Moneyfields produce astonishing comeback at Melksham after trailing 4-1 at half-time

Playing away at Melksham Town in Division One South of the Southern League, Moneys took an early lead through midfielder Jake Raine only to find themselves 4-1 down at half-time.

Tom Warren levelled on 13 minutes and Jack Ball put the hosts ahead two minutes later. Luke Ballinger made it 3-1 just after the half-hour mark and Ball added his second on the stroke of half-time.

Remarkably, Moneys then belted five goals in an astonishing 21-minute spell to turn the game on its head and run out 6-4 winners.

Steve Hutchings began the recovery with goals in the 53rd and 54th minutes, with Lewis Fennemore levelling on 57 minutes.

Incredibly, the comeback hadn’t yet finished - Conor Bailey firing Moneys into a barely believable lead on 61 minutes and netting his second five minutes later.

It was the first time Moneys - currently under the caretaker managership of Gavin Spurway and Mat Jones - had scored six times in a league game since entering the Southern League in 2017.

And tonight’s goal spree came after the side had netted just 11 times in their opening eight league matches of 2019/20. Indeed, Moneys had failed to score in their previous two league games – a 0-0 home draw with Cirencester and a 1-0 loss at Bristol Manor Farm two days ago.

Moneyfields: Hallett, Lloyd, Ford, Poate, Pearce, Raine, Briggs, Fennemore, Pennery, Hutchings, Bailey.