REPORT: Quorn 5-1 Loughborough Students
A first half blitz set Quorn up for comfortable win that saw the Reds rise to the top of the table. Goals from Kobe Hall, Jordan Clarke, Jordan Gough and Zak Goodson sent Quorn in 4-0 up at the break with an own goal making it five before the hour mark with Loughborough adding a late penalty consolation.
Hall picked up where he left off on Saturday, with his two late goals against Rushden & Diamonds, opening the scoring in the 8th minute. Gough played a long ball up to the powerful striker who cut inside his man and unleashed a curling effort from just inside the box that flew into the far corner.
After a bit of a lull following the goal things picked up again just before the half hour mark. Goodson dropped a corner into the six yard area, that the visitors couldn’t clear, and Clarke was able to force it home for his first goal since returning to the club. Just three minutes later Gough met a Goodson corner with a looping header that made it 3-0.
There was still time for one more moment of brilliance before the break as Goodson scored a deserved goal with a delicate lob over Luke Skinner. The second half followed much the same pattern with Quorn dominating. Cain Noble had a headed effort that was well saved by Skinner, but the fifth goal came when another corner came off defender Richard Allen and squirmed past Skinner.
Tom Allsopp hadn’t had much to do, but was sharp to deny Joshua Strouts as the game wound down. With 10 minutes to play Zach McKenzie brought a man down from behind leaving Referee Sam Wesson little choice other than to award a penalty. Quinton Zolani Dlodlo stepped up to score from the spot.
Ryan Beswick went to his bench and gave a debut to youth team graduate Hari Corbett, bringing the young keeper on for 10 minutes. Hari became the fifth member of the under 18s to make his debut this season, joining Josh Allen, Shaun Rehal, Oscar Marshall and Kian Morrison. Alongside Academy graduate Jack York, who made his 13th appearance last night, it’s clear that Beswick is keen to involve the youngsters at the club.