This one feels sweeter than most. A victory against one of our closest rivals.

At 4-0 in the opening stages, this looked too good to be true, Mellor just faster and more settled, dominated the early stages.

We had our fullest bench yet and that gave us the luxury of keeping the legs fresh. That said, the mid sections of the match were tight and scrappy and hard fought. The penalties were plenty for both teams, an indicator of how close this was. Mersey were making it tough.

Ours was the greater spirit and at no point in the match did we fall behind, but when it got to 8-8 in the 4th, it was the very definition of squeaky bum time!!

Just as we started the match, it was our greater quality and squad depth that put the game to bed.

This result will remind all of our opponents that we are a force to be reckoned with.

Goalscorers: Louis x3; Oli x2; Freddie Mc x2; Dima x2; Henry x1; Sully x1; James x1