FA Cup Extra Preliminary
Round
17 August 2008
Bishop Auckland 3 :
Team: Chris Porter,
Arjun Purewal, Darren Richardson, Kevin
Dixon (Gary Anderson 87mins), Neil Wilkinson, Paul Moss, Lee Ellison, Joe
Fairish, Amar Purewal (Adam Strong 79mins), Gavin Parkin, John Pilkington (Lee
Foster 71mins)
Bishop Auckland
progressed to the Preliminary Round of the FA Cup without too many scares in
their first fixture as tenants at
After two games
going a goal down early, this time it should have been Bishops ahead as Darren
Richardson carved his way into the
On 12 minutes
Bishops took the lead. Ellison slotted a ball through the defence and Parkin
made a perfect run to collect it before calmly rounding the ‘keeper to score
his first of the season.
Paul Moss picked up
a yellow on 25 minutes but Bishops goal was largely untroubled and as the half
wore on, Bishops attacks grew. The lead was almost doubled on 32 minutes when
However, they would
not be denied and on 34 minutes Amar Purewal made it 2-0. Pilkington again split the defence with a low
pass and the young forward checked for offsides before racing clear. Although
his first shot rebounded off the ‘keeper’s feet, the rebound fell kindly and he
sidefooted home.
In the dying
seconds of the first half,
Whilst Bishops had
the majority of play in the second half, clear cut chances were rare. Parkin had an excellent opportunity on 63
minutes when he beat his man to fire in low but the shot was deflected over the
bar by an outstretched foot.
The game looked to
be safe when Arjun Purewal headed home a corner to make it 3-1 on 81 minutes
but a scrappy goal made to RA made it 3-2 on 85 minutes.
Porter was forced
to tip a deep dipping cross over the bar in the final minute but the whistle
came soon after to the relief of the home side.
Consett await in the Preliminary Round in two weeks time.