An amazing first half performance from my local football team FC Halifax Town gave us a vital win over Welling United in yesterday's Skrill Premier fixture. A man of the match performance from Lee Gregory led the way to the huge win as be grabbed all three goals, the second of which being an extremely acrobatic bicycle kick which nestled perfectly in the back of the Welling net. The first goal came just 8 minutes in when winger Adam Smith crossed the ball into Gregory who saw his header saved by the Welling keeper. However having the faster reactions he managed to get a second header which sailed straight into the now empty net. 16 minutes later came the magical moment. This time right back Ryan Toulson crossed the ball in to Smith whose back header fell perfectly to Gregory. As he went for the overhead kick the stadium fell silent....then the ball flew into the corner of the net as the home fans erupted! Shortly after Welling had one of their only chances of the match but the ball sailed over the bar, followed by home chants of 'you're not Lee Gregory' which continued throughout. It didn't take much longer for the hat trick to come to completion. In the 36th minute Smith passed the ball through to Dan Gardner who slotted it into the path of Gregory giving him a chance he was never going to miss from 6 yards.
However the drama of the first half was not yet over. Welling player Pires through himself to the ground in the box, dragging shayman Ryan Toulson down on top of him and to the disbelief of every fan in the stadium the referee blew for a penalty. As Pires stepped up you could cut the tension with a knife. A goal on the stroke of half time could be just what Welling needed to get back in the match. Pires ran up and sent his shot left but Halifax keeper Matt Glennon rose to the occasion, springing the right way and palming the ball away to be cleared, leaving town to go in at the break 3 - 0 up. After one of the most eventful halves of football I've ever witnessed in my life it's safe to say the players, staff and fans of Halifax were looking forward to the second half. However it did not live up to the high standards that had already been set as no further goals were scored and neither keeper had too much work to do for the remaining 45 minutes.
Overall the match was one of the best that Halifax have played in the Skrill premier this season and although it was not as nail biting an ending as perhaps the win over Barnet or the draw against Nuneaton earlier in the week it was still an extremely entertaining match and one that everybody involved with the club won't be forgetting for a while. Especially man of the match Lee Gregory.
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