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25th October 2014
Northern League Div 1
Dunston UTS
Durham City
Att 205
Dunston entertain Durham
City for the second time this season, this time in the
league Durham are currently occupying a mid table position
after a quarter of the season andnew manger having to build
up his squad for this season.
Dunston are now in the top 6 of the league but their hopes
took a knock as they were defeated by West Allotment on
Wednesday night despite being the better team for most of
the game. Today they will have to ensure that they convert
their chances and score enough to beat the opposition.
Manager Billy Irwin is without suspended David Coulson
injured Dale Burrell but has also been hit with losing
transferred Danny Craggs (Consett) and Steven Shaw
(Ashington) Which stretches the playing squad for today's
game.
Dunston started well and got an early goal as
Andy Bulford picked up a loose clearance from Durham keeper
Cook who had left his area, Bully seeing this lofted a 45
yard shot over his head and into the net after 4 minutes. On
9 Bulford had a shot from a McAndrew cross saved by Cook. On
11 Wallace had Durhams first shot which went wide of the
post form 18 yards out.
On 12 Harrison put a free
kick into the box which was cleared for a corner, from the
corner Ormstons shot at the back post was stopped.
Two minutes later Dunston were 2 up as Harrison's corner was
headed goal wards by Ormston and Fenwick was on hand to
deflect it into the net. Durham retaliated and Gilhespy did
well to block a Davis shot as far as Wallace whose shot was
stopped by Connell. A minute later Gilhespy challenged
Patton and deflected ball for a corner.
From the
corner Connell collected and distributed it to McAndrew and
the fast moving Gilhespy was fed through the defence only to
be adjudged off side. On 19 Scorer challenged Patton and
forced the ball away from goal only for Halliday to have to
block an incoming shot from Wallace.
On 21 Durham
got a reward as Patton shot from 15 yards and beat Connell
to bring the score to 2 - 1. On 22 Bulford turned in the
area buthis shot was blocked.Durham broke and Noble fed
Patton but Connell saved his shot. Durham were looking for
an equaliser as Davis had a corner selected across the
Dunston goal by Fixot, and then Wallace shot wide from
Nobles cross.
On
30, McAndrew picked the ball up in the Durham half and
attacked the defence before shooting low into the near post
from three yards out 3-1 to Dunston. Durham came back on 35
as Fixot shot wide from 18 yards out. On 42 Davis again had
a shot which Connell took low down, but on 44 Patton met a
cross from Wallace and the ball rebounded of Connell on the
second attempt Connell was unable to save and Durham had
their second. Just before half time Patton had another shot
which Ormston deflected it for a corner.
Durham continued the second half on the attack and
on 47 Fixot shot over the bar, on 49, Dixon gave away a free
kick which was taken by Patton, the shot was deselected off
Noble and Connell was forced to push the ball around the
post. Dunston got back on 52 as Halliday cross was met by
Bulford with the ball going over the bar, then on 54,
Bulford had a shot stopped by a defender.
Durham
responded and Gilhespy blocked a shot from Patton, Patton
recoiled from the challenge and the referee gave a penalty,
out of the blue, Noble dispatched the penalty and the score
was now 3-3 after 57minutes.
On 60 Harrison had a
free kick scooped away by Cook, Bulford than challenged for
the ball and appeared to be pushed but in the referees eyes
he was adjudged to be feigning a foul and was cautioned
instead of the penalty. On 62 Harrison again played in a
free kick which Scorer headed just wide. On 65 Gilhespy
again broke from his defensive shackle and this time crossed
the ball low, Bulford missed it but McAndrew at the back
post was unable to control the ball quickly and his shot hit
the side netting.
On 70 Fenwick was on the end of a
Halliday through ball and struck the ball into the net for
4-3 to Dunston. A minute later another Harrison free kick
was deflected by a defender and struck the cross bar and
rebounded clear.
On 72 Durham levelled as a ball form Noble was played into the
packed Dunston area and Patton challenged and the ball ended
up in the Dunston goal, was disaster going to strike again,
score now 4 -4. On 75, Halliday crossed and a McAndrew shot
was tipped over the bar by Cook, 2 minutes later Scorer
headed a Harrison free kick just over the bar, on 80 Munro
had ashot saved by Connell, before Ormston received a ball
on the edge of the box his lay back to Fenwick was ended in
a shot wide of the target.
On 87 Gibbons was fed
through by Patton only for the alert Connell collecting the
ball on the edge of his box. On 89 Gilhespy fed the ball
through to McAndrew whose shot hit the side netting, then a
Wilson cross was headed wide at the back post by defender
Maley. Just when we all thought that was it Halliday shot
and Gibbons handled the ball preventing a goal, he was
justly sent off and Fenwick stepped up to place the penalty
kick confidently into the net for the winner 5-4 to Dunston
Full time score: Dunston 5 Durham 4
Dunston should have had this game won a lot
earlier but the resilience of the Durham side lead by Patton
caused them trouble especially around the half time as they
twice came back from 2 goals down but Dunston somehow got
the winning goal which they deserved right on the final
whistle.
Dunston Man of the Match:
Scott Fenwick whose eventual hat trick was essential for
this victory, others worthy of mentions were Connell,
Gilhespy, and Bulford, while the supply of balls into the
Durham goal area by Harrison and Halliday was tremendous.
Dunston UTS: Connell, Harrison,
Halliday, Ormston, Scorer, Gilhespy, Kane (Wightman71),
Dixon, Fenwick, Bulford (Wilson 70), McAndrew. Subs not
Used: McDermott, Preen |
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