4th November 2014
EBAC Northern League
Division 1
Celtic Nation1
Dunston UTS 0
Dunston travelled to
Cumbria on a cold rainy night to play Celtic Nation in the EBAC Northern League.
After 17 games Celtic have collected 13 points and are currently in seventeenth
place after their successful side of last season has virtually disappeared
following the surprise resignation of their owner and sponsor.
Dunston are in third
place and only 3 points behind West Auckland who have 36 points but with two
games in hand. Tonight Dunston are again struggling to name an established side
because of work commitments and injuries although tongs are in the fire for new
signings to add to the squad.
Dunston started well and
had a lot of possession, but the final ball was found to be lacking penetration
to trouble the Celtic keeper. On 4 Bulford headed over a Williams cross, Ormston
shot over the bar from 18 yards after a good build up on 8, 2 minutes later a
Harrison free kick was cleared at the back post. On 12 Earl had a shot which
Clark took low down. Williams
tried a 40 yard shot which went just over the bar on 15, before Bulford harried
a defender won the ball but his shot curved away past the far post.
Nation retaliated on 17
as Armstrong got a shot in off an Allen cross at the far post which Clark saved.
On 25, a Halliday free kick into the far post was pushed away by Casson. 5
minutes later Allen had a shot blocked by Harrison and from the resulting corner
Allen rose unchallenged at the front post to deflect the ball into the Dunston
net 1-0 Celtic Nation on 31 minutes. Dunston had another chance on 35 as
Harrison crossed but Ormston could not get a head on it.
Half time score: 1 - 0
Dunston came out firing
in the second half but once again moves broke down too easily with sloppy
control, on 47 a Halliday cross was met by the head of Fenwick but went over the bar. Nation
nearly went two up as Earl shot and the ball was inadvertently deflected by the
referee, causing Clark to change direction to save at the front post. On 55 a
Halliday corner had to punched away to safety by Casson . On 63 Kelvin got to
corner kick and headed onto the bar and clear. A minute later Allen crossed and
Armstrong headed goalwards and Clark had to make a save, from the next corner
Clark blocked another header on the line and the ball was cleared. On 66 Dan
Halliday put in a corner to the back post and Bulford forced a save from Casson,
within a minute a Halliday free kick into the back post where Dixon could just
not bundle the ball into the net, another minute and a Harrison cross was headed
clear of danger by Brown.
Dunston were now in the
ascendency but as the rain got stronger so did Celtics defence, on 76 Wilson had
2 shots blocked and the Dixon fired over the bar from 20 yards. A minute later
Halliday had a goal bound shot blocked, Dunston were trying but mistakes were
occurring and chances being missed, on 82, Douglas broke and shot over the bar,
before Wilson sent a header goalwards only to be deflected wide. In the final
minutes Clark sent in long free kick from the half way line and Dixons header
was saved.
In added on time for
stoppages and time wasting Bulford had a header from a Harrison cross go just
over the bar.
Full time score: Celtic
Nation 1 Dunston 0
A game of missed
opportunities and Dunston being punished again for a defensive error in allowing
Allen space and opportunity to glance a header into the net. Dunston tried in the second half but
did not have the ability to force an equaliser never mind a winner, meanwhile
goal keeper Andy Clark pulled off some good saves at the other end, especially a deflected
shot off the referee which had him going the wrong way.
Dunston Man of the
Match: Andy Clark pulled off some good saves keeping his side in with a
chance to get back into the game. Gareth Williams also did well in a packed midfield on a sticky
pitch. Dan Wilson also did well after coming on as substitute for the tiring
Scott Fenwick.
Celtic Nation:
Casson, Kelvin (Moylan 70), Lee, Crozier, Bowman, Brown, Armstrong (Roberts 66),
Cummersky, Allan, Earl ( Salkeld 86), Douglas. Subs not used: Roberts,
Coward, Moylan, Salkeld,
Broome.
Dunston UTS:
Clark, Harrison, Halliday, Williams, Cattanach, Gilhespy, Ormston, Dixon,
Fenwick (Wilson 65), Bulford, Kane (Wightman 70). Subs not Used: Coulson, Preen
Dunston's next game:
away to Morpeth Town,League 8 November 2014, 3:00 pm KO
Report By T.C
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