CENTRAL By Ian Pluck

HADLEY left The Meadow with all three points after a close-fought thriller.They opened the scoring, somewhat fortuitously after just 35 seconds, when a Isaac Stones cross was deflected home by Ducks defender Jake Bewley. The Ducks conceded a second when Stones squared the ball to Jordan Edwards to tap in. They found a way back in when Dave Pearce drilled a ball across the box, where Jack Wood was on hand to score. However, the Bricks hit back, as Billy Hayes pulled the ball back to skipper Luke Alfano. The Ducks hit back, a Pearce shot beating Luke Ward, but ...