Northern Premier League Division 1
Bishop Auckland 0 : Eastwood Town 1
23 April, 2006
Team: Tony Davison, Aaron Fletcher, John Barker (Michael Robinson 65mins), Paul Griffith, Graham Low, David Spence (Brian Healy 72mins), Stephen Winspear, Dan Newby, Martin Barwick, David Wells, Dale Mendum
With five players injured and two unavailable from the previous days encounter at Mossley, Bishops turned to the St.Mary's U18s to bolster the squad with four players together with the returning Mendum to complete their third game in four games.
1st Half: Mendum checks the ball pressure (c) FILMAR Photography
Bishops battled hard in the first half and but for two saves from ex-Bishop Dale Roberts, on loan at Eastwood from Nottingham Forest, would surely have gone in ahead at half time.
1st Half: Newby pressures Roberts (c) FILMAR Photography
On 33 minutes Barwick's low shot was turned past the post low down by Roberts. On 38 minutes the tireless Newby's lob was frantically turned over the bar.
2nd Half: Davison saves, but beware the rebound (c) FILMAR Photography
The second half proved to be too much for Bishops overworked players and they fell behind to a goal from Meikle on 60 minutes. Davison saved the initial shot but the rebound was turned back in and headed home from just in front of the goal-line.
Neither side created any more meaningful chances as the game ambled to a conclusion.
2nd Half: High Feet ? (c) FILMAR Photography
2nd Half: Barwick on the run (c) FILMAR Photography
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