Northern League Division 1
10 March 2007
Ashington 0 : Bishop
Auckland 1
Team: Chris Porter,
Stephen Larkin, Paul Crager, Richie Ward
(Paul Griffith 75mins), Nicky Mohan, Paul Campbell, Adam Clough, Richie Storr,
Gavin Parkin (Matthew Coad 70mins), Lev Yalcin, Dale Mendum
Peter Mulcaster took charge of his first game with the Two
Blues at a windy
Bishops kicked against the wind in the first half and played
some decent football, creating several half chances before Lev Yalcin missed an
excellent chance to open the scoring on the half hour when he fired wide with
just the ‘keeper to beat.
Porter kept Bishops level just before half time when he
saved a deflected free kick and the defence and ‘keeper combined to keep out
the rebounds.
The second half saw Bishops again edge the play without
creating too many clear chances. With
the wind continuing to cause trouble, a single goal looked likely to settle the
game.
Coad came on after 70 minutes for Parkin, and it was the
substitute who broke the deadlock on 83 minutes when he glanced a Yalcin corner
into the corner of the net to make it 1-0.
Bishops were able to defend their lead with some ease, and
used the wind to their advantage. As the
away team ran down the clock, frustration set in, and a few yellows were shown
before the final whistle ended the match to give Bishops the “double” against
the Northumberland side.