Battersea came into the game looking to close in on the league leaders and build on their first win of the season against Kingsborough. The Irons started brightly dominating the early possession and it looked to be only a matter of time before they took the lead. Sure enough on 20 minutes Battersea opened the scoring through Ben Nyarko’s cross come shot that sailed into the top corner from the left touchline. Soon after the lead was doubled with Nyarko finishing from close range following some good work in the penalty area from Rob McMahon. Battersea were threatening to run riot putting together some good passing moves whilst Tyrone was causing the Croygas left back all sorts of problems.
Battersea started the second half with a blitz of goals as the opposition struggled in the searing heat. Nyarko completed his hat trick with a penalty dispatched into the top right corner. Duncan Kent-Smith soon added to the scoreline capitalising on a mistake by the Croygas keeper. Croygas then scored on a rare foray into the Battersea half with a spectacular 25-yard effort. Battersea were unfazed by this and soon added to the scoreline. Terry Reid was given the chance to score his first goal for the club from the penalty spot following some good work from Theo in drawing the foul. Terry made no mistake smashing the ball into the roof of the net. A sixth came soon after with Theo spinning with the balance and poise of a ballerina to finish in predatory style from Tyrone’s free kick. Nyarko then scored his fourth goal of the day running onto a pass from Theo Parker before finishing expertly with his wrong foot. Dale Kitchen completed the scoring following a double one two with Parker which left those on the sideline wondering if they were watching Battersea or Barcelona. With sterner test to come Battersea will be looking to continue their impressive form going into the next game against unbeaten Sutton Albion.
