Redcar Athletic continued to make a statement arrival in the Pitching In Northern Premier League East, taking top spot with a dominant display against Heaton Stannington.
Curtis Round made the breakthrough, a near mirror-image of his strike four days ago against Blyth Spartans.
Bradley Fewster fed Adam Boyes to double the lead. A simple finish from the forward made it three as the light faded.
Once again, it was Redcar Athletic who made the brighter start in the late-evening sunshine.
JJ Bartliff took aim from range and struck the advertising hoardings, whilst Bradley Fewster saw an effort scooped off the line at the back post.
John Howard was hauled to ground to mass appeals for a spot kick, as a vicious strike from Curtis Round forced Lewis Brass to climb to concede a corner.
His opposite number – the ever-dependable Josh Mazfari – was soon called into action to deny Jay Errington.
The forward nodded down into the shot-stopper’s grateful grasp, as Ben Milburn spurned a similar opportunity.
Redcar continued to look the better for an opener. Bryan Taylor cleaved his way through the centre to fire wide, before Bradley Fewster’s mirror effort struck the crossbar.
That pressure paid dividends five minutes from the restart. Dane Burlace fired the ball across the face of goal, and Curtis Round dove to turn it past a rooted Lewis Brass.
A slick move through the centre offered Adam Boyes Redcar’s second. The forward turned on Bradley Fewster’s deft pass, making no mistake in his battle with the Heaton shot-stopper at close range.
Boyes didn’t have to wait long for a chance at a brace – his fourth of the season – poking home from between two defenders to rapturous celebrations.
Despite the lead, Redcar refused to sit off as the sunshine faded. Nathan Guru poked wide after a goalmouth scramble, whilst Danni Lay rose to strike the woodwork.
Curtis Round looked for Oscar Fletcher on the overlap, as danced through a sea of yellow shirts to draw one last stop from a sprawling Lewis Brass.
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