Forest Green rout Chesham behind Mellor and early scoring burst

CAMBRIDGE, England (Interstat) — Forest Green routed Chesham 5-0 on Tuesday at Thornhill Park, scoring three goals inside the opening 23 minutes and adding two after halftime. Bryan Ifeanyi opened the scoring in the 13th minute, D. Mellor doubled the lead in the 17th and Freddie Sass made it 3-0 in the 23rd. Kyle Kelly struck in the 57th minute, and Tate Campbell completed the scoring in the 78th. Mellor was Forest Green’s top star with one goal and one assist. Ifeanyi, Sass, Kelly and Campbell also scored. Forest Green moved to 1-0-1 in the competition and 1-1-4 across all competitions. Chesham dropped to 1-1-1 in the competition and 4-8-2 overall. The home side led 3-0 at halftime and kept Chesham off the scoreboard. Chesham struggled to create chances after the interval. The hosts controlled the match at Thornhill Park in Cambridge, Gloucestershire, and the visitors never found a response.