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Unibond Premier | Saturday, 22 February |
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Gateshead 0 | 1 Stalybridge Celtic |
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Written by : Unofficial
Gateshead FC |
The cold weather
froze Gateshead today, as they showed nothing of the spirit or fire that
they had done previously this year. A single goal by Nathan Wharton, struck
from 20-yards after 22 minutes hit the bottom corner of the net as Jon
Kennedy failed to make contact with his diving efforts.
Stalybridge also failed to show why they are second in the division and the
one goal was enough to ensure the three points. Tempers were raised during
the first half, which might have changed the way the game continued if Mr
Parry had shown some bottle and carded some Stalybridge players.
Mr Parry booked Colin Potts on 38 minutes after he tackled Paul Thompson to
the ground and then pushed him in the face after they got up. The rule
states
that this is a red card offence! As the fans in the stand started to have a
go at each other the players on the pitch took this as an example. On 40
minutes Thompson made a reckless challenge to win the ball but it took no
less than five Stalybridge players to show Thompson that he can't tackle in
this game. I'm sure the bruising on Thompson will show up soon after he was
kicked by at least two players, including the scorer Wharton.
Gateshead did come close to scoring on the rare occasion though, Keith
Douglas, making his first start for Gateshead crossed from the right on 36
minutes to see the cross hit the stanchion and go out. The second half saw
even less pressure but more shots somehow. Thompson shot over on 75 minutes
after a clever piece of skill saw Willie Moat back heel to the attacking
midfielder.
With Gateshead pushing Thompson up front and bringing on the lumbering ox
Dale Telfer Stalybridge hit on the counter attack and held the ball in the
corners. Phil Eastwood did want to see the visitors make the game safe as he
surged forward and passed to substitute Tony Black who forced a save from
Kennedy on 84 minutes. |
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Celtic Line-up:
Dootson, German, Fitzgerald, Bowker, Pearce, Wharton, Parr, Bowman, Denham
(Black),
Eastwood, Potts (Mayers) Unused Subs: Hooper |
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