Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Radcliffe Borough (1st, 87 pts) held a 20-point advantage over Hyde United (6th, 67 pts). On recent form Hyde United sat only 11th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 6th overall. Per game in the league, Hyde United were scoring 1.7 and conceding 1.2, Radcliffe Borough 2.58 and 1.45, against a competition average of 1.64 goals per team per game.
Level finishes had become the habit for Hyde United: three in a row, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
Ewen Fields staged the fixture, a ground that holds 500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
Hyde United: Callum Spooner (68'), Lewis Alessandra (87'), Will Russ (19') · Radcliffe Borough: Jamie Morgan (25')
Key stats
Possession: Hyde United 45% · Radcliffe Borough 55% · Total shots: 8-11 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 1-3