Northern Premier League Division One South - THE MATCH

Market Drayton Town 1-7 Willenhall Town

Paul McMullen 8

Darren Beech 10

James Haynes PEN 38

Tom Rodgers 43

Matthew Whitehouse OG 45

David Howarth 83

Davies 86

Carlton Rose 90

'A Rosy Affair' - Official Match Report

Despite finding the net for the first time in 650 minutes, Willenhall Town fell to another heavy defeat.
Willenhall could have taken the lead after just 4 minutes. Dwayne Robinson’s cross the back post found Jamall Pinnock ghost in unmarked, but the striker failed to connect with the ball.
After James Haynes had fired a free kick just wide, Market Drayton took the lead on 8 minutes, when a corner from the right saw Paul McMullen rise highest to head in from close range.
The score became 2-0 on 10 minutes, as a Darren Beech mis-hit cross deceived keeper Matt Jones, and went straight over his head and into the net.
Just after a 20 yard effort from McMullen went just wide, Willenhall came close as Jayson O’Kelly hit a 25 yard shot just wide.
Jones had to be alert on 34 minutes, as a free kick bounced inside his area, and only a diving punch cleared the danger, from a resulting corner, a header into the ground bounced up before hitting the crossbar. 
But this extended pressure led to Market Drayton’s third goal on 38 minutes, as Haynes converted a penalty after a push inside the area.
A minute later Tom Rogers did well to hook the ball behind him to get a shot on goal, which forced a good stop from Jones, whilst a minute later, Pinnock hit a 25 yard shot straight at Andrew Spooner.
Before the break the home side added two more goals. As a good cross from David Howells was slid into the net by Rogers, and in stoppage time, Matt Whitehouse scored an own goal, as an attempt to clear the ball from a Market Drayton attacker went wrong.

Half time: Market Drayton 5 Willenhall 0

The second half was a much closer affair as the home side took their foot off the gas. Only Howells and a Martin Davies header coming close before the sixth goal was added on 83 minutes.
A cross from the left found the run of David Howarth, who hit the ball into the top corner, although there were strong shouts for an offside before the cross had been played.
After Stuart Ellis had fired a shot wide Market Drayton added their 7th. As some good play by Howarth saw him cross to an unmarked Davies, who took his time to slot the ball into the bottom corner.
Willenhall’s consolation came in stoppage time. As the ball was played into the area, it evaded a defender, leaving two Willenhall players queuing up to score, Carlton Rose eventually taking up the offer.

Market Drayton line-up: Spooner, Francis, Burd, Anslow, McMullen, Humphries, Beech (Ellis), Haynes, Rogers (Davies), Bowyer (Howarth), Howells.

Willenhall line-up: Jones, Robinson, Ryan, Griffiths, Manchester (Rose), O’Kelly (Pomroy-Crowe), Roofe, Whitehouse, Pinnock, Worley, Robins (Nicholls).

Attendance: 65