Match Reports - Sat 22nd Aug 2009
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ReportsWEARSIDE LEAGUE
by MALCOLM PRATT
A week ago Houghton Town suffered an 8-1 defeat at the hands of Easington
Colliery and the critics claimed they would struggle during their first season
in the Wearside League.
But they hit back with a vengeance at Hartlepool when they celebrated winning by
an identical score.
An own goal gave them an early advantage but Lee Kitchen quickly equalised. From
then on though Houghton bossed the game and seven players found the net.
Simon Williams, David Sewell, Paul Maw, Steve Williamson, Mark Robinson, Mark
Catchside and Lewis Turnbull came up trumps to inspire confidence that they will
not, after all, be strugglers.
Ashbrooke Belford House were also in scoring mode and they hit Willington for
six to preserve one of only two 100 per cent records.
Peter Benson was an early marksman from the penalty spot and when Richard Oxman
and Martin Deacon also struck, the visitors were in real trouble.
They did manage to pull a goal back before the interval courtesy of Martin Scott
but there was no stopping the Wearsiders and further goals flowed from Benson,
Dale Wells and Lewis Hutchinson.
Scarborough Town top the table with five wins out of five but they were taken to
the wire at Annfield Plain where a penalty by Nathan Cook was all that separated
the teams.
Silksworth led for 65 minutes through Andy Place at Easington Colliery who
claimed a point with a late penalty by Peter Crawford.
Ryhope CW are second-top, with four wins in five games. Their latest success
came at Boldon CA for whom Shaun Carroll fired home after half an hour.
Just before the break Callum Charlton restored parity and when the visitors
enjoyed much more of the possession during the second period, they were rewarded
with goals from John Butler, Gareth Hill and Charlton.
After losing their opening two matches, Jarrow have won the last three and they
made it 10 goals in two games against Guisborough HC at Perth Green.
Although the visitors led with a brace from John Ryan, they ended well beaten as
Chris Lunn rifled a hat-trick and Peter Kane struck twice.
A last-minute header by Adam Preston earned Wolviston a point at Teesside
Athletic who had gone in front with a direct corner kick from Billy Millington.
Cleator Moor Celtic won a nine-goals thriller with strikes from Lee Dunn (2),
Chris Thornton (2) and Darren Johnson. New Marske replied through Michael Mackin
(2), David Brown and Robert Jones.
