It was a damp day at spotland soon brightened by the return of Salford and a good following army of supporters. Playing in the new kits for 2017, red and white hoops socks were back! The match got under way and the first real action saw Ben Murdoch Masila injured. He was helped from the field and returned to the sidelines with a leg brace on. Speaking to him after the game it's a scan today to assess the damage
Salford opened the scoring with a burst of tries from Gaz o Brien and Josh Jones. O Brien kicked both goals 0-12.
Then came a crucial moment as hornets launched a high bomb o Brien claimed it but was clattered and lost the ball. Rochdale pounced for there first try. O brien was flat out for a good 5 minutes before he was stretched off. Hornets conversation 6-12. Salford we're not to disheartened as Greg Johnson and Junior Sau ran tries in with Michael Dobson converting both to give Salford a comfortable 6-24 half time lead.
Hornets were very durable and showing a great spirit they came out for the second half with a real zip scoring two tries to peg Salford back to 18-24. The Red Devil's responded well with Kris Welham scoring on his debut and Greg Johnson powered in for two more tries to complete an impressive hat trick. Kris Brining was really lively on his debut as were all the young lads!
Matty Wilkinson, Jake Bibby, Josh Wood all looked sharp. Young Daniel Murray and Ryan Lannon looked a real handful. There are some real young talented players in our side now! Niall Evalds now a more senior player never put a foot wrong! Lee Mossop looked strong along with the return of Lama Tasi. Jake Bibby rounded the scoring off with a well finished try. So despite the injuries plenty to be positive about as we turn our attention to Halifax away next Sunday in the Colin Dixon trophy match. Final score at spotland Rochdale hornets 18 Salford 44.
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