Stalybridge Celtic continued their fine form on Tuesday as they secured a 5-0 win in their game against Atherton Collieries.
A brace from Liam Tongue and goals from Jack Tinning, Josh Quarless and Joe Edwards helped the Celts grab a convincing win at the Skuna Stadium.
After opening the scoring in the 38th minute through a penalty, Stalybridge were ruthless and kept piling on and creating a lot of chances against Colls. Atherton were unable to create clear-cut chances as Celtic's defence was well positioned to stop them. The dominant win means that the Celtic are now at the top of the table after two games.
"We’ve dominated from start to finish and yeah I’m pleased about the performance, but I’m more pleased about the last two goals because the patience in the build-up was phenomenal," said Stalybridge’s coach James Kinsey.
Stalybridge’s next opponent will be Widnes, who they play in the FA Cup Preliminary round on Saturday, August 17.
Tuesday night saw Ashton United pass up on the chance to set up an all-Ashton Manchester Premier Cup Final, with Tameside neighbours Droylsden picking up a shock semi-final victory at Hurst Cross.
Following their loss at home to Real Madrid last week, knocking them out of the Champions League, Manchester City faced arguably a tougher test against Arsenal in the Carabao Cup Final on Sunday.