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MATCH REPORT:
Guisborough Town (Away): NL Div 2, 8th August
2009.
F/T : Won 1 - 2
Scorers: Swalwell, Bradley
In five seasons at
Nunthorpe, three at Northallerton and one at
Marske, Burto and Rilo have never won a match on
the first day of the season. Rilo has never
lost a game when left in charge, so with
Burton
on holiday, one of the records would have to
give.
After a decent
pre-season, it was disappointing to see so many
regular first team players missing for various
reasons. Benn Thompson (suspension), Craig
Skelton (work), Carl Chillingsworth (nose job)
and Jonathan Newton (who knows) meant that all
four strikers were absent, as well as Andy Raw
(wedding), Ross Diamond (holiday), and Steve
Cochrane (work).
We fielded a
patched up side, with Glenn Wesson and Derek
Bradley used as makeshift strikers, and gave
debuts to Stuart Jackson and Adam Blair.
Guisborough managed
to field the majority of their first team squad,
captained by former Marske striker David Onions.
We almost led
within the first 30 seconds of the game. Wesson
got onto the end of a Josh Myers pass and got
past Andrew Rafferty but took the ball too wide
to shoot. By the time his cross was headed
towards goal by Bradley, Rafferty was back in
position to save.
Guisborough led on
ten minutes with their first opportunity of the
game. An Onions back-heel broke kindly to Paul
Roddam and he slotted past Brendan Ledgeway from
a tight angle.
Shane Erskine got
onto the end of a quick break on 22 minutes but
Lee Bythway got across to put in a firm
challenge just outside the box to dispossess the
youngster.
Our best chance of
the half came on 41 minutes as Andy Swalwell
found himself in space just outside the box but
curled his shot high and wide.
Half-time: Guisborough
Town 1-0 Marske United
Michael Wade
replaced Erskine after the break but it was the
home side that started in the ascendancy.
Roddam sent a
looping header towards goal on 50 minutes that
Ledgeway did well to tip over, and from the
resulting corner,
Lee Court
headed against the bar.
A poor clearance by
Jack Proctor on 57 minutes fell to Swalwell who
played the ball into Bradley but he struck his
shot over from the edge of the box.
Guisborough should
have put the game to bed with 25 minutes
remaining. Roddam beat Ledgeway to a loose ball
and chipped towards the unguarded goal from the
edge of the box, but
Jackson
got back in the nick of time to clear off of the
line.
Then a minute later
Luke Bythway’s spooned shot took a deflection
off Onions that forced Ledgeway into an
excellent save.
A great run down
the left wing from
Jackson saw him brought
down just outside the box on 79 minutes after
playing a neat one-two with Wesson.
With Taylor and
Jackson both up from defence from the free-kick,
the Priorymen were expecting a cross into the
box, but Swalwell was too clever for them. He
chose to shoot towards the near post, and with
Rafferty caught off guard the keeper could only
help parry the ball into his own net.
Marske were now in
charge, and with a point seemingly rescued,
Wesson limped off to be replaced by debutant
Owen Dixon, another member of last season’s
under-17 side.
And it was the
youngster who broke forward from midfield on 85
minutes to win us a penalty. Having made his
way deep into the Guisborough 18-yard box he was
brought down by a clumsy Lee Bythway tackle.
Bradley sent the
spot kick straight down the middle but put too
much on it for Rafferty to make contact with.
Guisborough pushed
men forward in the final minutes and produced
another good block out of Ledgeway before Jake
Richardson missed the follow up when well
positioned but Marske held on for all three
points as Wade and Myers kept possession in the
corner.
Full-time: Guisborough
Town 1-2 Marske United
With so many
players missing the lads showed great team
spirit and determination to fight back from a
goal down, keeping Rilo’s 100% caretaker record
intact.
Guisborough Team:
Rafferty, Proctor, Court (Simcox), Lee Bythway,
Portas (Hick), Young (Richardson), Luke Bythway,
Roberts, Onions, Roddam, Wood. Not Used:
Farrington, Gill.
Marske
Team: Ledgeway, Myers,
Jackson, Swalwell, Roberts, Taylor, Erskine
(Wade), Blair, Bradley (Simpson), Wesson (Dixon),
Gamble.
Not Used:
Kasonali, Norman.
A Selection of
Photographs From The Guisborough Match
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