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THE LIONS DEN
NORTH WEST COUNTIES PREMIER
GLOSSOP N.E 1
COLNE F.C. 2
Colne made the trip to
Surrey street for the
second time in four days as
they faced Glossop once
more after defeating them
at the weekend.
Manager Paul Weller made
a few changes from the
weekends FA Cup win, with
Watkinson missing through
Injury, following a strong
challenge in the previous
game. Last-minute
goalscorer Ryan Bolton
also missed out due to
holiday and Finley
Devenney dropped to the
bench with a niggle.
Full debuts for returning
reds, Brad Knox & Billy
Hasler-Cregg and Sam
Pickles also got his first
start for the reds.
Colne started on the front
foot, playing some lovely
football on the sandy
Surrey Street pitch and on
8 minutes, the GNE keeper
made a smart stop at his
near post to deny the lively
looking Pickles.
7 minutes later, Forshaw
looked to have diverted a
pin point Lloyd cross
home, but once again
Hood, on his second debut
for GNE made a great
reaction save from close
range to deny Forshaw a
first league goal for the
reds.
Midway through the first
half, Jack Burrows released
Pickles who drove at the
Glossop Back line and
unleashed a powerful drive
goalboud, but the
outstretched Hood once
more made a stunning
save to deny the reds a
deserved lead.
Glossop, offering little
going forward were
thankful of Hood again on
40 minutes as Lloyd broke
through the defensive unit
with ease, but couldn't
beat Hood.
Yoak, returning to the
Glossop side following a
stint on the bench, had the
Hillmens best chance of
the first half with a
powerful freekick from 40
yards, which Goodwin was
equal to, diverting for a corner.
As the half eventually drew to a
close following a dominating
first half for the reds, Pickles
looked certain to have given
the reds the lead, his shot from
8 yards was superbly tipped
around the post by Hood,
leaving the entire ground
scratching their head, on just
how he managed to save that.
As the second half progressed,
it was clear to see Michael
Worthington had instructed the
home side to pick up their
intensity as they put some early
pressure on the reds to deny
them the time and space they
had in the first half.
The home side got away with a
series of corners, but Colne
were pressing and on 60
minutes, Hasler-Creggs
looping header was cleared off
the line, onto the bar by
Hartshome, somehow leaving
the sides still level.
Colne: Goodwin | Burrows | Lloyd | Wallbank | Winstanley | Devenney | Watkinson |
McCann | Forshaw | Bolton | Weaver
Subs: Pickles | Da Costa | Amarzou | Diakite | Hasler-Cregg
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