15 - Stalybridge Celtic vs Cammell Laird

MATCH REPORT
FROM LANCASTER CITY
Celtic came from behind before the heavens opened to earn a
point on the road in Lancaster.
Chris Dagnall’s equaliser from a
wonderful Theo Bailey-Jones cross
ensured Celtic returned from The Giant
Axe with a point.
After a sluggish start by both teams,
Lancaster found their feet first. Niall
Cowperthwaite forced Greg Hall into the
first stop of the match, testing the Celtic
keeper. It was a good low stop from Hall
but impossible to hold. In the scramble
that followed, Dominic Lawson pushed
the ball over the line, and though hacked
clear, it was judged to have crossed the
line.
Cowperthwaite had a go from thirty
yards to try and double their advantage,
whilst the closest Celtic came in this
period saw Raul Correia’s venomous
strike blocked by Andy Teague.
Celtic got back into the game with an
inch perfect cross from Bailey-Jones
after Correia had laid the ball out to
him. Dagnall arrowed the header past a
flailing Sam Waller.
Both sides could have grabbed another
before the break with a sharp stop
denying Bailey-Jones’s volley whilst
Hall had plenty of time to get down and
smother Dale Whitham’s effort from
range.
Bailey-Jones started the second half off
with a low drive from the edge of the box,
which may have been going wide, but
Waller made sure.
It was Bailey-Jones again as the rain
lashed down, but Waller was well-placed.
Heading into the last ten minutes, Eddie
Ikpakwu beat Greg Hall, but not Matty
Carson who on the line was able to hack
the ball away.
In injury time, substitute Tinashe
Chakwana got a glorious chance to
snatch all three points but he headed a
Harry Benns cross narrowly over the bar.
1 LANCASTER CITY 1
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Dom LAWSON (13) Chris DAGNALL (38)
Total Shots
4
Corners
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POST MATCH REACTION
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On Target
Offsides
STALYBRIDGE CELTIC
3 5 2
Off Target
4 3 2 10 6
Fouls
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