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Gateshead opened their 2024/25 pre-season campaign with a commanding seven-goal victory over neighbours Hebburn Town.
The Heed took the lead with 34 minutes on the clock when Aidan Rutledge slotted home, which Tom Allan followed up on to give his side a one-goal lead at half time, despite Michael Turner’s leveller one minute after the opener.
Rob Elliot’s side took full control in the second half however with six goals – including a debut hat-trick from Will McGowan – settling a fine first pre-season outing on Tyneside.
Gateshead named two new signings in their first half 11, with Tiernan Brooks and Fenton John slotting in alongside familiar faces and three trialists at Hebburn Sports Ground.
Despite having much of the possession early on, it took over half an hour for the deadlock to be broken via Rutledge, who converted Oli Thompson’s cross from close range to get himself off the mark in pre-season.
Hebburn levelled things almost instantly though, with Turner’s header from an in-swinging corner finding the top left of Brooks’ net via a slight deflection to bring the tie back to square one.
Allan had the final say of the first half to restore Gateshead’s lead however, sending a side-footed volley past Kieran Hunter and into the far corner of the net for his side’s second of the night.
The 418 in attendance certainly got their money’s worth in the second 45 with no less than six goals from an all-change Gateshead XI, with the first coming via McGowan’s 25-yard curler only six minutes into his first Heed appearance.
The midfielder – who only joined from Blyth Spartans an hour and a half before kick off – added his second just after the hour mark, and then third two minutes later, to make it five goals for those in black and white in the blink of an eye.
McGowan would turn provider to tee up Owen Oseni for his first goal since arriving this summer with 79 minutes on the clock, before Oseni was felled inside the penalty area for Luke Hannant to convert from the penalty spot for the seventh of the night.
Academy trio Lewis Renwick, Taylor Ford and James Simpson were introduced in the 86th minute for their maiden first team appearances of the season, but there was no more news on the goalscoring front as The Heed saw out the evening with seven on the scoreboard.
Gateshead (first half): Brooks, Trialist, Richardson, Trialist, Booty, John, Olley, Allan, Trialist, Thompson, Rutledge.
Gateshead (second half): Trialist, Williams, Tinkler, Grayson, Bramwell, Worman, Whelan, McGowan (Renwick, 86’), Hannant (Simpson, 86’), Adom, Oseni (Ford, 86’).
Goals: Rutledge (34’), Turner (35’), Allan (45’), McGowan (51’, 62’, 64’), Oseni (79’), Hannant (81’).
Attendance: 418