Goals feast

FIVE STAR: Callum Franklin, who scored five goals for AFC Oldham 2005, brushes aside Bedians’ Jack Bland.

AFC Oldham 2005 11, Bedians 2
FOOTBALL: FREE-SCORING AFC Oldham 2005 responded to the previous week’s 5-0 defeat at Cheadle Villa by smashing 11 goals past Bedians at the Tameside Stadium.

The damage was done in a second-half goals feast, after the local side had held a 3-2 lead at the break.

On a chilly afternoon, Callum Franklin scored five goals to cap an excellent all-round performance, closely followed by Dominic Hallam, who bagged four.

The 11-goal show has lifted AFC Oldham back to the top of the table and they look a good bet to clinch the title.

Manager Paul Marshall said: “We set off well, scored early on and had Bedians on the back foot, but then we seemed to get complacent and went 2-1 down.

“I made three changes just after half time and we kicked on from there.

“It was a great result after losing so heavily the week before.”