We opened the scoring after 11 minutes at Hotspur Way as midfielder Olusesi broke into space on the right and worked the ball across to Tynan Thompson, who fired home from the left angle to get himself on the scoresheet in a fifth of six league stage matches – the defeat at Paris Saint-Germain a fortnight ago the only time he hasn’t found the target.
Adam Rajnoha was a whisker away for Slavia while Tye Hall and Malachi Hardy went close for us before Olusesi latched onto a mistake at the back to set up Williams-Barnett to make it 2-0 in the 21st minute. Goalkeeper Dylan Thompson’s kicking was causing problems for the visitors and with 32 minutes played, his launch up-field outfoxed their defence and allowed Tynan Thompson to go through and double his tally, although two minutes later Slavia responded amidst their best spell of the game as a well-worked short corner routine saw Rajnoha’s cross converted at the back post by Pikolon.
Williams-Barnett made it look easy, though, as he restored our three-goal lead two minutes after the interval, collecting another Olusesi pass before turning inside the retreating Simon Sloncik and curling into the top corner on his left foot. Five minutes later, Leo Black – operating as a false nine – won possession high up the pitch and set up winger Thompson to complete his hat-trick.
Five soon became six as Williams-Barnett joined Thompson in the hat-trick club, defender Rowswell superbly breaking out from the back and setting up our number 10 to fire home on 62 minutes. At that stage, Slavia had no answer for Williams-Barnett and on 77 minutes he fired home the pick of the bunch, a sumptuous long-range free-kick into the top corner after himself being brought down. And two minutes later, he drilled home again following Black’s second assist of the game to bring up number five for himself and number eight for us, the attacking midfielder substituted off to a large ovation just afterwards.
We still had more to offer, though, as in the 84th minute, Harry Byrne’s free-kick was parried by goalkeeper Adam Paar, with Rowswell on hand at the back post to finish from a tight angle and ensure an already impressive win became a record-breaking one.