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Nahki Wells (File {photograph})
Nahki Wells was on the scoresheet in Bristol Metropolis’s 3-0 win towards League Two outfit Cheltenham City in a preseason pleasant on Friday.
The Bermudian ahead transformed a first-half penalty and produced a stable efficiency in a sport his group dominated all through.
“Ninety minutes tonight; a aim and a few assists, so a very good evening’s work,” Wells stated. “We performed on Tuesday as effectively, and I scored, so I’ve performed a constructive function within the final two fixtures and pleased with the way it’s been going.
“It is good to get again out in entrance of a crowd and play in a stadium and so many positives to take.”
Metropolis, who completed eleventh within the Sky Wager championship final season, got here charging out of the blocks and took solely 40 seconds to interrupt the impasse at Whaddon Highway with a cracking end from Sinclair Armstrong, who linked up properly with fellow ahead Wells.
Former Bermuda captain Wells then doubled Metropolis’s benefit from the penalty spot within the fourth minute from after being fouled by Cheltenham goalkeeper Owen Evans.
Metropolis went near grabbing a 3rd within the twenty second minute when defender Rob Dickie rose highest from a nook however his header struck the underside of the crossbar, together with his aspect settling for a 2-0 benefit at half time.
Mark Sykes lastly broke Cheltenham’s resistance once more within the eighty fifth minute to place the seal on Metropolis’s third win in 4 days after they beat Newport County and Aldershot City with two separate squads on Tuesday.