Northern League Division 1
25 September, 2010
Bishop Auckland 3 : Jarrow Roofing 1
Bishop Auckland – Peter Jeffries / Chris Bell / Darren Atkinson (Craig Toman 84mins) / Wayne Clarke / Chris Lawson / Simon Ord / Arran Wearmouth (Adam Strong 63mins) / Stephen Salvin (capt) / Adam Emson / Steven Turnbull / Darren Richardson (Mark Henson 75mins)
Bishops welcomed back Adam Emson and Chris Lawson from injury, and Simon Ord was also available to start this afternoon against mid table Jarrow Roofing.
New signing Lewis Brown was joined on the bench by Ryan Graham, back from Brandon, plus Craig Toman, Mark Henson and Adam Strong.
Chris Lawson back in the starting line up – Picture © Peter Jackson
The match kicked off on a breezy afternoon with a threat of rain in the air, with Bishops having the advantage of the elements from the off.
Bishops made all the early pressure and on three minutes Emson was unlucky to divert the ball into the side netting from a corner.
The impressive Bell made an excellent run on six minutes beating two men and racing into the box but his attempted cut back to Salvin was intercepted.
12 minutes on the clock and Bishops took a deserved lead. Darren Richardson crossed towards Arran Wearmouth. Defender Mark Elliott beat Wearmouth to the ball and expertly rounded his own ‘keeper before leaving the ball for Bishops young attacker to hammer into the net for a third goal in four games.
1 net, 1 ball, 1 goal, no players. 1-0 – Picture © Peter Jackson
15 minutes and Wearmouth was hacked to the floor. Emson’s free kick was fired dangerously into the area and Elliott headed out for a corner, but just wide of the posts.
24 minutes and an excellent run from Atkinson down the left, and a well flighted cross to Richardson who headed well but Wells gathered the ball well.
1st Half - Peter Jeffries in action – Picture © Peter Jackson
A minute later and Emson fired a shot just over the bar from an impossibly wide angle as Bishops continued to exert intense pressure.
On the half hour Emson raced on to a ball over the top but his low shot was well saved.
A minute later and a clear penalty as a defender almost caught the ball before hacking it clear just inside the box, but the offence was missed by the unsighted match officials.
Let’s Dance !
Action in the Roofing area – Picture ©
Peter Jackson
It was all one way traffic and on 35 minutes Salvin was unlucky to see a shot deflected just wide of the far post. From the resulting corner Turnbull stretched but was unable to deflect the ball on target.
The second goal finally came on 38 minutes with another ball over the top carried on the wind and Emson raced on before calmly slotting under Wells for 2-0.
HT: Bishop Auckland 2, Jarrow Roofing 0
Roofing came out looking more determined in the second half and after a couple of half chances pulled a goal back when giant centre half Kirkup, who had been switched up front, beat the offside trap and lobbed Jeffries on 56 minutes.
A blow for Bishops on 63 minutes when Roofing captain Ian Dixon stamped on Arran Wearmouth leaving an unpleasant footprint on the Bishops midfielder’s back. Only a yellow card, but Wearmouth was off and Adam Strong replaced.
15 minutes to go and Bishops had weathered something of a revival from Roofing as Strong ran from the right towards the edge of the box. His shot was half blocked and Emson added a bit of power to it, but it flew just wide.
More indiscipline from the visitors as first a member of the Roofing management team was ordered off the bench by the referee then then Ian Dixon effectively put a second right winger out of the game when he went in high on Adam Strong leaving the young midfielder limping for the remainder of the game.
Bishops made the game secure on 81 minutes. Bell and Salvin combined well on the left and Salvin took the ball to the by-line before firing in a hard low cross which hit Adam Emson on the back of the leg and flew into the goal.
Emson’s deflection nestles in the net. 3-1 –
Picture © Peter Jackson
Emson came close to a hattrick on 85 minutes when he chipped the ball goalwards but Wells stretched to tip it over.
Four minutes from time a Dixon error let in Emson again but Wells got his face in the way of the shot and the ball flew to safety.
So, a nervy spell in the second half but all in all a very competent performance which pushes Bishops back a couple of places up the league.
FT: Bishop Auckland 3, Jarrow Roofing 1