Melton Town recorded their first league win of the season in a 10 goal thriller. In the first minute of the game Melton had a corner which found Lewis Carr at the back post, he headed back across goal where Kairo Edwards-John tapped in from 4 yards out. Harrowby’s first attack in the 7th minute brought about the equaliser when Harry Allcock found himself on the edge of the box before a lovely back heel to Jack Butterfill who found the bottom corner with a powerful shot.

Immediately from the kick-off Keenan King went on a driving run before slipping the ball to Edwards-John who made no mistake finding the far corner. Butterfill had an effort from distance which flashed just wide of the post and Jon Smith had a run down the wing before sending a low ball across the goal where Allcock was inches away from connecting.

A quick Melton break saw Yaegan Gore going on a run before sending it out wide to Edwards-John who cut in and let fly with a great effort which had Jake Frestle at full stretch to palm the ball away. Melton extended their lead on the 20th minute when Syme Mulvaney found himself unmarked on the halfway line and he went on a run before finding the far corner of the net.

On the half hour King went through the defence before touching the ball to Edwards-John whose low shot went inches past the post. Just before the break and Harrowby halved the deficit. Jack Gurney flew down the side line before finding Elliot King unmarked in the box where he smashed the ball into the roof of the net.

Melton came flying out of the blocks in the second half. A Tom Manship corner was met by King who nodded in to make it 4~2. Then two minutes later Edwards-John had a dazzling run along the wing going past three defenders before playing it to King who from three yards out tapped in.

On the hour an Edwards-John freekick had Frestle diving to push it around the post. The next attack saw a defensive slip which Edwards-John pounced on and found Ryan Calver whose low shot shaved the post. Harrowby made it 5~3 in the 65th minute when a Butterfill freekick went in off the post.

The 81st minute saw a Calver cross find Kieran Hayes who saw his volley smack the post. A minute later and a long ball over the top saw Calver beating the offside trap and rounding the keeper before slotting into an open net. 84th minute and Hayes went into the area and checked back before being tripped up. His penalty was well saved by Frestle.

Three minutes to go and a slip in midfield and Harrowby’s Brima Daramy pounced onto the loose ball to run clear and slip the ball under Bill Harrison 6~4. Then in the 95th minute a ball over the top saw Cam Gilchrist go clean through only for Frestle to pull off a great save. An entertaining game where Melton dominated and should have won by a larger margin but credit to Harrowby who never gave up and took all their chances. Melton now go on the road to Gresley on Tuesday before next Saturdays FA Cup game at Goole.

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