Leigh Genesis 2 Wakefield 0

Leigh Genesis signed off their tenure at the Leigh Sports Village Stadium in style as Garry Flitcroft's side finished the season with a comfortable 2-0 win over Wakefield.

Midweek results meant that Leigh knew they would be unable to finish inside the play-off slots but a final position of sixth in the league, just three points outside a play-off berth, deserves huge credit for all concerned, particularly when you consider that the entire team have been playing without payment for the second half of the season.

The home side somehow failed to challenge Jan Zolna in the Wakefield goal during the first half, with only a Jack Dorney shot dragged wide being of any real note.

The second half saw Leigh immediately show more initiative in attack, Ilie Morariu heading a Tom Ince free kick inches wide of the post with less than a minute played after the restart.

Jack Dorney and Tom Ince have been two shining lights throughout Leigh's season playing on either flank, and they combined to put their side in front on 51 minutes when Dorney threaded through a wonderful pass for Ince to race on to a calmly slot past Zolna for his fifteenth goal of the season.

Top scorer Jordan Stepien was introduced from the substitute's bench for Morariu and he forced Zolna in to a terrific save on 62 minutes when he unleashed a stinging strike from distance.

Stepien didn't have to wait long for his twenty first goal of the season though, as fellow substitute Leroy Chinthengah beat the Wakefield offside trap and broke through on goal.

Chinthengah tried to take the ball around Zolna, who managed to divert it straight to the feet of Stepien and the striker made no mistake in rolling the ball in to an empty net.

Leigh Genesis: Dean Porter, Lee Woodyatt, Kris King, Mark Ross, Karl Munroe, Dale Whitham (Leroy Chinthengah), Jack Dorney, Steve Flitcroft, Tom Ince, Ilie Morariu (Jordan Stepien), Andy Heald (David Hill)