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8/9/2007 DAISY HILL 1 DARWEN 3 Darwen won a deserved first away win of the season at New Sirs, in a match they controlled for most of the 90 minutes. The victory has moved them up to sixth place in the Vodkat League Division Two. Jason Jones was suspended for this game, so manager Steve Mullen moved Stuart Telfer back into midfield.  The home side’s goal was put under pressure from the start, with Moore punching away two crosses, and then having to scramble away a well hit shot from the edge of the area by Dennis Hill. The first goal arrived on fourteen minutes. A weak home attack was broken down by Craig Chadwick, who passed the ball sideways to Matt Anderton. A through pass from Anderton found Stuart Telfer, who continued the run down the right wing, and put in a low cross. Defenders failed to clear, and Ricky Fogarty was on hand to steer the ball into the net.  Daisy Hill surprisingly levelled the game twelve minutes later, when a move down the right, involving Hynes and Houghton, ended in the latter putting a low cross in from the edge of the area. Bland managed to get in front of Daniel Finch to put a very good diving header past Joe Darwin in goal. This did not seem to affect the away team, as they again pressured the Daisy Hill goal. After a couple of good saves by Moore, and some panicky defending, Neil Almond made a great run down the left, then pulled the ball back for Ricky Fogarty, whose volley beat the keeper, but Whitaker, on the line, managed to get a foot to deflect the ball away. Fogarty did not give up, ran to retrieve the ball as it was going for a corner, and put a cross along the goal line. Stuart Telfer was waiting by the far post, and put the ball away from a narrow angle.  Two minutes later, Moore fumbled another cross under pressure from Ben Stanford, but a defender managed to clear just in time. At the other end Joe Darwin blocked a shot near the post from Fairhurst, and the home side were very unlucky before half time when a well-timed bicycle kick from Bland crashed onto the Darwen cross-bar. Darwen had several more chances, as the game went into extra time. Ben Stanford latched onto a cross, rounded Moore, but the ball trickled out of play before he could collect it. Lee Stott ran down the left and put in a dangerous low cross, but no-one got a touch. Moore also made a wonderful double save from Ricky Fogarty.  Half Time: Daisy Hill 1 Darwen 2 Fogarty picked up a calf injury, and was replaced by Jon Stephenson at the start of the second half. Five minutes in, Fairhurst got behind the Darwen defence, with a clear run on goal. Joe Darwin rushed out, and fouled the defender just outside the area. Referee Pope gave the home side a free kick, but fortunately for Darwin did not take any further action.  The game started to produce fewer chances, but Lee Stott went close with a thirty yard volley, which just cleared the home cross-bar. A few minutes after coming on, Matt Howarth produced the cross from the right for Darwen’s third goal. Moore pushed out Jon Stephenson’s initial strike, but the front man reacted quickest to net the rebound. Daisy Hill were then reduced to ten men when Veitch was dismissed for upending Stuart Telfer, his second bookable offence.  With five minutes left, Fairhurst again beat the Darwen offside trap, and unleashed a powerful shot just inside the area, producing a marvellous one-handed save from Joe Darwin. Full Time: Daisy Hill 1 Darwen 3 ATTENDANCE: 33 REFEREE: Mathew Pope ASSISTANTS: Les Lever, Ryan Graham GOALS: Daisy Hill: Bland (26) Darwen: Fogarty (14), Telfer (33), Stephenson (78) TEAMS: Daisy Hill 1. Scott Moore 2. Jim Iliff 3. Craig Whitaker 4. Aidie Veitch 5. Craig Naylor (Capt.) 6. Liam Southwell 7. Kyle Hynes 8. Ian Bland 9. John Fairhurst 10. Rob Houghton 11. Danny Williams 14. Steve Dunleavey 15. Steve Collier Darwen 1. Joseph Darwin 2. Matt Anderton 3. Lee Stott 4. Daniel Finch 5. Craig Chadwick 6. Dominic Slaven 7. Neil Almond (Capt.) 8. Stuart Telfer 9. Ben Stanford 10. Richard Fogarty 11. Dennis Hill 12. Jon Stephenson (replaced Fogarty, 45 minutes) 14. Matt Howarth (replaced Slaven, 70 minutes) 15. Paul Davies 16. Nathan Worrell (replaced Stott, 87 minutes) 17. Steve Mullen |
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