Joy for Joskts and Jonson
Edijs Joksts scored his first goal for Latics reserves in their Central League match at Shrewsbury Town.Jonson Clarke-Harris also found the net twice as Latics built a commanding 3-0 interval lead.
Latvian under-21 player Joksts (pictured), just back from international duty, headed home a John Pritchard corner midway through the opening period.
Latics had earlier made a bright start in which David Mellor fired narrowly wide while Jonson Clarke-Harris forced a decent save from Joe Anyon.
Manager Lee Johnson, who named himself as a substitute, was called into action midway through the first half when one of their two trialists limped off.
Clarke-Harris made it 2-0 in the 37th minute with a fabulous free kick from 30 yards into the top corner of the net.
Latics' keeper Joel Coleman made a decent save to deny a Shrewsbury trialist as Latics preserved their two-goal advantage.
And in stoppage time Clarke-Harris struck again with a superb turn on the edge of the box before walloping a shot low past Anyon into the bottom corner of the net.
Half-time: Shrewsbury Town reserves 0, Latics reserves 3.