NFUM last night preserved their unbeaten start to 2011 with a hard-fought win against seventh placed Chef United.
The Mutual started slowly and struggled to get much early possession against opposition who had already proved to be hard to break down in the seasons reverse fixture between the two sides, which ended 0-0. David Roberts kept United at bay with some trademark tough defending, as NFUM continued to gift this possession.
Neat build up play from the back sent Tom Hudson forward who played a pinpoint ball in behind the opposing defence, for Sam Outing only to find the side netting with a left footed half volley. The same pair then combined again to set up what proved to be the only goal of the game, when a simple line ball was met by Outing who sent a left footed cross into the back post where Tom Toulson, under pressure from the last defender, smashed in a Van-Basten-esque volley from 10yards.
This finally sparked the blacks into life, and from that point the team never really looked back. The second half saw further chances - with Neil Sanderson forcing an acrobatic save from the Chef Utd 'keeper, and Tom Hudson placing a free kick inches wide of the far post after being felled on the edge of the area - but little in the way of threat from the opposing attack.
This latest victory moves the side further up the league, with bottom of the league and goalless York Allstars to play next Wednesday.
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