Express & Star

Rushall Olympic romped home to their biggest win for seven years as they thumped basement boys Berkhamsted Town.

The home side couldn’t have wished for a better opening as they stormed into the lead through Niki Preston’s  powerful header.

The Pics doubled their lead soon after when Dave Haywood unleashed a venomous first time drive that rocketed into the bottom right corner. 

With the game going through the motions, it sprang to life once again just before half time when Neil Barnfield tapped in.

The Pics then launched a devastating five-goal salvo that blew away the visitors in the final 24 minutes. 

On 66 minutes, the floodgates were nudged when Richard Beale latched on to Junior Brown’s pass to make it 4-0.

Five minutes later and Beale netted his 12th of the campaign when once more Brown turned provider. 

Paul McMahon had a smart drive blocked out, before his strike partner latched on to the rebound and intelligently picked out the unmarked Beale who calmly curled the ball into the net from 15 yards. 

Then Brown raced on to a  defence-splitting pass, shrugged off the challenge of his marker, before rounding the Berkhamsted keeper to make it six on 75 minutes.

With nine minutes left, Preston’s excellent shot on the turn rebounded off the post into the path of Paul McMahon. 

The striker’s return snap shot was blocked but Phil Rowe made sure as the substitute bundled the ball in.

Then, deep in stoppage time, McMahon took up possession and cheekily lobbed the keeper with an exquisite finish and rounded off an emphatic win for the Pics.