BOLTON, England (Interstat) — Huddersfield U21 scored three goals inside the first 29 minutes and added three more after halftime to beat Bolton U21 6-2 on Tuesday in a development-league match. Huddersfield U21 never trailed, withstood a brief Bolton U21 response early in the second half and closed the match with three unanswered goals. Jay Smith-Sway set the tone with two quick goals, and Samson Tovide also scored twice as Huddersfield U21 pulled away late. The visitors led 3-1 at halftime and then answered Bolton U21’s first goal of the second half with a run of three goals over the final 31 minutes.

Smith-Sway opened the scoring in the 13th minute and struck again in the 14th, giving Huddersfield U21 a 2-0 lead before Bolton U21 had settled. Tovide made it 3-0 in the 29th minute, giving Huddersfield U21 a three-goal lead. Bolton U21 responded four minutes before halftime when Max Lott scored in the 42nd minute, sending the teams into the break with Huddersfield U21 ahead 3-1. The first-half sequence gave Huddersfield U21 a cushion and forced Bolton U21 to chase the match after the restart.

Bolton U21 briefly threatened a comeback when Jack Mawditt scored in the 48th minute to make it 3-2. Huddersfield U21 restored control in the 59th minute through Zac Bowker, then added further goals from Tovide in the 73rd and Jahkyah Ebanks-Blake in the 81st. Huddersfield U21’s finishing in the final half hour ended any hope of a Bolton U21 rally and completed a broad scoring performance. Bolton U21 could not build on Mawditt’s goal, and Huddersfield U21 kept the pressure on through the closing stages. The second-half goals kept Bolton U21 from mounting a sustained comeback.

Smith-Sway and Tovide each finished with two goals. Bowker and Ebanks-Blake added one goal apiece for Huddersfield U21, while Lott and Mawditt scored once each for Bolton U21. The scoring was spread across six players, with Smith-Sway and Tovide the only players to score more than once. Huddersfield U21’s attack produced goals in the 13th, 14th, 29th, 59th, 73rd and 81st minutes, while Bolton U21 scored in the 42nd and 48th.

Huddersfield U21 is now 2-1 in the competition and 3-1 across all competitions. Bolton U21 is 3-2 in the competition and 3-3-2 across all competitions. Huddersfield U21 had won two of its previous three matches, including a 5-2 victory at Sheffield Wed U21 and a 4-2 win at Birmingham U21, with a 2-1 loss at Wigan U21. Bolton U21 had beaten Wigan U21 3-1, drawn 3-3 at Blackburn U21 and lost 2-0 at Sheffield Utd U21 in its previous three matches. Bolton U21 had also beaten Hull U21 2-1, beaten QPR U21 3-1, drawn 1-1 with S’hampton U21 and lost 4-1 at QPR U21 earlier in the season.

Bolton U21’s next scheduled competition fixtures include a home match against QPR U21 in the Premier League Cup, followed by a trip to S’hampton U21 and a home match against Blackburn U21. Huddersfield U21 added to earlier wins over Sheffield Wed U21 and Birmingham U21. The match was Huddersfield U21’s fourth result of the season across all competitions and Bolton U21’s eighth. Bolton U21 will continue its Premier League Cup schedule after the result, and Huddersfield U21 moves forward with a 3-1 overall record.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected Bolton U21 3, Huddersfield U21 1, and its ELO system had given Bolton U21 a 71.2 percent probability to win. Bolton U21 had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 8 went under the over/under line of 3.5.