Match Report

Trafford’s penultimate pre-season friendly saw them record a comfortable 2-0 victory at North West Counties Division One South side New Mills on Saturday.

Dillon Edmundson should have put the visitors ahead in the opening 20 seconds but, after rounding goalkeeper McMahon, he saw his goal bound shot cleared off the line by Millers defender Aston.

Five minutes later, however, Edmundson made amends when he collected the ball in the inside left channel, drove forward and clipped a neat shot into the far corner.

Debutant Lewis Jacklin then broke clear but was denied by a brave save by McMahon and then Jacklin struck a fierce drive from 20 yards that whistled past the right hand upright.

Tom Baker’s Boys were well on top and in the 35th minute Sean Higgins made it two when he collected a neat pass from Jensen Bowering and fired inside the near post.

The second half was far more even with the hosts playing with greater determination and fire but it was still Trafford who created the better chances, Bowering breaking clear in the 62nd minute but being denied by a fine block by Millers substitute keeper Langley.

Jacob May fired wastefully over following a short corner on the right and in the 84th minute Kyle Worsley split the home defence with a magnificent through ball but Langley left his line to save brilliantly from Luke Sephton.

In the dying seconds Worsley produced another piece of sublime skill with Sephton glancing the ball home but the ‘goal’ was disallowed for a marginal offside decision.

Trafford complete their preparations for the new season on Tuesday evening when they entertain National League North outfit Chorley before commencing their league campaign on Saturday when they entertain Longridge Town at the Away Day Care Shawe View Stadium, kick off 3 p.m.