Uppermill in the Macron Cup, as we look to carry our recent run of form into the competition.

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