CAPTAIN Carl Worswick hailed the Morning Allstars' 11-4 victory against the Liberal Democrats on Friday night as the greatest result in the short history of the Reds.

It was the Allstars' first ever win at their new Mile End home, finally putting an end to their miserable record of four games without victory.

"Top notch, the boys gave everything and I'm as happy as Larry. They didn't thank me very much on Wednesday morning for getting them out of bed at 7am for a run, but they've since changed their tune and are now asking me why we can't do it every morning!" Worswick said on Sunday.

The result was all the more remarkable after key defenders Adrian Roberts and Chris Hirst withdrew from the squad at the 11th hour due to knee injuries.

In came debutants Patrick Spragg, Mike Kilner and Simon Reilly from the Crewe Alexandra-like conveyer belt of youth players, joining veterans Worswick, James Eagle, Peter Mengerink and Karl Stewart in the team.

The Liberal Democrats, who shook off left-wing challengers to lift the Morning Star five-a-side trophy last month, began brightly and took the lead with a roasting shot from distance. Worswick soon levelled and then squeezed in a shot to put the Allstars in front.

The visitors were soon back on level terms, but Worswick was on hand to complete his hat-trick just before the interval to give the Reds a slender half-time lead.

Clearly rattled and with some unrest in their ranks, the Liberal Democrats immediately laid siege to the Allstars goal, scoring twice in quick succession to hand them a 4-3 lead. But it could quite easily have been more had it not been for the heroics of Mengerink in the Allstars goal. The Flying Dutchman seemed to sprout more arms than an octopus as he pulled off a series of incredible saves to thwart the Yellows, including a spectacular goal-line block achieved by Mengerink sitting on the ball.

Weathering the storm and keeping their heads high, the Allstars dragged themselves level when Eagle muscled diminutive Lib Dem midfielder Aimee Parnell off the ball and drove home from the edge of the D.

With the Yellows flagging, Worswick, who had clearly polished his scoring boots, bagged a further four goals to take his tally to seven, while Stewart was also able to knock in his second ever Allstars goal.

Kilner and Spragg rolled in further goals, while man-of-the-match Mengerink continued to work miracles in goal.

The 11-4 result helped erase painful memories of the Liberal Democrats' slender 2-1 victory last month, in which they clinched their winner with the last kick of the game.