25th July 2006 Ashton Athletic 2 Prestwich Heys 3 Goldline Trophy Group D Round 2
A Prestwich rivival in the last ten minutes severely dented Ashton's push for qualification for the last 8 of the prestigious Goldline Trophy, as first slack marking in the box and then a slack pass across the 18 yard box allowed the visitors to overcome a 2-1 deficit.
The game had started so well for Ashton, matching the Manchester Premier Division Champs, and Goldline finalists last year. An even first half was tipped towards Ashton with a thunderbolt header in the 35th minute by Captain Mike Watson direct from a long throw into the box by Steve Rothwell.
Ashton's rythmn was then upset by the loss of Damon Martland with a dead leg and the home side had to re-organise through the midfield.
This gave Prestwich a foothold and as half time approached an overhit corner found the Prestwich winger Dale Fielding who drifted the ball back in the direction from where it came, and found the centre half Marven Walters in space at the back post to equalise.
The second half was also a tight affair and it was Ashton once again who took the lead in the 71st minute when good inter play between strike partners Mike Rhead and Paul Townshend allowed Townshend to break through the Prestwich back line and lift the ball over the advancing keeper.
Prestwich fought back with Fielding and striker Andy Sensale looking dangerous and making inroads into the Ashton defence, getting behind the back line on more than one occassion. The defence held out until the 80th minute when a counter attack down the left allowed Fielding and Sensale to combine, with Sensale eventually finishing a cut back cross as the two recovering Ashton defenders failed to pick up the striker in the box.
The game once again seemed too tight for further goals but a slack pass across the Ashton defence in the 84th minute allowed Sensale to intercept, and although the subsequent shot was well saved by the Ashton keeper, Hewitt, the rebound was blasted in by Fielding following up.
Ashton threw men forward in the closing minutes and Paul McVeigh and Danny Jarrett both came close to rescuing a point from the game. However the final whistle sounded with Ashton ruing the mistakes in defence, and Prestwich celebrating a great fight back.
MoM for Ashton was Mike Watson and the accolade for the visitors went to Dale Fielding, a constant thorn in the Ashton sides throughout the 90 minutes.
This result and a 5-o win for Charnock Richard against Breightmet on the same night has left Ashton needing a favour from Prestwich, to beat Charnock convincingly in their remaining match, whilst Ashton need to post a healthy score away to Breightmet on the 5th August.
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The game had started so well for Ashton, matching the Manchester Premier Division Champs, and Goldline finalists last year. An even first half was tipped towards Ashton with a thunderbolt header in the 35th minute by Captain Mike Watson direct from a long throw into the box by Steve Rothwell.
Ashton's rythmn was then upset by the loss of Damon Martland with a dead leg and the home side had to re-organise through the midfield.
This gave Prestwich a foothold and as half time approached an overhit corner found the Prestwich winger Dale Fielding who drifted the ball back in the direction from where it came, and found the centre half Marven Walters in space at the back post to equalise.
The second half was also a tight affair and it was Ashton once again who took the lead in the 71st minute when good inter play between strike partners Mike Rhead and Paul Townshend allowed Townshend to break through the Prestwich back line and lift the ball over the advancing keeper.
Prestwich fought back with Fielding and striker Andy Sensale looking dangerous and making inroads into the Ashton defence, getting behind the back line on more than one occassion. The defence held out until the 80th minute when a counter attack down the left allowed Fielding and Sensale to combine, with Sensale eventually finishing a cut back cross as the two recovering Ashton defenders failed to pick up the striker in the box.
The game once again seemed too tight for further goals but a slack pass across the Ashton defence in the 84th minute allowed Sensale to intercept, and although the subsequent shot was well saved by the Ashton keeper, Hewitt, the rebound was blasted in by Fielding following up.
Ashton threw men forward in the closing minutes and Paul McVeigh and Danny Jarrett both came close to rescuing a point from the game. However the final whistle sounded with Ashton ruing the mistakes in defence, and Prestwich celebrating a great fight back.
MoM for Ashton was Mike Watson and the accolade for the visitors went to Dale Fielding, a constant thorn in the Ashton sides throughout the 90 minutes.
This result and a 5-o win for Charnock Richard against Breightmet on the same night has left Ashton needing a favour from Prestwich, to beat Charnock convincingly in their remaining match, whilst Ashton need to post a healthy score away to Breightmet on the 5th August.
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2 Comments:
i watched the game last nite.was a quick game but ashton let themselves down with their passing and keeping hold of the ball.
Thanks for your comments, hope to see you this season to witness the improvement as we gain a settled side. Many new faces still trying to gel.
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