Nottingham Forest 6 - 2 Oldham Athletic
Nottingham Forest Reserves won the Pontins Division One Central League with a 6 v 2 win against a young Oldham Athletic side.
Forest made a lively start and Mark Byrne took just 4 minutes before he tested Josh Bell in the Oldham goal, but his shot just went wide.
With play flowing it was 10minutes before The Reds went ahead when Garath McCleary cut inside Liam Francis and his left-footed shot hit the top left corner.
With the midfield dominating the game Emile Sinclair and Hamza Bencherif both went close.
Forest increased their lead on 29minutes when the effervescent Byrne pulled the ball back to James Reidjust out of the 6 yard box to ram the ball home.
Oldham substituted their goalkeeper Josh Bell two minutes into the second half for Josh Ollerenshaw.
Oldham pulled a goal back after 56 minutes when Nathan Kilcourse shot through a melee of players past Shane Redmond.
Felix Bastians, returning from loan at MK Dons, was brought on for Garath McCleary on the hour.
Four minutes later Sinclair was pulled down in the box by Danny Knight and Alan Power slotted home the penalty.
Matty Wolfenden pulled another one back for The Latics with a looping header on 70minutes.
But Sinclair immediately broke free and rammed the ball home one minute later.
With one minute left on the clock a James Reid corner was headed home by Hamza Bencherif.
With 3minutes of injury time being played Byrne added a 6th goal with an unstoppable shot.
This was their 16th win in this league with only one draw, a 0 v 0 draw against Bradford City.
Forest now go into a playoff to try and retain the Pontins League Trophy which they won last year after beating Rotherham in the final.
Forest: Redmond, Tait, Lockwood(Heath 74min), Power, Sharpe, Bencherif, McCleary(Bastians 60min), Byrne, Sinclair, Fairclough, Reid
Subs not used: Kavanagh, Darlow, Whitehurst
Scorers: McCleary 10min, Reid 29min, Power 64min pen, Sinclair 71min,Bencherif 90min Byrne 90+3min
Oldham: Bell(Ollerenshaw 47min), Winters, Francis, Kilcourse, Knight, Gregan(Rose 72min), Rowney, Fitzgerald, Brooke, Wolfenden, Kelly(Thaker 58min)
Subs not used: Eaves
Scorers: Kilcourse 56min, Wolfenden 70min
Referee: S J Rushton
Attendance: 427
Forest made a lively start and Mark Byrne took just 4 minutes before he tested Josh Bell in the Oldham goal, but his shot just went wide.
With play flowing it was 10minutes before The Reds went ahead when Garath McCleary cut inside Liam Francis and his left-footed shot hit the top left corner.
With the midfield dominating the game Emile Sinclair and Hamza Bencherif both went close.
Forest increased their lead on 29minutes when the effervescent Byrne pulled the ball back to James Reidjust out of the 6 yard box to ram the ball home.
Oldham substituted their goalkeeper Josh Bell two minutes into the second half for Josh Ollerenshaw.
Oldham pulled a goal back after 56 minutes when Nathan Kilcourse shot through a melee of players past Shane Redmond.
Felix Bastians, returning from loan at MK Dons, was brought on for Garath McCleary on the hour.
Four minutes later Sinclair was pulled down in the box by Danny Knight and Alan Power slotted home the penalty.
Matty Wolfenden pulled another one back for The Latics with a looping header on 70minutes.
But Sinclair immediately broke free and rammed the ball home one minute later.
With one minute left on the clock a James Reid corner was headed home by Hamza Bencherif.
With 3minutes of injury time being played Byrne added a 6th goal with an unstoppable shot.
This was their 16th win in this league with only one draw, a 0 v 0 draw against Bradford City.
Forest now go into a playoff to try and retain the Pontins League Trophy which they won last year after beating Rotherham in the final.
Forest: Redmond, Tait, Lockwood(Heath 74min), Power, Sharpe, Bencherif, McCleary(Bastians 60min), Byrne, Sinclair, Fairclough, Reid
Subs not used: Kavanagh, Darlow, Whitehurst
Scorers: McCleary 10min, Reid 29min, Power 64min pen, Sinclair 71min,Bencherif 90min Byrne 90+3min
Oldham: Bell(Ollerenshaw 47min), Winters, Francis, Kilcourse, Knight, Gregan(Rose 72min), Rowney, Fitzgerald, Brooke, Wolfenden, Kelly(Thaker 58min)
Subs not used: Eaves
Scorers: Kilcourse 56min, Wolfenden 70min
Referee: S J Rushton
Attendance: 427
