Wednesday's football March 10
12/03/10 16:13 Filed in:
Reportsby MALCOLM PRATT
Ryhope CW just couldn't find a way past the Jarrow defence, despite dominating
their 'home' game which was played at Houghton.
"We would not have scored if we had played another 90 minutes. It was one of
those nights but Jarrow gave a tremendous team performance with goalkeeper Mark
English outstanding," observed Ryhope secretary Dougie Benison.
The Wearsiders extended their lead at the top of the Wearside League to eight
points but Scarborough Town now have three games in hand.
Silksworth had conceded 11 goals in their previous two games and when Wolviston
went two up by the hour, another defeat was on the cards.
But Steven Smith's side battled back and deservedly shared the points in a 2-2
draw.
Richard Mills twice beat goalkeeper David McKinley before Owen Shannon reduced
the deficit in the 65th minute. With 10 minutes remaining, Andrew Place hit the
equaliser.
Easington Colliery had no such problems in their game with Coxhoe Athletic.
The Colliers' made a dream start, scoring after just six minutes with a Martin
Langley header.
Haydn Pace struck twice in the space of three minutes early in the second period
and but for the brilliance of goalkeeper Tom Orton, Coxhoe would have suffered
an even heavier defeat.
New Marske were another side in scoring mode as they crushed bottom-of-the-table
Willington 10-0. Shaun Mackin and Richard Playforth both rifled hat-tricks with
Shaun Howes (2), Stephen Barker and Andrew Dawson also getting in on the scoring
act.
In contract, Annfield Plain failed to score at Windscale where they dominated
for 90 minutes, hitting the woodwork on several occasions. In stoppage time,
Dan Gullen had the ball in the net for the Cumbrians but his effort was
disallowed.
