Northwich Vics 1 Longridge Town 2

COMPETITION -North West Counties Premier Division.
DATE - Saturday 14th December 2019.
VENUE - Wincham Park, Northwich

LINE-UP Vics’ -
Taberner, Henry, Kenny, Barski, Peters, Clarke, Camozzi, Pollard, Winder , Kilifin , Powell
Un-used subs’ - ,Dorney

Bookings : Pollard 27' Peters 60'

GOALS : Northwich Vics : Kilifin 56'
Longridge Town : Birch 65' Ince 69'

Vics lose again after taking the lead

The first half was a quiet affair with Vics content to frustrate the ball playing opponents and try and catch them on the break. Indeed it was Vics who had the first two efforts with a shot from Ryan Winder testing Lee Dovey in the Town net, and then Joe Camozzi flashing a shot just wide.in the first 10 minutes. However Vics were indebted to keeper Danny Taberner in the 16th minute, when he produced a fingertip save to deny Tom Ince after he tried an audacious lob. The rest of the first half produced few clear cut chances, but plenty of good quick passing from Longridge and determined closing down by Vics limiting the chances. Tom Powell , for vVcs got down the left wellington the 36th minute and fired a shot in which was deflected and saved easily by the keeper, whilst Longridge broke quickly in the 41st minute and forced Taberner into a fine save.

HALF-TIME : Northwich Vics 0 Longridge Town 0

Vics started the second half by pushing up a little , and closing down on the ball playing Longridge defenders. this quickly paid dividends when in the 56th minute, great pressure by Tom Powell and Ryan Kilifin forced Josh Heaton into an error, and Kilifin took full advantage by cooly slotting the ball past Dovey . Vics then looked comfortable until the 65th minute when the ball was lost cheaply in midfield and the ball was played up to Daniel Birch outside the right side of the penalty box, whose shinned cross/shot deceived Taberner and looped into the top left corner. Worse was to follow just 4 minutes later, when a Longridge corner was crossed into the box where Josh Heaton easily headed across for the unmarked Tom Ince to head into the net. Vics kept huffing and puffing, but could create few chances , and always having to be aware of Town's quick flowing football. Keiron Kenny had Vics best chance when he met a free kick which was floated into the box but his header was straight into the keeper's arms.

FULL-TIME - Northwich Vics 1 Longridge Town 2

Disappointing to lose again after taking the lead, but all the old bad habits crept back in after conceding the "lucky" first goal.