All Saints First X1 played South Sefton boys at home to secure a league match victory, despite the terrible weather, which played a big part in the game. However this didn’t stop the boys storming to a great 3 – 2 win courtesy of Ellis Messham (2) and Jack Hinnigan (1). Jack Hinnigan won the toss and made the bold decision to change round and have the wind behind us the first half, he took the decision to build a lead in the first half, sadly the first half ended 1 – 1.
South Sefton kicked off the start to this whirlwind. Both sides playing scrappy within the first 10 minutes as both teams hadn’t played since before December, however this didn’t stop the Saints. Sean Sartorius chested the ball down into John Hughes path who played a great pass to Niall Williamson on the right hand side, for Niall then to play a great cross along the floor to Ellis Messham, for Ellis to grab the first goal of the match with a simple side foot finish.
The Saints were in dismay after South Sefton’s number 9 made a brilliant touch, to set himself up for a goal bagged in the right hand corner, a shot which Paul Carney couldn’t do anything about. Near the end of the first half the Saints felt the pressure and played as swiftly as they could before the Referee Liam Corrigan, blew the whistle to bring the first half to a close.
As the second half came under way , Mr Volante made the decision to switch Kieran Ledson with Sean Sartorius. Kieran went upfront and Sean to sat in the middle of midfield. The Saints kicked off the second half and it wasn’t long before the Saints second goal of the game. It came once again from Ellis Messham. The lead up to the goal consisted of Kieran Ledson passing the ball along to Sean Sartorius for Sean to then play the ball to Declan Glover on the left hand side. Declan then played the ball forward into the pathway of Adam Campbell. Adam then fed the ball to Ellis Messham who comfortably swept the ball into the back of the net.
Soon after another goal came about to the dismay of the Saints. The bad weather played a key part in South Sefton bagging their second goal. With the advantage of the wind on their side, they launched a long throw from the right hand side, unfortunately the pace on the ball from the throw was all too much for goal keeper Paul Carney who could only palm the ball straight into the back of the net.
With the score set at a nail biting 2 – 2, the Saints pulled out all the stops to bring the game to a victory over South Sefton. The decisive final goal of the match came from a free kick on the left hand side, which Sean Sartorius made from getting a push in the back. John Hughes delivered the free kick to the near post which Niall Williamson challenged for with the goal keeper. The keeper could only punch it into the path of Ellis messham who tried to bag a hatrick with a quick shot at goal but the shot was going wide only for Jack Hinnigan with a great flick, scored the winning goal of the game. The last 10 minutes of the game All Saints invited the pressure by being pushed back, and South Sefton throwing everything they had to try and claim a draw. During all this pressure Paul Carney made some brilliant saves and catches to help All Saints to victory. Sean Sartorius and South Sefton's left back picked up yellow cards during the match.
This game showed great team spirit and an excellent team effort from the Saints. Just the kind of game they needed after their short break and some poor results earlier in the season. Throughout the game they showed a great fight and all worked hard for each other. This win lifts saints into 10th on 12pts, still with 2 games in hand which if they win them 2 games lifts them up into 3/4th. All Saints can kick on from this great victory and are look to qualify in the top 8 of the league and go one step better from last year and win the Merseyside cup.
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