St Helens vs Ruston Sports
0 - 3
08 October 2017 · Ron Eaglen
Away cup match played on 08 October 2017.
Kicked off at 10:45 AM
0-3
vs St Helens
Away cup match
St Helens began the brighter of the two sides and a ball over the top caught the Ruston's backline napping with the home sides striker missing the target when clean through. Rustons started to get a foothold in the game and would make the breakthrough after 20 minutes when Jamie Earls corner picked out Vincent Van Doninck with the big Belgian powering home.
The rest of the half was fairly scrappy with both teams enjoying plenty of the ball but creating very little. The second half though would begin with a fine save from the St Helens keeper before the home side responded with Timmie Mann clearing on the line to stop the equaliser.
St Helens pushed more men on and would be punished when a swift breakaway down the Ruston's left by Van Doninck resulted in him finding Timmie Mann at the back post to double the visitors lead. A third would then be added when Timmie Mann broke down the Ruston's right and his cross found Sean Melton who turned home to secure Rustons passage to the last 16 of the Ron Eaglen cup.
Ruston's man of the match was Vincent Van Doninck with Timmie Mann a close second