Vics 2 Squires Gate 3

COMPETITION -North West Counties Premier Division.
DATE - Saturday 30th November 2019.
VENUE - Wincham Park, Northwich.

LINE-UP Vics’ -
Taberner, Henry ( Camozzi 70'), Wilson , Kenny, Barski, Winder, Clarke ( Peters 82'), Pollard, Dorney ( Kilifin 70'), Henderson , Burns
Un-used subs’ - Bruce, Christopher

Bookings : None

GOALS - Northwich Vics : Burns 8' 25'
Squires Gate : Ing 39' 75', Higham 67'

Vics lose despite being 2 up within half an hour.

Vics got an early boost when after just 8 minutes, Aaron Burns outmuscled the Squires Gate defence after chasing down a ball over the top, rounded Jordan Gidley in the 'Gate net, and slotted the ball home to put the Vics one up. However 'Gate nearly equalised when a long kick from Gidley was missed by Wilson, and found Jack Iley who rounded Taberner in the Vics' net but Kieron Kenny was on hand to smash the angled shot clear. Taberner was again called into action after 18 minutes, when Jake Higham squared the ball across to Dean Ing whose shot was goal-bound until Tabbs pushed it round for a corner. Vics extended their lead after 25 minutes when Jack Dorney did well down the left and crossed low to the near post where Aaron Burns just managed to stretch out and poke the ball into the back of the net. Vics, and Burns nearly got their 3rd a few moments later when his shot was well blocked by a 'Gate defender. Squires Gate finally got one back after 39 minutes when Taberner did brilliantly to stop first a Boyd strike, and then a Higham effort but couldn't do anything to stop Dean Ing heading in the rebound. On the stroke of half time, Vics nearly regained their 2 goal advantage when Kev Pollard won the ball in midfield and laid the ball through to Saul Henderson but his shot from the edge of the area was well saved by Gidley.

HALF-TIME : Vics 2 Squires Gate 1

A quiet start to the second half, with most of the play being in the midfield . However, 'Gate managed to get an equaliser when they earned a corner from the right, which Vics failed to clear properly, and despite another fine initial save by Taberner, Jake Higham was quickest to react and fired in the rebound. Just 8 minutes later, with Vics pushing forward. they lost the ball on the edge of 'Gate's penalty area and Sam Staunton-Turner burst away and found Josh Pollard, his shot was saved but Dean Ing was there to fire in the loose ball. Vics then started pressing forward more and more, Burns had an effort tipped onto the post and Kev Pollard shot just wide after bringing the ball down well but Squires Gate held on in the end to record a precious victory for themselves.

FULL-TIME - Northwich Vics 2 Squires Gate 3