Boston Town Under 14s maintain their title challenge
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The Poachers dominated the early stages but chances were few and far between.
Against the run of play, Ruston opened the scoring with a superb 20-yard strike.
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Hide AdBut with the last action of the 1st half, the league’s top goalscorer Ed Atkinson was on hand to level things up from a corner.
The second half saw some of the best football of the season. A solid defence backed up a fierce midfield and Town began to dominate. Two quick-fire goals, including a fine piece of forward work from Jakub Supierz, put the hosts 3-1 up with 20 minutes to go.
The visitors couldn’t get a grip on the game with a fired-up Boston side winning their individual battles all over the pitch.
A late deflected effort for 3-2 gave Town a scare but the boys saw out the final minutes to secure a huge 3 points in the title race.
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Hide AdThey’ve now moved above Ruston into 2nd place in the Mid-Lincs U14A League, just 3 points behind leaders Nettleham with 2 games in hand.
Ruston play Nettleham on Sunday (21 April), when Boston Town don’t have a game. The young Poachers’ next scheduled fixture is away at Greenbank JFC Athletico on Sunday 28 April.