Cheadle Town Reserves F.C. vs Darwen Reserves F.C.

Kick off 3.00pm 23rd September 2006

Line up (player rating)

1. Ian Harle (3)

2. Nicholas Griffiths (3)

3. Philip Taylor (3)

4. Anthony Aspin (3) (captain)

5. Nicholas Brookes (3)

6. Richard Sheilds (3)

7. Rhendon Pillay (3)

8. Matthew Halse (3) (mom)

9. Stephen Maynard (3) (sub 60 min)

10. Daniel Aspin (3) (sub 85 min)

11. Lee Eccles (3) (sub 55 min)

12. Jody Naylor(3)  (55 min)

14. Neil Grime (3) (60min)

16. Peter Maynard (2) (85 min)

Score

H/T      -     1-0

F/T      -      2-1

Scorers

Daniel Aspin 66  min

Assists

Neil Grime

Report

Darwen gave a much improved performance but fell demoralisingly short of a point after a last minute winner from Cheadle.  The two Darwen goals were both from defensive errors and they paid the price for a lack of concentration in a game that they deserved a point from.

Cheadle started the better having an early shot cleared off the line.  Darwen grew into the game forcing a couple of chances and an even first half looked to be petering out into a draw.  Then a short corner found a Cheadle player on the edge of the box and Stephen Maynard arrived a little clumsily on the scene to bring down the opposition player.  The referee gave a penalty and it was competently finished with Harle having no chance.

The second half saw Darwen create more chances and on a bouncy pitch any shot had a chance of going in.  Harle found this out when a shot bounced up and ricocheted off his nose for a corner.  Darwen became more confident but their best chance of a goal looked to be with the long ball.  One of these created the goal as a Taylor clearance was headed on by Neil Grime and Daniel Aspin weaved his way through the home defence to score.  However Darwen failed to capitalise and seemed to tire late on, Rhendon Pillay missing their best chance to find a winner.  With seconds remaining a ball across the area was cleared poorly a couple of times and eventually given away to the opposition midfield and a swerving shot past Harle sealed Darwen's fate.