Result 25/10/07

[samd]

Stalybridge Celtic 0-0 Blyth Spartans (3-4 pens)

First round Setanta Shield match televised live ironically enough on Setanta Sports.

A lively competitive game, we had the best couple of chances with Dale's spot kick coming back off the post and a Leeson volley being cleared off the line.

With crowd 'migration' being suspended we weren't able to switch ends depending on where the pens would be taken at. So it was just our luck the two floodlights at the opposite end failed and thus made the referees choice much easier.

Williams put the first penalty away for us and they scored their first (1-1).

Phil Bell put his away and again they did likewise (2-2).

Forster stuck away our third penalty and then Bartlett saved their third penalty (3-2).

Thompson put away our fourth penalty and they the same with theirs (3-4).

Then Bartlett stepped up to take our 5th penalty but this was saved. However he picked himself up and saved their final pen to send us through to the next round

[DazaB_WCFC]

Any idea on the attendance?

[malxscfc]

840 according to Conf Forum.

Sounds like a good evening, in spite of the lack of open-play goals. Really tidy little stadium, Bower Fold. An arena whose location was selected by ancient, slumbering gods, who competed among themselves to hew out a perfect bowl to provide a frame to an arena for mortals to display their Athletic prowess.....

But Celtic use it instead! ;D


I expect the 'League' TV viewers were overdosed on smug value too - what better than a Tinpot ground having 2 of its floodlights go out?

[samd]

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[Giggy of Telford]

I missed this game when it was on live but decided to stay up and watch it when it was shown again at 3am.

Went ok until about half way through the second half when I fell asleep (no offence to either team), woke up and there was still football on (or something similar, I was tired), carried on watching it until i realised it wasn't the same match (after about 5 minutes i noticed there wasn't a red team before), looked at the clock and realised it was 6 in the morning. I then gave up and went to bed.

After a driving lesson today I turned on the tv and as look would have it they were showing it again, it was about 70 minutes in.

Admittedly my main reason for watching it was that we play Stalybridge on Saturday and was wondering what to expect but I did enjoy the game. Hopefully less than 48 hours after playing Blyth for 2 hours will have tired them out a bit. Thought their number 3 looked dangerous coming forward and the Blyth keeper was reliable when called upon.

[samd]

Driving lessons eh giggy, have you done your theory test yet?