After last Sunday's three defeats across our featured games and only one draw from all eight Glenfield United matches, our seven games this weekend offered more to shout home about.
First up were Glenfield United 2005 Under 14's who welcomed Whetstone Juniors to Gynsill Lane looking to leapfrog them in the table. The visitors started the day in fifth on 18 points, with Glenfield just a place and three points behind.
As the league table would suggest, both teams were fairly evenly matched during the opening stages. Eventually the deadlock was broken though, with Whetstone opening the scoring. A through ball from the visitors' number ten found number 17 who finished low, despite the 'keeper getting a hand to the shot.
That's how the score stayed until ten minutes from time as Glenfield found an equaliser which they had been pushing for for the duration of the match. A corner from the right was met with a thumping header by Callum Wakeling into the roof of the net.
By now the impetus was with the home side as they looked for a winner and it duly came just minutes before full time. A cross from the right was scrambled over the line at the far post by Wakeling and despite Whetstone clearing the ball, the referee judged that the ball went over the line.
United showed good character to come back from a goal down and snatch the three points at the death. The win means they go ahead of Whetstone into fifth. They travel to bottom placed Oadby Owls Tawny's on Sunday.
The lunchtime game at Gynsill Lane saw Glenfield United Foxes Under 7's take on Kingsway Rangers.
It was Rangers who broke the deadlock inside the opening ten minutes from a corner. It was initially blocked but followed up by Kingsway's number ten who scored.
Five minutes before half time and the visitors doubled their lead. A Glenfield goal kick fell to number six who hit the ball first time and went in.
Three minutes after the break and Kingsway won a penalty after number six was fouled. However, the spot kick went wide of the left upright.
Glenfield then reduced the deficit to one goal as Josh Williamson dribbled from outside the box before finishing low.
And in the last minute Glenfield found a deserved equaliser. Three Glenfield players were waiting in the box to score and it was Wiliamson who got his second with a low finish.
The final game of the day saw Glenfield United 2010 Under 14's in action as they welcomed Ibstock. The hosts started the day in third, while Ibstock were in ninth.
Glenfield took the lead inside the opening ten minutes. A corner from the left by Dane Mace was headed back across goal by Dillon Smith and Sam Leach headed it into the net.
Two quick goals halfway through the first half then sealed the game for the hosts. A good through ball by Lewis Goodyear was latched on to by Leach before hammered it into the roof of the net for his and Glenfield's second.
Leach brought up his hat-trick with arguably the best of the trio. Nothing looked to be on when a long ball was hoisted up field, but Leach outpaced the Ibstock defence, giving them a few yards head start, got to the ball first and showed good composure by shooting into the bottom corner.
A fourth was added ten minutes from full time through Alex Pullen. Another great corner by Dane Mace was met first time on the volley by Pullen to complete the scoring.
The 4-0 win sees Glenfield remain in third and go level on points with Harborough Town and Asfordby Amateurs on 30 points, but both those sides have games in hand over United.
Glenfield United results: Glenfield United Foxes U7 2-2 Kingsway Rangers U7, Anstey Swifts Storm U9 11-0 Glenfield United Tigers U9, Hamilton Youth U10 10-0 Glenfield United Tigers U10, Humberstone Rangers U12 9v9 1-2 Glenfield United U12 9v9, Glenfield United 2005 U14 2-1 Whetstone Juniors FC U14, Glenfield United 2010 U14 4-0 Ibstock United Youth U14, Anstey Swifts FC U18 4-4 Glenfield United U18.
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