Vikings move to summit

9:31am Wednesday 1st October 2008

Hakin United 2.

Neyland 0.

Hakin United scored two second-half goals to overcome gritty Neyland at the Observatory and marched to the top of the table.

The Vikings took full advantage of the fact that pace setters Pennar Robins and Monkton Swifts drew at Bush Camp, to leap-frog to the summit.

However, the Vikings didn’t have it all their own way as the visitors put up stiff resistance in the opening 45 minutes to keep it goalless.

In the 55th minute the Vikings opened their account with a very fortuitous opener. Scott Reynish’s miscued shot fell kindly for veteran Paul Jones to header home at the far stick.

Gary Dawes’ Vikings nerves settled and they began to get on top of Mark Edwards’ brave Nomads.

Super-substitute Ashley Bevan, marking his first game back from suspension, scored with a sublime 30-yard free kick in the 65th minute.

There were no more goals — but more importantly the Vikings have picked up their fourth straight victory on the trot, which puts them in prime spot.

Hakin United: James Manson, Neil Mathias, Ewan Findley, Kristan Bennett, Alex Grennish, Keith Armstrong, Steve Mathias, Andrew Kingston, Craig Robertson, Aaron Owens, Paul Jones. Subs: Ashley Bevan, Scott Reynish, Gary Dawes.

Neyland: Patrick Hannon, Sean Hannon, Andrew Kemp, Andrew Callan, Gareth Lawlor, Rhys Blain, Adam La Rosa, Nathan Warlow, Peter Appleby, Shane Phillips, Tony Smith-Howell. Subs: Jarred Campbell, Jason Phillips, Mark Edwards.

Referee: Dai Badger.