Match Report

Trafford turned the form book upside down with a remarkable 4-0 victory over fourth placed Lower Breck, a result that moves them off the foot of the NPL West Division table for the first time since August.

Manager Tom Baker gave debuts to teenagers James Butterworth and Izac Khan and the youthful and energetic Trafford side set the early pace, taking the lead in the 10th minute when Mackena Bradshaw fed Kyle Worsley who stepped inside his marker and struck a great low drive into the far corner.

A Worsley cross from the right just evaded Charlie Frost and then Trafford skipper Harry Norris headed a free kick wide before another teenager, goalkeeper Harvey Bardsley, came to his team’s rescue with a superb double save from Breckdanger man Sam Burns.

Nathan Corness skipped past home left back Jack Sloan but shot hopelessly wide and an exciting and eventful half came to a close with James Butterworth flashing a drive from 25 yards just wide.

The visitors were well on top in the opening minutes of the second period and when Corness broke clear on the right in the 50th minute Bardsley produced the goods once more with another brilliant reflex save.

In the 54th minute, and with virtually their first attack of the second half, Trafford struck again when James Butterworth was pulled down by Jordan Barrow and Charlie Frost coolly stepped forward to plant his penalty past Patrick Wharton and into the bottom corner.

And the Trafford fans were in dreamland five minutes later when Butterworth outpaced the Breck defence on the left and coolly slotted the ball past the advancing Wharton to make it 3-0.

Charlie Frost then squandered two golden opportunities to make it four when he broke clear of the visitor’s defence but on each occasion saw his shot deflected wide for a corner.

Breck showed great fighting qualities with Danny McKenna striking the foot of the post from a right wing corner, Harvey Bardsley twice producing fine saves to thwart the mercurial Burns and Dilon O’Callaghan nudging a cross against the right hand upright.

But it was to be Trafford’s day and, despite some rather sloppy play in the closing stages, Kyle Worsley capped a fine individual performance to complete the scoring in the 85th minute, rounding off a slick five man move with a tremendous low drive inside the far post.

This wonderful victory means that Baker’s Boys move off the foot of the table at the expense of Wythenshawe Town but they must now refocus their efforts on this Saturday’s fixture in which they entertain Stafford Rangers at the Away Day Care Shawe View Stadium, kick off 3 p.m.