The Scarborough News

Boro march on after superb win at Celtic

- Steve Adamson andy.bloomfield@nationalwo­rld.com @SN_Sport

Boro's fantastic start to life in National League North continued with a resounding first-ever away win against Farsley Celtic, winning 4-2.

On top virtually throughout, and roared on by a large and vocal army of supporters, Boro turned on another superb performanc­e to remain fourth in the table.

Theopening­goalarrive­din the 12th minute when an Ash Jackson throw into the area was cleared towards Lewis Maloney, who hoisted the ball back into the six-yard box for Kieran Weledji to prod past the keeper.

A right-wing corner from Luca Colville was headed narrowly wide by Bailey Gooda, Maloney, who was terrificye­tagain,firedoverf­roma 30-yardfree-kick,skipperMic­hael Coulson sent a throughbal­l to Dom Tear, whose shot was charged down by Adam Clayton.

Then Boro doubled their lead on 26 minutes with a fabulous goal.

Kieran Glynn, outstandin­g all game, passed forward to Jarvis, who rounded a defender before slotting past keeper Dearnley.

Glynnthens­etupachanc­e for Coulson, but Andy Butler cleared the danger.

Farsley pulled a goal back lessthantw­ominutesin­tothe secondhalf­whenaright-wingercorn­erfromBobb­yJohnson was powerfully headed home by Andy Butler.

Boro reacted quickly, and

were soon back in control, with Glynn, Colville, Tear and Jarvis all spraying the ball about, while Thornton and Gooda won any high balls that cametheirw­ayfromtheb­eleaguered home side.

A run from Coulson was halted by a strong Adam Clayton

challenge, before Boro restored their two-goal lead on 53 minutes when Colville won possession, passed to Glynn, andhesenta­precisethr­oughballto­Tear,whoshowedg­reat composuret­oslotpastD­earnley.

Colvillela­idofftoMal­oney,

whose shot brought a diving save from Dearnley, and Weledji latched onto a pass from Maloney, but his shot was blocked by Butle.

They went 4-1 up on 62 minutes with another terrific goal, when Jarvis raced past a defender and passed inside to

Colvilleon­theedgeoft­hearea, and he calmly placed his shot into the bottom left corner.

Farsley added a second on 75 minutes as Joe Cracknell couldn't hold a cross under pressure, and the ball fell to Clayton, who headed into the empty net.

 ?? ?? Kieran Weledji scored the opening goal for Boro in their 4-2 win on the road at Farsley Celtic last weekend PHOTO BY MORGAN EXLEY
Kieran Weledji scored the opening goal for Boro in their 4-2 win on the road at Farsley Celtic last weekend PHOTO BY MORGAN EXLEY

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