The Real McCoy

A stunning four goal display from Connor McCoy helped Halifax 2nds to a 9-0 decimation of Langwith 2nds, with Hamish Denham and Elliot Ragan also bagging braces.

Langwith barely ventured into the Halifax half in what what a totally dominant display from the men in white. The only save Halifax ‘keeper Mitch Barwick had to make was from a speculative Tom Rudden effort from just inside the halfway line.
Halifax led after seven minutes through a flicked Ragan header from a corner, and two minutes later it was 2-0, McCoy tapping into an empty net after Meckin found him in space.

The chances kept coming for Halifax – Stevenson and Lewis both came close before Hamish Denham headed in an inviting McCoy cross from the left to make it 3-0.

It was an error from Langwith ‘keeper Williamson that gifted Halifax their fourth, his fumble allowing Denham to tap in his second.

Two minutes later and it was five, McCoy’s free kick just flicking off the wall on its way into the top corner with Williamson helpless.

Halifax added two more before half-time. Ragan tapped in another Williamson fumble from a powerful Denham strike and McCoy completed his hat-trick with a header to give his side a whopping 7-0 advantage at the break.

Unsurprisingly, the men in white slowed down after half-time, but they continued to dominate. They had their eighth just three minutes into the half when Dave Lewis, who had been bossing the game in midfield, turned in a McCoy corner at the near post.

The ninth, and the crowning moment of McCoy’s display, came 15 minutes from time. A bursting run down the left left several Langwith defenders in his wake and Tom Rudden on his back, before he executed a one-two and fired a powerful strike from outside the area in off the post.

“Goal difference is what we need,” said Halifax captain Jonny McGuiness after the whistle, whilst Langwith skipper Sam Morley could only say: “This is one of the most depressing days of my life.”