Eaton are at home again this week as they look to extend the 100% win record in the league to four games with Scarning United todays opposition.

After thumping nine past Colkirk last week, the Yellaphants had to make some forced changes to their starting eleven. Ceyhan Enver replaced captain Danny Bonura, with Stevie Blake wearing the armband this week. An injury to Ryan Smith gave Tarren Denton the opportunity in the middle of the park pairing with Oscar Millbank. Bradley Cullum replaced the unavailable Jake Reeves upfront and Jordan Rial got his start on the left side.

The game started rather slowly with both teams cautious from the kick off and neither team really playing much attractive football. It only took the home side quarter of an hour before they had the ball in the net, Will Ringwood getting on the end of a Jordan Rial corner, however the goal was disallowed because the ball went out of play and back in from the corner kick. Eaton were the better of the sides despite playing quite lethargically and not taking care when in possession, the away side were looking to thump the ball aimlessly forward on a counter hoping something would fall for them. Eaton deservedly went in front when Tom Quinton continued his fine goal scoring form, nodding in a Rial freekick around half an hour in. The remainder of the half was much of the same and with nothing noteworthy to add, the home side went into half time one up.

The game continued in much the same vein after the interval, Wanderers rushing and careless in possession and United looking to counter quickly. It would be the away side who capitalised on one of their counters next, the young winger getting the wrong side of Quinton who went from hero to zero in a moment of madness, clattering the lad down for a penalty, which was scored to level the game around 70 minutes in. A few minutes later Quinton flip flapped back to hero again when he scored his second of the game. A deep Jordan corner found Barber who screamed like a banshee and headed the ball back across goal for Quinton to toe poke past the keeper.

With 15 minutes left you would have thought the home side would have shut up shop but why make it easy for yourself? Pretty much from kick off, Scarning broke forward and took advantage of a sleeping Eaton, scoring inside the box to level it again. It took 80 minutes but the Yellaphants finally started to turn it on and went ahead once more with roughly ten minutes left. A nice flick round the corner from striker Stevie Blake put Rial in who snuck the ball under the keeper from the tightest of angles.

That wasn’t it! Moments later Jack Barber played a beautiful ball over the back fours heads for Aron Norris to run onto and drill into the bottom left corner opening his account for the season. In the dying moments Eaton made it five, leaving the best goal till last. Norris reacted first to a poor Scarning headed clearance, laying Will Ringwood off who took a touch and rifled a shot past the useless Scarning keeper who decided to wave to a mate in the crowd rather than attempt to make a save.

An eventful last 15 minutes saw the Yellaphants deservedly take all three points on a day when they weren’t really at the races. A Tom Quinton brace, for the second week running and three really well taken goals for Jordan Rial, Aron Norris and Will Ringwood sealed it for the boys and made it four wins in four before we take a break from league action next week, facing old foes FC Vikings in the league cup.

Garden House Man of the Match
Ceyhan Enver started the game solid in defence and after a tactical switch up at half time saw himself in midfield where he absolutely dominated. Winning tackle after tackle and keeping the ball fantastically well, Ceyhan did the absolute business today, even if he does look like a weird Tory.

Starting XI
M. Ward, Jack Barber, T. Quinton, C. Enver, S. Mclaughlin, W. Ringwood, T. Denton, O. Millbank, J. Rial, B. Cullum, S. Blake. Subs: E. Daynes, M. Self, A. Norris