
Rosso bounce back to winning ways in style with a convincing five-goal victory over The Vikings under the lights at Oxford Street.
Rossington opened the scoring 13 minutes into proceedings when Manasse Kianga delivered a marvellous finish across goal, giving Goole’s goalkeeper Joseph Wilton no chance.
Moments before the whistle blew for halftime, top goalscorer Ross Hannah extended Rossington’s advantage with a poaching finish inside Goole’s box following a Kianga dribble and cross from the right.
Rosso extended their lead further ten minutes after the restart when Cody Collins assisted Mitch Langton while the defenders came up for a corner to beat Wilton again from close range. Two more goals and assists followed as Lewis Graham delivered a hat-trick of assists by teeing up both Hannah and Kianga for their brace and to confirm a storming victory against the opposition from Goole.
The battle between Rosso and The Vikings got underway three minutes later than planned as Rossington’s number nine Kianga forced Goole’s shot-stopper Wilton to make an early save at the far corner following a long-range and low-driven effort.
Seven minutes later, after Goole’s Ben Greasley instigated an attack down the right-hand side which finished with a cross into the box. Rosso defended the play well with Collins’ header down which was picked up by Rossington’s number one Jamie Hassall.
Four minutes after Rosso deservedly went in front as number nine Kianga forced his way through into the away team’s box after a brilliant assist by Graham before delivering a clinical strike into the top left-hand corner much to the joy of the home spectators in attendance.
Minutes after the half-hour mark, Rosso came very close to extending their advantage when Paul Sherburn was denied from close range which lead to a Rossington corner. Number ten Hannah then found the back of the net with his head, but the attempt would not count as the assistant referee raised his flag for offside.
Shortly after, new signing Harry Middleton stepped up to a long-range free kick and almost delivered a fabulous debut goal only for Wilton to keep out the set piece at the far top corner.
Five minutes before the interval Rosso’s captain Liam King almost delivered a goal of the season contender with a long-range attempt towards the top corner however, the ball just finished wide of the target.
Rosso made it two on the stroke of halftime after a well worked goal with Kianga playing the ball into Hannah who took no time but to fire the ball home and extend the host’s advantage.
Rosso restarted the second 45 minutes with the same intent of scoring as they ended the first. Following Hannah hitting the crossbar, Collins being denied on the line by Wilton and after multiple Rosso corners. Collins provided the assist to Rosso’s number five Langton who automatically from close range gave Goole a mountain to climb by slotting home the third.
Rossington continued to look for another as Cody Prior’s corner kick hit the crossbar and then Collins almost found the target at the back posy however, his header finished just wide.
Two more brilliantly worked goals setup by Graham who made it a hat-trick of assist this evening setting up both Hannah and Kianga who were clinical inside Goole’s box which saw the game end 5-0 in favour of Ben Hunter’s side and in front of 154 spectators at Oxford Street.
Rosso XI: Hassall (GK), Sherburn, Prior (81’ Wombwell), King (C), Langton, Collins (81’ Murillo), Graham (81’ Dunston), Kianga, Hannah, Harrison (49’ Barnett), Middleton.
Unused Substitutes: Grayson.