Stretford Paddock are on the verge of promotion after a Sam Pratt hat-trick helped his side to a thumping 9-2 victory over ten-man Lymm Rovers.
Paddock shown no mercy as they got off to a flying start in a dominant first half, having nearly taken the lead inside the opening couple of minutes where Pratt narrowly screwed the ball over from a Joao de Andrade low driven cross.
Although minutes later Paddock took the lead as a long throw in from the left fell kindly to Pratt, in the six-yard box, after being flicked on at the near post who diverted it past the helpless keeper.
Paddock doubled the lead inside the first quarter of an hour as Florin Salceanu found Danny Hugo with a long ball over the defence. The right backs strike saw the keeper parry down into the area which seen Sam Pratt slide in to convert for his second.
Paddock continued to pile on the pressure creating multiple chances whilst limiting Lymm to a couple speculative long-range efforts. Both of which never troubled Salceanu in the Paddock goal.
The pressure eventually did tell, with just over half an hour gone Cam Watters drove into the box from the left before being brought down, earning Paddock a penalty which De Andrade smashed into the bottom left corner.
There was still time for more action in the first half, when De Andrade intercepted a poor clearing kick from the keeper and as the winger took the ball down the right, looking for options in the box, a low driven cross found Damani Hall at the far post who calmly placed his shot into the bottom giving Paddock their fourth of the afternoon.
The second half saw Paddock continue where they left off, with just under ten minutes gone in the first half De Andrade again from the right found Hall in the box whose shot was blocked before a second shot was cleared off the line only as far as De Andrade back on the right. A lofted cross this time found Pratt who smashed the ball into the back of the net for his hat-trick. However, whilst Paddock celebrated the Ref shown a red to a Lymm attacker following words of dissent.
Paddock received a second penalty of the afternoon after De Andrade, ran onto a ball on his ever-present right wing, and as always driving direct before being tripped in the area. Up stepped Zak Bell much to the discontent of Salceanu, who ran the full length of the field in attempt to claim the spot kick, the midfielder then smashed the ball into the bottom left leaving the keeper rooted to his spot.
With just over an hour played, Paddock earned a free kick 30 yards out. Substitute Brian Sofola whipped a curling effort over the wall and kissing the foot of the post on its way in.
Lymm got their first of the afternoon as a quick turnover allowed Lymm to send the striker clean through from the halfway line, and despite the best efforts of Salceanu the Spaniard was rounded and the ball was placed into an empty net.
Then came the goal of the afternoon came as Joe Coleman picked up a loose ball in the attacking third prior to unleashing a long range shot which flew over the keeper into the far top left corner of the net.
Lymm then responded with a speculative goal themselves as a tame paddock clearance fell to a Lymm midfielder in plenty of space and a shot flew into the top corner just out of reach of Salceanu.
Hugo rounded up the action with a well taken goal as a tackle inside the Lymm half fell to the Paddock right back his touch with his right took it past the first defender before flicking it back past the second defender and unleashing a left footed shot to score the eleventh and final goal of the afternoon.
The win means Paddock have promotion in their own hands and victory against Hartford in the final game of the season would see Paddock earn promotion. However, any dropped points could still see Paddock promoted depending on the result of third placed Mersey Valley who play Champions St Helens Town in their final game.
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