It may not always have been pretty, it may not always have been easy on the eye, but the crunch moments in the match this morning were Mellor's.

A number of teams who we've faced in recent weeks will compete for a while but we are blessed with an eager squad, who give us numbers and options off the bench. Today, when Mersey tired we were in a position to rotate and freshen it up. That keeps the intensity up and the mini-battles today were ours.

We started strongly and finished strongly, the middle bit was tough going, but by going 3-0 up in the 1st, that gave the boys confidence and despite conceding 4 unanswered goals at one point, Mellor never lost control of this match.

Goalscorers: Dima x4; Sully x2; Hugo x2; Henry x1; Louis x1; Ed x1