Gateshead left York Road with a comfortable victory, their 0-5 scoreline reflecting a performance that gave Boston United little room to breathe across the evening.
Tom Cursons put Gateshead ahead inside five minutes, setting a tone that the home side never managed to challenge. Boston showed occasional ambition in the first half but lacked the structure to threaten seriously, and Gateshead largely controlled territory and tempo without expending much energy.
The second half became a procession. Dylan Hill extended the lead ten minutes after the restart, and Frankie Maguire made it three with twenty-five minutes remaining. Brad Nicholson added a fourth shortly after, and Sam Bowen completed the scoring before Gateshead introduced several substitutes with the game already settled.
The final quarter-hour saw a flurry of changes on both sides, with Marcel Lavinier, Harry Chapman, Dom Telford, Ethan Moore, Liam Waldock, Kieren Donnelly and Kenton Richardson all entering proceedings. That volume of late movement did little to alter the shape of the result, though it gave the scoreline a slightly congested feel in the record books.
Boston's defensive organisation held reasonably through the opening forty-five minutes but gave way entirely after the interval. Gateshead's forwards moved with greater purpose and conviction in behind, and once the third goal went in, the contest was finished as a competitive exercise. This was a thorough away performance with few complications for the visitors.
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