JOE Barker started where he left off with the double that fired FC St Helens to a little piece of history.
The Division One North champions cruised to a 3-0 opening day victory over Abbey Hey themselves promoted from Division One South last term - having dominated the club's first encounter at Step 5.
St Helens probed from the outset and got a helping hand after half an hour when Jordan Barnett was sin-binned for the visitors.
Barker soon got the opener eight minutes later, applying an emphatic finish to hand the hosts a warranted lead and his second came pretty quickly, stooping to nod past keeper Ellis Allen in the 41st minute.
この記事は The Non-League Football Paper の July 28, 2024 版に掲載されています。
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