Sunderland RCA 0-6 Guisborough Town

Match Report

Guisborough Town produced a scintillating six-goal performance to overwhelm lowly Sunderland RCA on Tuesday night.

This wholly convincing victory marked the 12th match on the trot since Guisborough have lost a game and the richly deserved three points propelled the Priorymen up to a heady sixth place in the table.

A disciplined and determined Guisborough led 2-0 after a fiercely contested first half and then trebled that lead in the second half, with six separate players sharing the goals.

Guisborough wingman Joe Pickett capped an outstanding individual display by opening the scoring in the 21st minute when Ben Cummins put over a piercing cross and Pickett reacted superbly, shooting home into the bottom left corner of the RCA net.

Then six minutes later big striker Jason Blackburn continued his rich vein of recent form by lofting a left-footer beautifully into the far right corner for 2-0.

On the half-hour mark Guisborough’s domineering centre back James Frazer had to be substituted due to injury after he had tried to bravely soldier on following an earlier clash of heads with an RCA forward.

In the 53rd minute Blackburn was also taken off with what looked like a hamstring problem and the sizeable Guisborough contingent in the crowd of 120 warmly welcomed Jason’s replacement – former KGV favourite Mason McNeill following his departure from Redcar Athletic.

And in the 71st minute McNeill wasted no time repaying Guisborough’s faith in him by storming through at full tilt on the RCA goal before being bundled over for a clear penalty.

TURNED GOAL PROVIDER

That was the cue for Guisborough captain and full back Callum Martin to coolly drive home the spot kick for a 3-0 to the Priorymen and put a more realistic reflection on the scoreline.

On 80 minutes McNeill turned goal provider once again when he produced a defence-splitting pass to play Joe Smith through on goal and he finished calmly and coolly to make the score 4-0.

Then just six minutes later McNeill put the cherry on top of his comeback cake by showing a lightning burst of speed down the left after being put clear by a perfectly-weighted Matty Tymon pass and McNeill rounded the RCA keeper and scored from a narrowing angle.

In the 90th minute Tymon himself got on the scoresheet for Guisborough’s final goal when he quickly latched on to a deflected Pickett shot and swept the ball home for 6-0.

After the game Guisborough Manager Steve Bell commented;

This was an excellent all-round team performance from the lads. A 6-0 win and six different scorers meant it was a good night and three more important points. A special mention to Joe Pickett and Ben Cummins who were both outstanding tonight.

Guisborough’s next game is this coming Saturday, 2 March at Seaham Red Star in the league (3pm).

Report: Bill Perfitt
Photos: Dan Clark