Stoney Middleton FC 4 Eyam 0

STONEY hit the ground running with this emphatic victory over local rivals Eyam. The first half was a tense affair as both teams battled hard for midfield superiority and scoring opportunities were few and far between. However the second half was all one way traffic as Stoney settled into their stride.

Scott scored the first when glancing in an in-swinging free-kick from Dan Hodgekinson. It was Scott again who scored the second when he produced a stunning headed goal from a deep free-kick from Shaw.

Scott then wrapped up his hat-trick when  he bundled the ball over then line from a deep in-swinging corner from Fox. Fox then completed the scoring when Townsend fed Dan Hodgekinson whose neat through ball set up Fox for a clinical finish.

Stoney's young substitutes Sheldon, Oldfield and Wright gave confident performances in the second half the help Stoney's cause. Man of the match for Stoney was hat-trick hero Brendan Scott.

Kick-off for local leagues