Two players from the different end of the football spectrum shone in this seven-goal thriller.

Adam Wrathall, a product of Dan Hart's Under-23s, who is starting out at senior level, scored four goals, including a first half-hat-trick, while Carlos Edwards, a 45-year-old who has played in a World Cup nabbed two goals for visiting Hadleigh.

Brantham raced to a two-goal lead before Tom Warren pulled one back in a see-saw match with former Ipswich Town and Sunderland midfielder Edwards involved in the build up.

Carlos Edwards now aged 45

Steve Holder's Hadleigh then drew level through Edwards, before Wrathall completed his hat-trick.

Edwards bagged his brace in the second half to equalise again and Hadleigh pressed for a winner, but Finn Shorten once again made important saves for his team.

It looked as if Brantham were going to throw away yet another two goal advantage before Wrathall found a late fourth and secured just their first win of 2024.

The Imps have won just one, drawn one and lost 11 in three months and face a challenging sequence of five away games in their final run in of six matches in the Eastern Counties Premier.

The club has struggled to recover after a wage dispute between some players and the committee, led to an untenable position for former management duo Pip Boyland and Alex Drennan.

Brantham's off pitch woes continue with a formal complaint being made against vice chairman Darren Smith over financial concerns.

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