LINNEY LOOKS UP FOR ALTY

ALTRINCHAM overcame Sutton by a solitary goal to leap-frog their visitors and go back into the play-offs.

- Paul Rooney

ALTRINCHAM 1
Linney 10

SUTTON UNITED 0

The defining moment of the game came in the tenth minute when Alty’s leading marksman, Regan Linney – who else? – latched on to a long ball over the Sutton defence before drawing goalkeeper Jack Sims and rifling home his 15th goal of the campaign.

In truth, the game lacked any pattern or rhythm throughout and neither side were helped by the awarding of 28 evenly-spread freekicks for fouls.

The visitors’ Finley Barbrook had two early half-chances before Linney’s goal while, at the other end, George Wilson and Linney both came close before the break as Matty Kosylo provided a constant threat down the home side’s righthand side.