Northern League Division 1
24 March 2008
Bishop Auckland 0 :
Team: Chris Porter, Lee Foster,
Dominic Gamble, Kevin Dixon, Martin Langley, Paul Crager, Joe Fairish, Curt
Warburton, Gavin Parkin, Carl Chillingsworth, Darren Richardson (Amar Purewal
71mins)
Spennymoor’s
footballing franchisees once again got the better of the Two Blues but for the
first time since Evenwood relocated, Bishops gave the black and whites a real
game.
There were chances
at both ends in the first half. Bishops
should have after 25 minutes when
Minutes later
Parkin was in the clear but saw his shot saved by ‘keeper Lawson’s legs.
Just after the half
hour, the Town almost took the lead when Jamie Clarke rose at the far post to
head a deep cross against the near upright.
Spennymoor took the
lead on 51 minutes when Raw hung out a leg to deflect the ball home from close
range to make it 1-0.
Joe Fairish was
unlucky not to equalise on 52 minutes when the midfielder shot from 25 yard,
but his dipping shot was tipped onto the bar by Lawson.
Curt Warburton
missed an easy chance on 62 minutes after Gamble’s low cross had caused Lawson to
spill the ball, but the midfielder fell back and his shot cleared the bar.
Warburton was again
in the action as his free kick after Fairish was upended on the edge of the box
was tipped over for a corner.
Bishops continued
to press and a deep cross from Fairish was met at the far post by
Chillingsworth who headed back across the box but hacked clear by a Moors
defender.
Porter pulled off a
good save on 86 minutes, but Bishops were unable to force any further chances,
leaving Bishops first division survival hanging by the slenderest of threads.