Gateshead get back to winning ways with victory over Boston

Ben Radcliffe and Owen Oseni scored as Gateshead returned to winning ways with a 2-0 National League victory over Boston.

Boston served early warning when Jacob Hazel fired into the side-netting and Tony Weston shot just wide, but Radcliffe smashed the hosts, who had lost their two previous games, into a 16th-minute lead as they responded to the early pressure.

Oseni, who had earlier seen penalty appeals waved away, went close to a second 14 minutes before the break, but he too could only find the side-netting, although he did increase the Heed’s advantage three minutes later.

Kain Adom and then Jacob Butterfield might have made it 3-0 either side of half-time, but Tiernan Brooks had to save with his legs from Hazel to preserve his clean sheet with 21 minutes remaining.

Aidan Stone denied substitute Mark Beck with a fine late stop, but the points were already secure.