F.C.United Reserves vs Darwen F.C. Reserves

Kick off 3.00pm Saturday 2^nd October 2006

Line up (player rating)

1. Ian Harle (2)

2. Nicholas Griffiths (2)

3. Philip Taylor (2)

4. Anthony Aspin (2)

5. Peter Maynard (2) (Sub 74 min)

6. Nicholas Brookes (2)

7. Matthew Halse (2) (sub 62 min)

8. Rhendon Pillay (2)

9. Daniel Aspin (2) ((sub 80 min)

10.  Ajat Wale (3) (mom)

11. Gareth Costello (2)

12. Jody Naylor (2) (62 min)

14. Richard Sheilds (2) (74 min)

16. Stephen Maynard (2) (80 min)

 17. Neil Grime

18. Tom Donaldson

Score

H/T      -     3-0

F/T      -      6-1

Scorers

A.Wale (82 min) 

Assists

D.Aspin

Report

League leaders F.C United proved much too strong for Darwen Reserves.  Their quick incisive play coupled with some good finishing and general all round fitness showed the way football should be played and gave Darwen a good lesson.  It was Darwen however who started quickly putting some threatening moves together and forcing a couple of early corners.  On fifteen minutes all that meant nothing as a swift F.C.United counter attack resulted in a through ball catching the Darwen defence square and resulting in a great finish past Ian Harle.  F.C.United piled the pressure on and another goal soon appeared as they played a one two through the Darwen defence and the right winger finished low to Harle’s left.  Darwen had little response and the third goal said everything about the two teams confidence levels.  The  Left Winger for F.C.United cut inside and jinked past four people before firing low past Harle from outside of the area.

The second half restarted and surprisingly for fifteen minutes Darwen looked the better team, tackles were flying in and a couple of chances were spurned as they looked to regain some pride.  However in a repeat of the first half F.C.United grabbed their first chance and scored after some scrappy play from Darwen, the ball looping up after striking Harle in the chest.  The fifth goal was soon to arrive and it came from a right wing cross tapped home from the striker.  Then Darwen again came back in the game and Wale latched onto a flick from Daniel Aspin to fire home low and get back some pride.  It was not to be however as F.C.United scored a thunderous sixth from the edge of the box.

A defeat is a defeat but Darwen can have some pride as this was easily the toughest looking fixture of the season.  Hopefully more points can be gleaned from easier matches to come.