A blustery Saturday afternoon just outside Bolton was the latest setting for AFC Liverpools latest league encounter, this time against a Daisy Hill side that has started the season in fine form.

The opening salvos all came from Daisy Hill as the home side dominated the play and this forced an early goal coming on ten minutes from the influential Captain John Buckley.

Even going a goal down failed to wake the reds as only a fine save three minutes later, from keeper Paul Willis, kept the score at 1-0.

Slowly the reds came into it and from a throw in, striker Dean Thurston was brought down on the edge of the area. Even though the freekick was cleared the reds kept the pressure on, pushing forward, they worked an opening for Tod Bamber to break into the box and see his close range effort tipped over the bar by the Daisy Hill keeper.

As the half hour approached, Daisy Hill had weathered the red storm as they extended their lead. Assisted by the wind, Midfielder Zajac scored direct from a corner to double the home teams lead.

Moments later it was three as Daisy Hill raided down AFC’s right and with the cross pulled back, John Buckley, alone in the penalty area had no problem firing home from ten yards.

They were not finished. As they pushed on again, they got a free kick ten yards outside the AFC penalty area. Smelling a hat-trick, John Buckley stepped up to take it and smashed the ball through the AFC wall and past the stranded Paul Willis to make it Four nil.

Finally the reds came alive as right from the restart a well worked move saw Ryan Wignall break down the left and cut into the penalty area only to be brought down. Reds midfielder John Kennedy stepped up to get the reds off the mark.

As half time approached Daisy Hill scored again. This time a freekick to the left of the penalty area, just like they had from the corner, the ball ended up over Paul Willis and into the AFC net.

5-1 down at half time, the reds made two changes. With what would appear to the neutral as only pride left to play for, the reds stated the brighter and for the opening twenty minutes they pushed forward, having the better of the chances and having plenty of efforts on goal. The reds were first to everything as the Daisy Hill players started to get fustrated and the tackles started to fly.

With 25 minutes left to play the reds got the goal their play deserved. A free kick mid way insider the Daisy Hill half was lofted into the box to which captain Liam Coyne rose above the crowd to head home making it 5-2.

Dasiy Hill then came back strong, powering through the AFC defence only for Willis to again pull off a fine save to keep any AFC hopes alive.

This only proved to inspire the reds further. More pressure from them told as a cross from the right was headed back across goal by Tod Bamber for striker Dean Thurston to meet it with an unstoppable overhead bicycle kick past the keeper to bring the reds tally up to three.

They were not finished yet.

Five minutes later Dean Thurston again, struck the ball from 30 yards and the Daisy Hill keeper watched the ball sail past him into the top corner of the net.

Still with quarter of an hour left, and the reds only one goal behind, they threw everything forward in search of an equaliser.

Sadly it was not to be, a header off the line and a goal mouth scramble saw the reds come close to a comeback of Istanbul proportions.

After coming back so strongly and it all being in vain, things were made worse for the reds as their Captain Liam Coyne was taken off with a bad ankle injury.

The reds have now won three and lost two and fell to seventh in the league as they look to rectify this as they travel the long trip to eleventh placed Holker on saturday.