LINE-UP Vics’ -
Reid, Camozzi, Cookson, Keyworth, Hurst ( Pritchard 69’), Smith ( Unwin 54’), McWilliams, Lloyd ( Ogundare 67’), Switters ( Lynch 60’), Perry, Parker ( Fisher 71’)

GOALS - Northwich Vics : Parker 22’, 52’,60’, 66’ Unwin 70’, 82’ Fisher 89’

A comprehensive victory for the Vics eventually but it wasn’t all plain sailing.

The first half was a fairly competitive , but scrappy display from both teams with Vics having most of the chances but Bewdley battled well and more than matched the Vics. Indeed they had the first chance in the 4th minute as they appealed for a penalty which was rejected and the follow up shot was sent wide. However Marcus Perry should have put Vics in the lead shortly later as he was put through one on one with the keeper who did well to deny him with a one handed save. On 20 minutes, Callum Parker was sent through and lobbed the keeper but the ball went agonisingly just wide of the left hand post. 2 minutes later, it was that man Parker who opened the scoring as he collected the ball in the area, jiggled it round his man and volleyed the ball into the roof of the net, a stunning strike. Bewdley kept battling though and the rest of the half was scrappy with Vics giving the ball away a lot though Perry and Parker did have half chances to extend the lead

HALF-TIME : Northwich Vics 1 Bewdley Town 0

The second half proved to be a different affair, with Vics stepping it up a level and Bewdley couldn’t cope. There were chances galore. Anton Smith knocked one just wide before Callum Parker got his, and Vics’ second in the 52nd minute as a shot from Anton Smith was spilled and Parker was there to knock the ball into the net. This opened the floodgates , and it was all Vics. Joe Hurst shot wide from 30 yards before Sam Unwin forced his way into the box and was shoved over by a Town defender. Penalty ! Up stepped Parker , and sent Lloyd in the Town net the wrong way to complete his hat-trick. Parker wasn’t finished yet either, 6 minutes later, he was on the end of a brilliant cross from Sam Lynch to notch his 4th goal of the afternoon. Next it was the turn of substitute Sam Unwin to get on the scoresheet with a great flicked head from another Sam Lynch cross. It was Unwin again in the 82nd minute, as he turned in a cross from Marcus Perry to make it six, and there was still time for another substitute, Eli Fisher to score as he beat the offside trap, calmly rounded the keeper and slotted home to put Vics in seventh heaven.

FULL-TIME : Northwich Vics 7 Bewdley Town 0

NEXT MATCHES :

TUESDAY APRIL 16th League Home v Highgate Utd 8.00pm at Congleton Town’s ground
THURSDAY APRIL 18th League Away v Wolverhampton Casuals 7.45