Sixteen-year-old Stockport County substitute Joe Astles scored twice late on to ensure victory for the Hatters in their opening group-stage English Football League/Vertu Trophy-tie at Edgeley Park against an Under-21 side from Premier League outfit Wolverhampton Wanderers.The Hatters finishing 5-3 winners
Second half goals from Ollie Turton and Cole Stockton earned Salford three points against a young Wigan side, while a number of players were able to gain some important playing minutes.
Thierry Gale experienced a night of highs and lows as he fired Boltom Wanderers to an opening victory in the Vertu Trophy
Gale scored a superb winner 37 minutes into the Group E tie against the Whites’ League One rivals.
But 10 minutes later he was dismissed for a late challenge on Millers’ defender Joe Raffert to leave Steven Schumacher’s men to negotiate the second half with 10 men on their way to maximum points.
