Last Tuesday, the Brewers entertained Northern Counties Eastern League Division One side Maltby Main, powering to a 5-0 victory at the Young Guns Arena.
It could not have been a better start when on just three minutes Kieran Greenway thumped a 25-yarder into the back of the net to make it 1-0, writes John Clothier.
Spencer Harris put an inch-perfect delivery into the area on 14 minutes, but Maltby cleared whilst Greenway’s free-kick looked to be on its way, but goalkeeper Kyran Lofthouse made an excellent save.
Maltby’s first positive attack came at the mid-point of the half, but a chance went begging.
The second goal for Albion came just before the half an hour mark, again featuring Greenway who pulled the ball across the box for Charlie Thompson to blast into the net at the second attempt.
Aaron Pilkington’s effort on 36 minutes caused Lofthouse to drop the ball giving a Trialist an easy tap in, extending the lead to 3-0.
Maltby exerted some pressure at the start of the second half, but Mason Wilson cleared the danger.
At the other end Greenway was denied by the substitute keeper, Thompson shot over the bar from close range, whilst Rob Guilfoyle’s effort, following a brilliant run down the left from Alex Charlesworth, was blocked,
On the hour, Greenway doubled his tally at the second attempt to take the score to 4-0, whilst within minutes a trialist headed home the fifth goal.
Alex Clarke got on the end of Harry Abson’s cross but to no avail and then headed over from a corner with ten minutes to go.
Ryan Qualter was delighted that after all the preparation from the earlier games, the team had put in a classic performance: “Our boys deserve the credit tonight. The front four were outstanding.”
Their next match, which took place on Saturday, ended in a 10-goal fest as the Brewers ran out 8-2 victors over Yarm & Eaglescliffe.
A quickfire brace from former York City youngster Guilfoyle put Tadcaster 2-0 up within 17 minutes, before the visitors got on the scoresheet and halved the deficit via Tom Atkinson.
Andrew Shepherd took the score to 3-1 on the brink of half-time, before the contest exploded into life in the second-half.
Greenway continued his impressive pre-season with another goal, before a trialist made it 5-1 with less than an hour played.
Ronnie McGrath was back in the side after joining at the back end of last season and made a real impact, scoring soon after the trialist, before Abson got his name on the scoresheet.
With the match all but done, Tadcaster added to their final goal when Connor Ryan flicked McGrath’s free-kick home, albeit Joe Hillerby did score a consolation for the visitors.
Tadcaster start their season this coming Saturday when welcoming last season’s play-off finalists, Beverley Town, to the Young Guns Arena (3pm).
Meanwhile for Pickering Town, they welcomed Sky Bet League One side Bradford City to Mill Lane last week.
Bradford put out a youthful side in what turned out to be a close contest, as a brace from City’s Mahmoud Mohamed gifted the Bantams a 2-0 lead.
Ben Leyland halved the deficit on the hour mark, before a last-gasp equaliser from Souleymane Coulibaly gripped a draw.
Pickering also travelled to Redcar Town on Saturday, but fell to a 3-2 defeat, despite goals from George Brown and Joe Wood.
Tony Hackworth’s team start their NCEL season when travelling to Parkgate on Saturday (3pm).
Selby Town have continued to test themselves in pre-season with matches against higher-division sides.
They have hosted both North Ferriby and Cleethorpes Town, drawing 1-1 with the former, with Harry Clapham on the scoresheet.
Their contest against Cleethorpes ended in a 2-0 defeat on home soil after goals from Ben Andreucci and Josh Walker.
Selby’s season starts at Dearne & District this Saturday (3pm).
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