Tag: Northern League
Dunston UTS 0 Shildon 1
Shildon moved 4 points clear at the top of the Northern League Division One with a 1-0 victory against Dunston, and also finished the game with 10 men after Ben Wood was sent off.
Mark Hudson scoring from the spot in the last few minutes of the game after the Dunston Goalkeeper Liam Connell pushed Kyle Fryatt in a off the ball incident.
Full Match Report To Follow
Shildon 3 Durham City 0
A Good Solid Team Performance
Shildon AFC are now four points clear at the top of the league after beating Durham City 3 – 0 at Dean Street on Wednesday 16th September 2015. However, three teams have games in hand over Shildon and if they win them all they will go above the Railwaymen.
Durham started strongly with Shildon defenders making three great blocks one after the other.
The home side opened the scoring on 15 minutes when Man-of-the-Match Ben Wood’s curling 20 yarder gave keeper Thomas Flynn no chance.
Just before the interval it was 2 – 0 when Billy Greulich-Smith fired low into the bottom corner.
Half Time: Shildon AFC 2 Durham City 0
In the second half Shildon’s Gary Brown and Carl Jones defended brilliantly, not allowing Durham any real scoring opportunities.
It was quite an uneventful half until Ben Wood broke through on 74 minutes scoring on his second attempt. Near the end Wood missed two chances to complete his hat-trick.
Final Score: Shildon AFC 3 Durham City 0
Goalscorers: Wood 15, 74, Greulich-Smith 44.
Subs: Fryatt for Hudson 75, Davis for Connor 75.
Bookings: None
Man-of-the-Match: Ben Wood
After the match manager Gary Forrest said “It was a good solid team performance today. We have played 10 league games and kept 7 clean sheets. At home we have scored 23 goals and only conceded 1 “.
Shildon 4 West Auckland 0
A Very Comfortable Win
Top of the league Shildon AFC played bottom club West Auckland Town at Dean Street on Saturday 12th September 2015 with the class difference evident from the kick off , the Railwaymen winning easily 4 – 0, with all the goals coming in the first half.
On 19 minutes a Matty Robson cross was headed in by Billy Greulich-Smith. Constant pressure paid off just before the half hour when Ben Wood crossed for Paul Connor to head past keeper David Knight. Minutes later Matty Robson squared the ball to Daniel Moore whose right foot curler found the roof of the net. Just before the interval a corner kick was cleared out to Daniel Moore who blasted through a crowded defence for 4 – 0 and game well and truly over for West.
Half Time: Shildon AFC 4 West Auckland Town 0
As in the first half it was one-way-traffic in the second, but despite having all the possession Shildon were unable to capitalise on their superiority. They missed chance after chance and should have doubled their score, with Daniel Moore, Billy Greulich-Smith, Paul Connor and Kyle Fryatt all squandering good scoring opportunities.
Final Score: Shildon AFC 4 West Auckland Town 0
Goalscorers: Greulich-Smith 19, Connor 28, Moore 35, 45.
Subs: Harwood for Robson 71, Fryatt for Connor 71, Rae for Wood 79.
Booking: (Y) Ellison 84.
Washington 4 Shildon 2
Shildon AFC Beaten by Washington
Top of the league Shildon AFC travelled to second placed Washington FC on Tuesday 8th September 2015 in the Ebac Northern League, with the Railwaymen going down 4 – 2.
The Mechanics are the surprise team of the season, having not lost a single game so far in all competitions.
They were ahead after just 90 seconds when captain Mark Davison fired past Shildon’s stand in keeper Jake Johnson.
Shildon thought they had equalised after 6 minutes but Mark Doninger’s shot was ruled off side. However, they did level on 11 minutes when Paul Connor found Jonathan Davis.
Half Time: Washington FC 1 Shildon AFC 1
Washington were ahead straight from the kick off when a right wing cross found Michael Cochrane whose long range drive beat injured keeper Johnson.
The home side piled on the pressure with Shildon’s Dan groves clearing off the line.
It was 3 – 1 on 69 minutes when a right corner gave Ross Preston a free header. Minutes later Washington’s Michael Coglan’s free kick hit the bar.
Against the run of play Shildon pulled a goal back when Bobby Moore fired low into the bottom corner.
Washington extended their lead on 80 minutes when John Butler head home from close range.
Final Score: Washington FC 4 Shildon AFC 2
Goalscorers: Davis 76, Moore 76.
Subs: Hudson for Wing 63, Greulich-Smith for Fryatt 75, Wood for Davis 75.
Man-of-the-Match: Gary Brown
Shildon can have no qualms about the result as Washington were the far better side on the night, particularly in the second half.
