HALF TIME A hat trick in the first half from the skipper Grech-Brooksbank including a goal of the season contender sees us ahead at the half time break 🔴 Thackley - 3 🟡 Knaresborough Town - 1

46’ | second half underway 🔴 Thackley - 3 🟡 Knaresborough Town - 1

50’ | no chances yet for either side - thanks to the 2️⃣0️⃣7️⃣ in attendance today 👏 including our fantastic Thackley Juniors fc mascots 🔴 Thackley - 3 🟡 Knaresborough Town - 1

52’ | Donovan sets himself on the right wing. His shot is powerful but wide of the post 🔴 Thackley - 3 🟡 Knaresborough Town - 1

54’ | CHANCE - Hunt feeds Donovan down the right wing. His cross finds Mitchell arriving at the back post, but his effort as the ball is bouncing goes over the bar 🔴 Thackley - 3 🟡 Knaresborough Town - 1

56’ | Priestley on the end of a long ball to the right wing - he fires high over the bar though 🔴 Thackley - 3 🟡 Knaresborough Town - 1

59’ | Thackley get away with one. The defence mops up a Knaresborough Town attack. The pass is sloppy though, hits a yellow shirt and bounces to Wilson who scores past our Wilson. Thankfully the linesman’s flag goes up for offside 🔴 Thackley - 3 🟡 Knaresborough Town - 1

61’ | CHANCE - Ben GB plays Donovan down the right wing. He makes space and his shot is beaten away by Brown for a corner. From the corner Mitchell shoots but a yellow shirt blocks 🔴 Thackley - 3 🟡 Knaresborough Town - 1

64’ | 🔄 Thackley change as Bodle replaces Gardner 🔴 Thackley - 3 🟡 Knaresborough Town - 1

68’ | Bodle straight involved as he gets a good block in as Knaresborough Town get into a good position 🔴 Thackley - 3 🟡 Knaresborough Town - 1

75’ | Break in play as Milton is down needing treatment for the visitors 🔴 Thackley - 3 🟡 Knaresborough Town - 1

76’ | 🟥 red card for Dempsey on the bench. Bodle is shepherding the ball out. He’s clattered from behind. Somehow no free kick and a throw in to the visitors. Dempsey stops the restart and it’s deemed a red card 🔴 Thackley - 3 🟡 Knaresborough Town - 1

85’ | Wilson out smartly to smother. Follow up from the yellow shirt attacker is wide of the post 🔴 Thackley - 3 🟡 Knaresborough Town - 1

86’ | Everingham does good work down the right. He plays it to Donovan who evades a slide tackle. His cross just can’t be met by a red shirt 🔴 Thackley - 3 🟡 Knaresborough Town - 1

88’ | late pressure from the visitors. One corner punches away by Wilson and then cleared by Morrisey. Second corner headed away 🔴 Thackley - 3 🟡 Knaresborough Town - 1

90’ | into 3mins of added time 🔴 Thackley - 3 🟡 Knaresborough Town - 1

𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 🔴⚪️ A first half hat trick for the skipper Ben Grech-Brooksbank is enough to see Thackley take all 3 points at Dennyfield Thanks to all those in attendance 👏 🔴 Thackley - 3 🟡 Knaresborough Town - 1

𝗠𝗔𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 🏆 Our match sponsor Torus Construction Group have picked Captain Ben Grech-Brooksbank as MoTM 👏 Grechy takes the match ball home for his hat trick including an effort from just over the half way line 👏 #ThackleyAFC

𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦 ⚽️ The #ThackleyAFC goals from the victory yesterday 🆚 Knaresborough Town The goals all from Ben Grech-Brooksbank with his hat trick, including THAT goal 😅😮‍💨💥🎯

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