Post by samd on Sept 14, 2006 22:37:19 GMT
Harrogate Town 1-2 Blyth Spartans
After about seven minutes we took the lead when Robbie Dale intercepted the ball in midfield and laid the ball off to Liam Gildea down the right wing - he played in Scotty Bell in the middle who with his back to goal and a defender used a burst of pace to leave his marker and fired past the keeper to make it 1-0.
We could have made it two before half time but Scotty Bell had a shot saved by the legs of the keeper. Second half Harrogate came out pressing for the equaliser but failed to trouble us. Still seemed only a matter of time before Harrogate stringed some decent chances together and equalise but we made it 2-0 when Scotty Bell hit a shot from the left side of the penalty box and the keeper rather kindly deflected it in.......2-0.
Harrogate huffed and puffed again but we still had the better of the goal mouth chances but they did manage to pull a goal back with about five minutes remaining via Danny Holland.
From here the nature of the game changed and Adam Bartlett was forced to pull off an akward save from a downward header and in injury time Kirk Jackson somehow headed wide with the goal gaping.
And that was that....2-1 to us
Great performance where we did what we do best - made very good use of the ball and comfortably defended whatever was thrown at us.
And without wishing to blow our own trumpets the away support was fantastic. About 150 of us making plenty of noise form start to finish as it should be done.
5 points clear at the top of the Conference North..........we are definitley better then Sutton now
After about seven minutes we took the lead when Robbie Dale intercepted the ball in midfield and laid the ball off to Liam Gildea down the right wing - he played in Scotty Bell in the middle who with his back to goal and a defender used a burst of pace to leave his marker and fired past the keeper to make it 1-0.
We could have made it two before half time but Scotty Bell had a shot saved by the legs of the keeper. Second half Harrogate came out pressing for the equaliser but failed to trouble us. Still seemed only a matter of time before Harrogate stringed some decent chances together and equalise but we made it 2-0 when Scotty Bell hit a shot from the left side of the penalty box and the keeper rather kindly deflected it in.......2-0.
Harrogate huffed and puffed again but we still had the better of the goal mouth chances but they did manage to pull a goal back with about five minutes remaining via Danny Holland.
From here the nature of the game changed and Adam Bartlett was forced to pull off an akward save from a downward header and in injury time Kirk Jackson somehow headed wide with the goal gaping.
And that was that....2-1 to us
Great performance where we did what we do best - made very good use of the ball and comfortably defended whatever was thrown at us.
And without wishing to blow our own trumpets the away support was fantastic. About 150 of us making plenty of noise form start to finish as it should be done.
5 points clear at the top of the Conference North..........we are definitley better then Sutton now
