Northern League Division 1
18 April 2007
Billingham Synthonia 3 : Bishop Auckland 1
Team: Chris Porter,
Paul Collins, Paul Crager, Craig Winter, Paul Griffith, Robbie Clarkson, Bryan
Stewart, Paul Cambpell, Lee Johnston (Adam Clough 76mins), Daryll Evans (Joe
Fairish 86mins), Dale Mendum
A disappointing performance against FA Vase Semi Finalists
ended in late defeat, but Billingham should have secured the points much
earlier in the evening.
Billingham hit the outside of the post on five minutes and
had most of the play in the first half.
On 20 minutes Bryan Stewart, comfortably Bishops best player on the
night, cut in from the right and fired in a low shot which was well saved by
Bishops were behind on 21 minutes when a low cross to an
unmarked Neil Campbell found the big striker with plenty of time to fire low
past Porter.
Clarkson almost equalised on 22 minutes when he fired a
thrity yard free kick which was heading to the top corner until pushed over the
bar.
Billingham looked dangerous putting in a series of crosses
which stretched the Bishops defence including one on 41 minutes which Winter cleared off the line.
For the second game in a row Stewart capitalised on a bad
back pass. This time a pass along
Billingham’s back line was intercepted before the winger cut in and shot over