Post by Kev Panther on Feb 24, 2015 20:01:40 GMT
HONOURS EVEN AFTER MAGNIFICENT ENCOUNTER
SKELMERSDALE UNITED 1 KING’S LYNN TOWN 1
By Neil Leatherbarrow
Sometimes you don’t need lots of goals to bring a great game and the crowd at Stormy Corner on Saturday were treated to a really magnificent encounter. Two teams with a clear determination to win brought attacking endeavour from start to finish, one world class goal, another very good one, a save from each goalkeeper that would make Gordon Banks proud, some full blooded challenges and the result in doubt until the very last kick. All finished off by two smiling managers who patted each other on the back and headed off for a post-match pint together, while the supporters of both teams went home “Thoroughly Thrilled.” It was what football is all about.
Skelmersdale went close after just six minutes. Dan Mitchley slipped his marker with the ball at his feet and he was only kept out by a brave dive at his feet by King’s Lynn goalkeeper Alex Street.
About ninety seconds later came the goal of the game. A throw-in on the right and an exchange of headers saw the ball drop invitingly to Lynn’s Sam Mulready, as the ball sat up for him he lashed a dipping shot from 30 yards over goalkeeper Steve James and into the net, even the great Banks would have had no chance with it.
Teams have a habit of grabbing a goal at Skelmersdale and sitting on it for the rest of the game, to their credit King’s Lynn didn’t and it made the game a real spectacle.
In the 16th minute the visitors almost made it two. Peter Winn won the ball on the halfway line and progressed forward, about 25 yards from goal he hit a vicious swirling left-footer that somehow James got his finger-tips to and turned the ball onto his crossbar, it was a superb save.
After the twenty minute mark Skelmersdale had the majority of the possession until the interval, with youngster Ben Tollitt causing the Lynn defence a whole load of problems with his persistent runs at them. But in the 19th minute a cultured 40 yard chip from Valtar Fernandes gave Mitchley an opportunity; however, his volley went over the crossbar. Ten minutes later Mitchley was foiled again by Street, before Tollitt twice saw efforts go slightly too high.
Shortly before half-time Street made his best save of the half to palm a Kenny Strickland shot wide.
After a quiet start to the second period the game sprung to life again on the hour mark. James saved a low shot from Winn, then down the other end Scott Bakkor was fractionally beaten to the ball by Street.
In the 67th minute Skelmersdale levelled. Fernandes got down the right and crossed, Mitchley won his tussle with Ryan Fryatt in the middle and let the ball run to Tollitt in space, the left-winger didn’t waste the favour and rifled a shot inside Street’s right-hand post to level matters.
Two minutes later, Tollitt put Shaun Holden away on the left and his cross from the line was met by a textbook overhead volley by Mitchley, Street flung himself to his right and the save was breathtaking, leaving Mitchley wondering what he had to do to score.
Later on Tollitt drilled another shot wide and Bakkor had a penalty appeal turned away before on a counterattack King’s Lynn’s Ross Watson fired across the face of goal.
By the end, two tired teams had done plenty to justify a hard earned but exciting point. The only losers on the day were those that didn’t go to the match.
SKELMERSDALE UNITED: James, Fernandes, Holden, McIntosh ©, Bodie, Kirkbride (Wright, 55), Strickland, Burton, Mitchley, Whittington (Bakkor, 59), Tollitt Subs (not used) Wylie, Mooney, Meaney
KING’S LYNN TOWN: Street, Ramm (Spriggs, 82), Yong, Eze, Fryatt, Watson, Bell, Quigley, Frew (Smith, 82), Mulready, Winn Subs (not used) Stocker, McLeish, Pearson
Referee: Simon Mather (Droylsden)
Attendance: 231
SKELMERSDALE UNITED 1 KING’S LYNN TOWN 1
By Neil Leatherbarrow
Sometimes you don’t need lots of goals to bring a great game and the crowd at Stormy Corner on Saturday were treated to a really magnificent encounter. Two teams with a clear determination to win brought attacking endeavour from start to finish, one world class goal, another very good one, a save from each goalkeeper that would make Gordon Banks proud, some full blooded challenges and the result in doubt until the very last kick. All finished off by two smiling managers who patted each other on the back and headed off for a post-match pint together, while the supporters of both teams went home “Thoroughly Thrilled.” It was what football is all about.
Skelmersdale went close after just six minutes. Dan Mitchley slipped his marker with the ball at his feet and he was only kept out by a brave dive at his feet by King’s Lynn goalkeeper Alex Street.
About ninety seconds later came the goal of the game. A throw-in on the right and an exchange of headers saw the ball drop invitingly to Lynn’s Sam Mulready, as the ball sat up for him he lashed a dipping shot from 30 yards over goalkeeper Steve James and into the net, even the great Banks would have had no chance with it.
Teams have a habit of grabbing a goal at Skelmersdale and sitting on it for the rest of the game, to their credit King’s Lynn didn’t and it made the game a real spectacle.
In the 16th minute the visitors almost made it two. Peter Winn won the ball on the halfway line and progressed forward, about 25 yards from goal he hit a vicious swirling left-footer that somehow James got his finger-tips to and turned the ball onto his crossbar, it was a superb save.
After the twenty minute mark Skelmersdale had the majority of the possession until the interval, with youngster Ben Tollitt causing the Lynn defence a whole load of problems with his persistent runs at them. But in the 19th minute a cultured 40 yard chip from Valtar Fernandes gave Mitchley an opportunity; however, his volley went over the crossbar. Ten minutes later Mitchley was foiled again by Street, before Tollitt twice saw efforts go slightly too high.
Shortly before half-time Street made his best save of the half to palm a Kenny Strickland shot wide.
After a quiet start to the second period the game sprung to life again on the hour mark. James saved a low shot from Winn, then down the other end Scott Bakkor was fractionally beaten to the ball by Street.
In the 67th minute Skelmersdale levelled. Fernandes got down the right and crossed, Mitchley won his tussle with Ryan Fryatt in the middle and let the ball run to Tollitt in space, the left-winger didn’t waste the favour and rifled a shot inside Street’s right-hand post to level matters.
Two minutes later, Tollitt put Shaun Holden away on the left and his cross from the line was met by a textbook overhead volley by Mitchley, Street flung himself to his right and the save was breathtaking, leaving Mitchley wondering what he had to do to score.
Later on Tollitt drilled another shot wide and Bakkor had a penalty appeal turned away before on a counterattack King’s Lynn’s Ross Watson fired across the face of goal.
By the end, two tired teams had done plenty to justify a hard earned but exciting point. The only losers on the day were those that didn’t go to the match.
SKELMERSDALE UNITED: James, Fernandes, Holden, McIntosh ©, Bodie, Kirkbride (Wright, 55), Strickland, Burton, Mitchley, Whittington (Bakkor, 59), Tollitt Subs (not used) Wylie, Mooney, Meaney
KING’S LYNN TOWN: Street, Ramm (Spriggs, 82), Yong, Eze, Fryatt, Watson, Bell, Quigley, Frew (Smith, 82), Mulready, Winn Subs (not used) Stocker, McLeish, Pearson
Referee: Simon Mather (Droylsden)
Attendance: 231