Teenage midfielder Souleyman Mandey starred for Stourbridge on Saturday afternoon, bagging a brace in their brilliant 5-1 win at Hitchin Town in the Southern League Premier Central division.
The Austrian youth international raced clear and finished confidently to give the Glassboys a 2-1 lead in the first 45, before going on to fire into the top corner from close range following a set-piece in the second period to make it 4-1.
The Albion youngster played 78 minutes in a game which also saw goals scored by Ethan Freemantle (2) and Jack Fletcher for the visitors, with Rio Deall on target for the home team.
That emphatic triumph lifts Stourbridge up to second in the standings, one point off leaders Kettering Town who they face on Tuesday night.
63’ GOAAAAAL - MANDEYYY!!
It’s another for Souley as Hitchin fail to clear Scholesy’s corner and it eventually falls to Mandey who smashes it home! 1-4 pic.twitter.com/q3hZK3dUW5— Stourbridge FC (@StourbridgeFC) October 19, 2024
Elsewhere in the same division, goalkeeper Ronnie Hollingshead played the whole match for Alvechurch who suffered a 1-0 reverse at home to St Ives Town.
Alvechurch were reduced to ten men when Joe Willis was shown a second yellow after 70 minutes. Eight minutes later, St Ives grabbed their winner on the counter.
The defeat leaves Ronnie’s team 11th in the table.
Two more Baggies gained more senior exposure in Sky Bet League One. Defender Caleb Taylor completed another full 90 for Wycombe Wanderers who defeated Peterborough United 3-1 at Adams Park.
Ricky-Jade Jones put the Posh in front in the early part of the second half, but the away outfit conceded two quickfire goals with Richard Kone notching both.
Peterborough then had Emmanuel Fernandez sent-off and Kone went on to complete his treble. The win means Wycombe are now third in the league, five points off the top.
Josh Griffiths was on the wrong end of the same scoreline this weekend, losing 3-1 at Huddersfield Town.
Matty Pearson, Callum Marshall and Bojan Radulovic all scored for the Terriers before Issac Hutchinson got himself a goal for Rovers.
The Albion stopper played the entirety of the contest in Yorkshire.
Griffiths’ men are 18th in the third tier, five points clear of the danger zone.
