In Rangers second local Derby in successive weekends, Hall Road Rangers from north Hull were visiting West Street.  With the management team both living in Hull, this game held a certain edge, as the Jungle Drums beat up and down the Beverley Road and also as Winterton's visit to their Dene Park ground ended 6 - 0 to Hall Road.   The form tables have turned round since then, with Winterton now in the top half of the league and Hall Road back in the bottom three after a poor string of results.  Manager Steve Smith kept faith with the same side that beat Shirebrook in midweek, apart from giving a debut to new signing James Richards (ex - Bridlington Town) up front, replacing Gary Dickinson.

Straight after the kick off, as people were still entering the ground, Phil Doyle dispossessed a visiting midfielder and laid the ball out to Nikolaidis on the right, he made ground before picking out new boy Richards on the edge of the box.  He chested the ball down took a step and curled the ball past Danny Mudd the Hall Road keeper and into the back of the net.  The game was about 20 seconds old.

Hall Road were working hard to recover from the early set - back but making little progress against Billy Green and the back four.   Rangers had the ball in the back of the net on the quarter hour when a ball from Gareth Sewell looped into the box and Pindar challenged the keeper, Nikolaidis tapped the ball home as the ref blew for the foul.  Michael Banks then had to be replaced by Singh.  Banks had been ill through the week and couldn't continue.

Hall Road were working hard to recover from the early set-back but making little progress against Billy Green and the back four.  Indeed, it was the home side who nearly increased their lead - James Richards, who couldn't have had a better debut, latched onto a ball on the edge of the box but his rising shot lifted just over the bar. 

Just after 30 minutes Winterton were awarded a debatable penalty.  Another cross from the right looked as if it would be cleared by the Hall Road full back, but as he tried to control the ball with his foot it bounced up and hit his hand, hovering above his right ear.  Pindar stepped up as the disputes settled down, and converted the spot kick that squirmed under the unlucky Mudd who had guessed right.

Further chances fell to the home side as the half closed out but they couldn’t increase the lead.

Steve Smith, Rangers' Manager.

As the supporters returned from their half time refreshments, Winterton again caught everyone off guard.  As people wiped pie crumbs off their coats, James Richards was competing for a long ball with a visiting defender, he won and slotted home his second of the game.  Winterton seemed to step off the gas a little, and allowed Hall Road to dominate possession but Rangers are made of sterner stuff these days and Leigh Herrick probably had his quietist game this season.

With fifteen minutes remaining Winterton sealed the win.  Nikolaidis combined with Spall who created a yard and released a superb cross to the near post that Pindar headed home. With the game drawing to a close Pindar nearly claimed his hat-trick when he picked up on a loose ball and hit the foot of the far post from just inside the box.

Steve Smith was very happy with the result and pleased for James Richards on his debut but he felt Hall Road were allowed too much time and space in the second half and felt the performance against Shirebrook on Wednesday was better.