A second win of the week and the first away from home with a four-nil victory at Thackley lifted the spirits at Maltby Main and pushed the club up from 18th to 7th after a slow start to the new season.
Main had Oliver Schofield back in goal and Andy Jones, back for second spell at the club, up front.
In the ninth minute Main defender James Mitchell went close to opening the scoring when his bullet header from Liam Kay’s corner was cleared off the line by defender Matt Mathers.
Striker Jones had a shot on the turn blocked two minutes later before, after twenty five minutes, Thackley‘s Joel Ettienne shot well over the Main bar.
Three minutes later Main took the lead when Andy Hirst smashed a left foot shot past Matt Everard following Russ Hobson’s flick-on from Paul Staniforth’s long throw.
Then, Main striker Ashley Longstaff had a low shot saved and Hobson’s shot was blocked for a corner following Jones’ cross from the right.
Eight minutes before the break Longstaff made it two-nil from the penalty spot, sending Everard the wrong way after Hirst had been fouled in the box by Jerome White.

Tom Howard shot wide wide for the home side and Longstaff had a low shot saved as Main went in at the break two goals to the good.
Twelve minutes after the break Thackley tried to get back into the game when Paul Sharp hit a twenty five effort wide and White also shot wide.
On the hour mark, Jones shot inches wide from Hirst’s pass following Kay’s quickly taken free kick.
Howard headed wide in the seventith minute before, three minutes later, Longstaff scored his second and Main’s third with a low shot past Everard from twelve yards from Jones’ pass forward.
In the eighty third minute substitute Mike Taylor wrapped up the points and completed the rout when he ran on to substitute Mark Coggin’s through ball and tucked the ball past Everard from eight yards.

Main: Oliver Schofield, James Mitchell, Paul Staniforth, Andy Hirst (Mark Coggin 74), Chris Piperithis, Craig McCormick, Liam Kay, Russ Hobson (Danny Muloolley 70), Andy Jones (Mike Taylor 79), Ashley Longstaff, Jordan Stock.