New boys shine for the Dragons

2:30pm Wednesday 5th September 2001

The Dragon blazed into action at the weekend with an impressive cup win.

A number of new signings made the Dragon's starting line-up and helped supply the majority of the goals.

The Dragon's first strike came after just five minutes. New boy Veron Amin teamed up with stalwart Rees Frost, and the latter zipped past three players before slotting the ball home.

Amin scored his first goal of the day, when a one-two with Lee Boarman enabled him to whip the ball in from just inside the area. Amin's second goal came when he turned his marker and fired into the Acorn net.

The Dragon's fourth strike was delivered by midfield newcomer Imran Ali, after he beat two defenders.

Shortly after, Veron Amin completed his hat-trick when he easily converted a Mark Horsfield pass. Then Horsfield got onto the scoresheet with a tasty shot from outside the area.

After the break, Dragon boss Mark Peach replaced Imran Ali and Rees Frost with Steve Horsfield and Jamie Frost.

All the while, keeper Mick McFazdean was a virtual spectator as skipper Anthony Slavin kept things under control at the back.

Another of Dragon's new signings, Keron Amin, extended his side's lead after fending off three defenders.

Then Horsfield slotted home from a Dean Stanton cross. Man-of-the-match Veron Amin casually produced Dragon's ninth and tenth goals. The 11th goal was simply tapped in by Frost.

Manager Mark Peach said: "Our performance was first class. Every player did well, especially our new boys."

Acorn Raiders 0

Green Dragon 11

Birkdale Cup preliminary round

*This weekend, the Dragon host William Morris FC in a Chairman's Cup clash.

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