After two weeks of full fixture list postponements due to the snow, Glenfield United action returned this week with eight teams in action.
First up to resume their season were the Glenfield United U11 9v9 team. They were looking to record back to back wins after their 5-1 win against East Goscote three weeks ago but faced a Loughborough Dynamo side who sat comfortably in mid table and five points better off. However, United were given an instant advantage as the visitors could only field eight players.
The eight men of Dynamo held their own for the opening twenty minutes and should have taken the lead after ten minutes as the number 14 rounded the Glenfield 'keeper but missed an open goal. That miss proved costly as three goals in the next five minutes put the game in Glenfield's control.
Firstly, a right wing corner was cleared but worked back into the box before the ball fell to Louis Taylor who shot into the bottom right corner. Less than a minute later Pattison Mafauna doubled the lead with a driven shot into the bottom corner, despite the best efforts of the Dynamo keeper who got a hand to it. The third came from an own goal as Pattison's shot went in off the shins of Dynamo's number five.
That's how the score stayed until ten minutes into the second half when the floodgates opened, despite a missed penalty by Jacob Taylor.
Ariyan Palana scored twice in as many minutes, firstly with a side footed finish into the bottom right corner and then after receiving a pass from the always threatening James Pye, took a touch to go past a Dynamo defender before another good finish to make it 5-0.
Pattison scored twice in the final eight minutes to bring up his hat-trick, the third being another trademark drilled effort into the bottom right corner before Ariyan also got his third with a header on the line after Pattison's strike hit the bar to complete the scoring at 8-0.
The win sees Glenfield move up one place to 10th in the table with 12 points, just two behind Dynamo in eighth.
The second game of the day saw Glenfield United Tigers U10 take on Melton Foxes Cubs at Gynsill Lane, their first home game since the start of November.
And it was the visitors who took the lead after just two minutes as a shot from Melton's captain and number 10 went through the legs of the Glenfield 'keeper.
United weren't disheartened though, creating chances throughout the remainder of the first half and were unlucky not to go in at half time level.
The second half was much of the same, with Glenfield having the better of the opening stages forcing corner after corner but couldn't find the elusive equaliser. Then on the counter attack Melton scored a second through number three.
With ten minutes of the game left Glenfield found a way back into the match as Harry Noble's cross was turned into his own net by the visitors' number eight.
The Foxes continuted to push for another goal that their performance deserved but were caught again on the counter attack in the last minute as they pushed forward for an equaliser, number 10 scoring his second of the game.
Perhaps on another day Glenfield would have taken all three points but it was Melton who returned victorious. The defeat for the Foxes sees them in seventh with six points but have the opportunity to bounce back as they host bottom of the table Anstey Swifts Thunder on Sunday.
The final game of the day saw Glenfield United U18's take on Wigston United. The hosts were on a good run of form having won their last game 5-3 at Leicester Bharat, but visitors Wigston are in a good position for the title lying in fourth but with four games in hand on leaders Anstey and with just one defeat all season.
The visitors took the lead after 12 minutes as a shot from number 11 from the edge of the area went under Glenfield 'keeper Mitch Sewell and into the bottom corner.
United, who only had 11 players for the game, weren't overly troubled by the hosts though and even created the odd chance for the remainder of the first half. But five minutes from time Wigston were awarded a penalty as Sam Gill fouled Wigston's left winger.
It was scored by number 13, but their was controversy in the build up. The referee blew and as the Wigston player ran up, handled the ball to replace it on the spot. He ran up again and scored and the goal stood.
Glenfield got a goal back five minutes before half time as centre back Kyle McLauchlan headed in from a corner and the hosts were back in the game going into the second half.
But Wigston scored a third just five minutes after the break as number six held off a challenge before shooting into the bottom corner.
It could have been four ten minutes later but a superb save from 'keeper Sewell, shades of Gordon Banks vs Pele, denied Wigston as he palmed a downwards header round the post.
A fourth did come though through number four twenty minutes from time and by this time the legs and minds of Glenfield were beginning to tire as errors began to sneak into the game.
Wigston capatilised with some quickfire goals, including number four scoring twice more to complete his hat-trick as the game finished with an 8-1 victory for the hosts.
Glenfield remain ninth in the table and face second placed Oadby Owls at Gynsill Lane on Sunday.
Glenfield United results: Glenfield United Tigers U8 1-4 Fleckney Athletic U8, Netherhall Diamonds U9 4-3 Glenfield United Lions U9, Cosby United Colts U9 7-1 Glenfield United Tigers U9, Glenfield United Tigers U10 1-3 Melton Foxes Cubs U10, Glenfield United U11 9v9 8-0 Loughborough Dynamo 20004 U11 9v9, Coalville Town U12 9v9 3-2 Glenfield United U12 9v9, Glenfield United 2005 U14 2-0 Asfordby Amateurs JFC U14, Beaumont Town FC U14 P-P Glenfield United 2010 U14, Glenfield United U18 1-8 Wigston United FC U18
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