Stourbridge 4 Malvern 1

A hat-trick from Mark Bellingham to take his tally to 19 goals this season helped the Glassboys run out 4 - 1 winners and they now climb to third place in the league.

After 26 minutes the visitors  drew first blood when Andy Crowther  he hit a cri-sp shot from just outside the box.

Stourbridge recovered and a good spell of pressure  eventually paid off.

Just before the interval the Glassboys got back on level terms. 

A ball down the middle from Dyson enabled Bellingham to shrug off the attentions of Michael Cole before burying home a shot past Skyers.

Stourbridge then  grabbed the lead in the 51st minute when Craig Slater swung in a cross from deep on the right, Nathan Bennett headed the ball on and Bellingham was there to beat Skyers.

 

The hosts stretched their lead with a well-worked goal on 63 minutes.

Bellingham sent Sam Rock away down the left and he beat two players before playing a measured pass into Bellingham inside the area and he duly tucked the ball away low just inside the far post to complete his hat-trick.

 Malvern looked for a reply with long range efforts from both Tony Farnworth and sub Joel Skyers going close, but the Glassboys put the result beyond doubt with three minutes left.

 Slater swung over a deep cross from the right and the ball bounced off Greg Andrews and fell to Broadhurst and he turned and fired a low shot past the keeper.

A minute from the end, the hosts almost made it five. when a Bennett  header  was headed up onto the crossbar by a defender.