Langley Win First Final Off the Season
08/05/10 10:02 Category: Match
Reports
By Groundhopper
The final of the D&P Trophies Knockout Cup brought together premier Division clubs Langley Park Wmc and Houghton Glendale Social who put on great a display to entertain the large crowd at New Ferens Park, Durham. Glendale have the best of the opening spell but it is Langley Park who have the first opportunity, an early Craig Coates pass into the path of Chris Reed should have been the opener. Glendale’s continued pressure pays off on the twenty second minute mark when Chris Bond heads a near post cross into the corner of the net. Langley Park reply with two good efforts from man of the match Craig Coates but keeper Dean Saunders is in fine form and saves well. Midway through the second half a Graham Jones cross finds Craig Coates unmarked at the far post, he duly equalisers with a glancing header which creeps just inside the post. Both teams go all out in search of a winner and after forty minutes referee Colin Piggott awards Glendale a penalty for a hand ball on the edge of the box, Barry Turton hammers the spot kick home but the lead is short lived. Langley Park pile forward in search of a lifesaving equaliser and are rewarded with the goal of the game from Craig Coates, a fine individual effort on the stroke of full time. Extra time fails to produce a winner and the result of the match is decided by a penalty shot out, both teams score their first three kicks but Glendales fourth is saved by keeper Dan Molyneux, Langley Park score their final two to win the shot out 5 – 4.
In the Premier Division Hetton Lyons Cricket Club Drew 1-1 with Visitors the Bay Horse, Burnmmor Cricket Club Lost 2-1 at Newton Aycliffe.
In Division One Chester Hilda Park kept up their promotion challenge with a 3-1 home win over Houghton Mill All Stars. Chester were 2-0 ahead at the break - a right wing corner deflected off Tony Chapman for the first and Josh Dyer smashed the ball past Mill keeper Ian Price for the second. Mill started well in the second half and after sixty five minutes reduced the deficit to 2-1 after some fine interplay on the right wing - Scot Watson fed Nick Thompson who ran to the bye line to produce a delightful hard low cross into the goalmouth for Steve Fenn to knock
home. However Mill's fight back ended ten minutes later when a Hilda Park break out from defence ended with Nathan Burnett lobbing the ball over keeper Price to seal the game at 3-1.
In the Third Division Pelaw Grange Dogs FC entertained Bowburn Cooperage,This was the last game of the season and both teams were in good spirits until a threw ball after 5 minutes was put just beyond Chris Hawkins and Mark Stevenson in the penalty box and the keeper came out and made contact with Mark who went over and broke his leg. When the game restarted Pelaw Grange Dogs FC brought there two substitutes on David Fleming and Anthony Nicholson as sweeper Ian Pine went with Mark. Although Pelaw Grange Dogs FC had plenty of possession it wasn't until 5 minutes into the second half when Neil Worley fired home a well taken goal. Not long later a cross found Anthony Nicholson towards the far edge of the penalty box and he volleyed his shot in with the ball bouncing in front of goal before hitting the roof of the Bowburn net. Chris Hawkins then dribbled his way in from the right wing and across the front of goal but Anthony Nicholson from a yard out fired the ball off Chris's foot to wrap the match up at 3 nil for the Pelaw Grange Dogs FC to finish on a winning note. Tony Johnston had a good game in goal for the Pelaw Grange Dogs FC and Bowburn brought there manager on 10 minutes from the end. Referee Dennis Matuszek had a good game and kept any dissent under control. Mark has finished top scorer for Pelaw Grange Dogs FC and the team and management wish him well.
