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MATCH REPORT:
Sunderland RCA (Away): NL Div 2, 22nd August
2009.
F/T : Lost 1 - 0 Scorers:
- Sent Off: Skelton, Swalwell
From the
official Sunderland
Ryhope website:
This match between
two teams who are looking for promotion this
season was always going to be a tense affair and
so it turned out with a single goal enough to
secure the points for Sunderland RCA.
Marske took the
game to RCA From the off and could easily have
been in the lead inside the first 10 minutes but
for some resolute defending by Wardle and Reay
at the heart of RCA's defensive line up.
Skelton was unlucky
with a shot that went narrowly wide after 12
minutes as Marske continued to pile the pressure
on. RCA could have gone 1 -0 up against the run
of play when a cross from Shields found
McGuinness unmarked at the far post but he
headed straight at Ledgeway in the Marske goal.
In the 25 minute
Gamble broke into the RCA box and only a well
timed challenge from Wardle stopped him from
scoring. Marske looked to be in control and it
was only their final ball that was missing.
RCA started to halt
the tide of pressure after half an hour and were
unlucky as first Davison headed narrowly over
the bar and then Davies was adjudged to be off
side when put through by Coghlan.
In the 40th minute
Blair had probably the best chance of the half
for Marske but somehow managed to head over and
two minutes later from a corner the same player
headed over again. The half time score of 0-0
reflected how well both defences had coped.
Half-time: RCA 0v0
Marske United
The quiet first
half was matched by an explosive second which
saw referee Mr McMullen at the centre of a
number of controversial decisions.
With 5 minutes of
the second half gone Hoggett was called upon to
save from Gamble and a minute later Bradley shot
wide.
Once again RCA
weathered the early pressure and came back at
Marske. Davison saw a well placed header saved
by Ledgeway. RCA were looking more composed now
and looking to go forward with Shields and
McBryde combining to set up Davison but his
header went well wide. McGuinness almost broke
the deadlock with an audacious shot from 35
yards out which only just went over the bar with
the keeper beaten.
McBryde did break
the deadlock in the 60 minute when he rose
higher than everyone else to head home from six
yards out.
From the kick off a
clumsy challange by Richards had everyone off
their seats and it is easy to say in hindsight
that he should have been booked for the
challenge but the referee chose only to speak to
him. This backfired within minutes when a clash
between Reay and Skelton resulted in punches
being thrown and two red cards being issued. A
further red card was issued when Swalwell was
given a second yellow card for what appeared to
be grabbing someone by the throat.
The game
degenerated from that point on with the referee
losing control and dishing out yellow cards like
confetti.
Both RCA and Marske
had penalty appeals turned down with the referee
and assistants reluctant to make any sort of
decision on the incidents. Within the last five
minutes Halliday had a great chance to finish
Marske off but fired wide.
Marske had plenty
of chances to equalise late in the game but some
good defending and poor finishing meant that RCA
keep their unbeaten league run going.
Full-time: RCA 1v0
Marske United
From Around The
Grounds Blogspot:
Sunderland Ryhope
CA v Marske United
A
game that promised so much in the early
exchanges ended in farcical circumstances as
both teams ended without their full compliment
of players.
The town of Ryhope
certainly would not of expected what happened on
the pitch at
Meadow
Park, and if the bright
sunshine was anything to go by, a good game of
football was expected.
We duly took up our usual position next to the
dugouts, and made our way through the truly
brilliant programme, well worth the £1 that was
charged for it. The crosswords and "Guess the
Stadium" quiz kept us occupied in the build-up
to the kick off. I never did realise that 2 Down
Paulo Sousa built
Swansea! Or is it
that he is their manager?? Hmmm...
Anyway, the game got underway, and the first
half set off at a frantic pace, with some
delightful football from both teams; play going
from end to end in no time. You can see why
these two teams were challenging for promotion
in the last campaign. RCA had the best chance of
the half, but the final effort was headed right
at the fortuitous Marske keeper.
ATG could write a book on the many quotes we
have heard in our travels, and today brought up
an absolute beauty. Throughout the first half,
players, officials and supporters of Marske
hurled abuse at the referee, and after a
"dubious" free kick awarded to Marske, a shout
from the away dugout came: "You've got a f******
whistle...I thought you'd swallowed the c**t"
The culprit was the Marske manager, and had most
of the crowd in the recent vicinity in stitches!
Entrance to
Meadow
Park, £4; Programme, £1; Mars
Bar, 50p; Non League Quotes, PRICELESS!
I sampled the
"Famous Pies" at half time, and was not
disappointed. The warm corned-beef and pastry
encasing it was delectable. The Soccer Saturday
in the Clubhouse was also a nice addition and
was useful to check the half time scores and see
how the "mighty" England were getting on in the
ashes. Anyway, back to the action...
The second half saw the match explode, and for a
change in this game (!), the referee got
involved. Tough, hard tackles flew in all over
the pitch, yet the only cautions were for
dissent. Elbows, arms and studs-up tackles went
in as if commonplace in football, without
punishment with cards-or even free kicks, from
the referee!
A brilliant cross from the right wing provided
the opening goal and gave RCA the lead in the
73rd minute, despite a period of prolonged
pressure from the visitors. The main action was
still to come however, when a late innocuous
challenge went in on the already cautioned
Marske number 10. The retaliation was that of a
heavy weight boxer who had just been knocked
down in the 1st round. A left hook was thrown,
followed by a forearm jab, and finished with an
uppercut. The only difference between him and a
boxer was that the boxer would have made contact
with his opponent. A brief retaliation from the
RCA defender resulted in the pair being
dismissed from the field of play. Whilst both
players left the field of play, another
already-booked Marske player decided he wanted
to join in. Presumably, this chap was watching
the action on digital, as when he joined in,
everything had stopped. He duly received his
marching orders, and this left Marske leading
2v1...on the red card count. The remainder of
the game was full of argy bargy and abuse being
hurled from the Marske dugout.
Eventually, the referee had had enough of the
Markse Manager, Paul Burton, and he was relieved
of his position in the dugouts-all the way to
behind the dugouts, were he could still shout
instructions, hurl abuse and go about his normal
duties. A job that should have been done in the
60th minute was done in the 90th minute, and had
no effect on the manager or game at all, and the
best thing that was possibly done all day by the
referee was the final whistle.
Teams:
Sunderland
Ryhope
CA:
Hoggeth, Noble,
McGuinness, Wardle, Reay, Richards, Shields,
Coghlan, Davison,
taylor, Davies. Subs:
Anderson, McBryde, Halliday, Turner, Mclean.
Marske
United:
Ledgeway, Diamond,
Jackson, Swalwell, Roberts,
Taylor, Bradley, Cochrane, Blair (Chillingsworth),
Skelton, Gamble (Dixon).
Not Used: Myers, Erskine, Simpson.
M/O/M: Ross
Diamond
Referee:
Gary McMullan (Whitley
Bay)
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