Wednesday's football December 2009
10/12/09 13:31 Filed in:
Reportsby MALCOLM PRATT
Substitute goalkeeper Michael Smith had an eventful game but couldn't prevent
Silksworth from losing 3-1 to Annfield Plain in last night's Wearside League
clash.
A well-worked move opened up the opportunity for Roy Gordon to fire the
visitors in front after just five minutes but Chris Lindstedt's team
deservedly levelled on 36 minutes with a good angled drive from Scott Walker.
During the interval, goalkeeper Anthony Mustard had to retire with an injured
shoulder and Smith's very first touch of the ball was to pick it out of the
net when Paul Henderson delivered a clinical finish in the 46th minute.
Smith then conceded a 68th-minute penalty for which he received a yellow card
and was beaten by Colin Snailham from the spot.
Smith did atone with two outstanding saves and the Plain held on to move into
seventh position.
Boldon CA won a seven-goals thriller against bottom-of-the-table Willington at
Hall Lane.
The South Tynesiders made a dream start scoring through Chris Robertson and
Shaun Heads in the first four minutes.
Michael Weston reduced the deficit but Robertson was again on target to
restore Boldon's two-goals cushion.
Once again, the home side rallied and Matthew Leadbetter threw them a lifeline
only for Heads to head home. Weston then netted Willington's third goal but
Boldon survived the final minutes.
Houghton Town exited the Wearside League Cup when Jarrow were 3-1 winners at
Leyburn Grove.
The only goal of the first half was credited to Chris Lunn and midway through
the second period Kevin Gordon equalised but two goals in the final 10 minutes
from Liam Clark (pen) and Lee Buglass carried Jarrow into the Second Round.
Guisborough Town HC crashed out to New Marske whose marksmen, in a 7-0 rout,
were Shaun Mackin (4), Andrew Dawson and Richard Clayforth.