Hayle 2 - Porthleven Rangers 4

Picture Details: Ryan Willets keeping the defence under control.

This week Rangers travelled to Hayle looking for a much needed league victory and came away with the spoils after one of the a seasons best displays.

This was always going to be a tough encounter with a strong end to end wind blowing across a very exposed field. To be fair to the grounds man it was not a bad surface to play on and with so many other games off this weekend it was a relief to even play.

With an almost full squad to choose from this week Rangers were able to field arguably their one of their strongest sides. Having lost the toss they had the wind at their backs in the first half and after a slow first ten minutes got to grips with the conditions and some of Hayle's forthright tackling. As the first half went on it was Rangers who always looked most likely to score. It wasn't however until the last ten minutes of the half that they made the most of their dominance when after some good inter play in midfield by the old mother Si Hubbard and Dave Banned Brand, who found young Johnny two scoops Leach who went on and iced the keeper and for the first of his two.

Then with time starting to tick by and the management beginning to sweat, thinking this could be a two goal wind. Up step the young Ice Leach to calm the nerves when he scored again after the keeper spilled the ball having followed in like all good strikers should do.

There was still time on the clock however for the young cornet to have a third goal turned down after a tussle with the keeper saw him put the ball in. The referee appeared to give the goal but the linesman flag was up for a hand ball and the Ref duly awarded the freekick. This was pretty much the last of the first half action.

The half time team talk was all about playing together and talking to each other and being one team. This brought some wise words from the skipper to the table and after an issuing of dummies and toys all round. The team took to the field with no changes.

The second half whistle was still ringing in the players ears when some good work from the skipper Nicholas Hitchens and his wing man Ice Leach who laid a ball to Tom not in the pink Layzell who calmly smashed the ball in by the keepers near post. As the ball nestled into the back of the net the linesman finally arrived and up went his flag for offside. This time however the Referee would have none of it and the goal was awarded.

Hayle then pulled themselves back into the game when their midfield dynamo Not Wayne Quinn, definitely not Wayne, well played Wayne, over here Quinny brought them back into the game. The linesman did however assure us that this was not the Wayne Quinn and we can only assume that it was not, and that he was not or could not have been called Wayne or Quinn. The debate on this rolled on late into the evening and did involve several special Lucozades, well if Carlsberg did Lucozade, it would be........

With Hayle now with the wind at their backs they did start to push forward but some stubborn and resolute defending from Rangers back line of, Run Robbie Run Willets, the twisted fire starter Steve Wortley, cold legs Williams and Dan to small Thomas. There would be no way back into this game for them, even when they did get a sight on goal young Bart its behind you Wortley proved to be difficult to beat.

With Hayle pushed on it was a quick and precise break that put the final nail in their coffin. With three quick passes a ball into the box from out wide by Old mother Hubbard, picked out Nicholas Hichens who on one of his commando raids into the box slotted home the Rangers fourth.

As the clock ticked on it was time for changes and with the job done it was Midfield Stalwart Dave Brand, Mike 9 Dock Donnington, and Skipper Nicholas Hitchens who made way and into the fray came Young Scott Hair Eastwood, Mat 24 hour rally Waddell, and Scouse our kid Bailey. With the changes unsettling Rangers a little and with minds thinking the job was done, Hayle managed to pull one back after defender Run Robbie Run Willets miss headed back to the Rangers Keeper Bart its behind you Wortley, only for the Hayle striker to nip in and after a ping pong moment slide the ball home. This was a moment to earn the defender this weeks D.O.T.D pink club shirt. It was however the last real action of the game and at 4-2 a only a consolation effort.

As the final whistle blew it was without doubt that the best side had won this contest and Rangers could look back on a good performance and a much needed league win. This was one of Rangers best performances this season and the merge of youth and experience is beginning to pay dividends for the club. With both senior and junior players contributing to this performance and the new found strike force of Leach and Hitchens both finding the net things are starting to look up again for Rangers.

Next week Rangers entertain a much improved Cury side in a local Derby game. They will need to keep their new found form going and no less than a win will do if they are to pull themselves back into the promotion Hunt.

Match Report By Cozy Powell