Gloucester City 3-7 Boston United

Not since 2002 had a player scored four goals in a single match for United - and two had not scored hat-tricks in the same game since 1967.

Mooney notched four times, with Knowles completing a late hat-trick, as the Pilgrims blew Gloucester City away, despite replies from Tyrone Duffus, Theo Robinson and Ben Beresford.

United, showing two changes to the side beaten last time out by Spennymoor Town, were rampant from the off and led inside three minutes when KNOWLES swivelled to fire home a low effort from Jai Rowe's right-wing cross. Knowles turned provider eight minutes later for MOONEY to roll home United's second from close-range.

Individual brilliance from Bromley loanee Adam Marriott instigated the third goal on 24 minutes, with his sweeping ball out to Rowe leading to MOONEY slamming home United's third with aplomb.

There was a brief response from City, with DUFFUS planting a firm header past Cameron Gregory following Branden Liggett's set-piece delivery, only for United to go straight down the other end and add their fourth when MOONEY completed his treble after meeting Ethan Sephton's inviting ball from the left.

City cut the deficit back to two ahead of half-time, with ROBINSON poking the ball home from close-range after the Pilgrims had failed to clear another set-piece.

Marriott headed over the top from Sephton's cross after the break, with Mooney subsequently denied by the offside flag, before alarm bells were momentarily ringing for the Pilgrims in the 61st minute when BERESFORD reduced the arrears even further with a scruffy third goal for the hosts.

It took United 10 minutes to add their fifth and finally kill off the hosts - with KNOWLES tapping home from close-range following Sephton's ball from the left.

Knowles fired another chance off target, while keeper Jared Thompson produced a big save to deny Keaton Ward, but MOONEY added his fourth goal by glancing home Dylan Hill's cross from the right with 13 minutes left to play.

Lucien Mahovo made his United debut as a late substitute and United were queuing up by this point - with Knowles seemingly completing his hat-trick, only to be denied by a late offside flag.

He was not to be denied though and Michael Gyasi's cross-shot in the third minute of added time was bundled across the line by a combination of KNOWLES and home sub Harlain Mbayo to complete a truly remarkable afternoon in Gloucestershire.

Gloucester (4-3-3): Jared Thompson; Branden Liggett (Harlain Mbayo 46), Spencer Hamilton, Tyrone Duffus, Elliott Durrell (Louis McGrory 16); Teddy Rowe, Josh Smile (Owen Brain 72), Joe Hanks; Ben Beresford, Theo Robinson, Brandon Smalley. Subs (not used): Danny Wright, Jake Dennis (gk).

Boston (4-1-2-1-2): Cameron Gregory; Jai Rowe, Michael Bostwick, Brad Nicholson, Ethan Sephton; Martin Woods (Lucien Mahovo 83); Jordan Richards, Dylan Hill; Adam Marriott (Keaton Ward 62); Kelsey Mooney (Michael Gyasi 84), Jimmy Knowles. Subs (not used): Deji Sotona, Sam Smart.

Referee: Ollie Noonan.

Attendance: 649.

PIC: Lee Keuneke.