Saturday, November 22, 2008
Old Boys Hit Four Again.
BGSOB 4-0 Prescot 3s
Cooke
Matthews
Waywell
S. Sheikh
Bury scored four goals for the third successive game as they kept themselves level on points at the top of the league.
The game started well for the Old Boys as they immediately began to string passes together. A neat exchange of passes down the left wing saw Berry play Matthews into space after just two minutes. Matthews jinked past two defenders before smashing his shot narrowly wide of the near post.
This set the tone for the first half as Bury proceeded to dominate possession, creating numerous chances. Cooke, Waywell and Sameer Sheikh all saw shots saved by the Prescot keeper before the deadlock was finally broken. Following a good defensive interception the ball was delivered to Waywell in midfield. His superb first time pass found Cooke in space and the in-form striker showed good skill and composure as he drew the keeper and placed the ball confidently into the net.
Once again the Bury midfield was looking impressive as the home side looked to add to their lead. When the second goal did arrive, it was courtesy of another blistering Dave Matthews short corner. The Bury forward smashed an unstoppable shot into the bottom corner, scoring his fourth goal of the season.
Not to be outdone Mark Waywell then produced his trade mark marauding run down the left wing. Having beaten three men, the striker cut into the ‘D’ and managed to shoot from a tight angle. The ball managed to beat both defender and goalkeeper as it found its way in at the near post.
With a three nil lead, Bury took their foot off the gas somewhat, in the second half. As a result, their passing wasn’t quite as crisp as it had been and Prescot capitalised on this to present more of an attacking threat.
Bury were still creating chances however and Joe Ainscow was superbly denied his third goal in three appearances following a tremendous triple save from the Prescot keeper. The Old Boys finally made the game secure fifteen minutes from the end. A Hillary short corner was saved by the Prescot keeper, but Sameer Sheikh was on hand to score The Old Boys fourth and final goal.
This was another solid performance from The Old Boys, with keeper Heaton keeping his fourth clean sheet out of seven appearances. As the Christmas break approaches, the Old Boys will know that they can’t relax if they want to maintain their good position until the end of the season.
Squad: Heaton, T. Sheikh, J. Lowe, S. Sheikh, McManus, Hillary, Matthews, Foster, Berry, Waywell, Cooke, C.Lowe, Todd, Robinson, Wright, Ainscow.
MOM: Matthews
Cooke
Matthews
Waywell
S. Sheikh
Bury scored four goals for the third successive game as they kept themselves level on points at the top of the league.
The game started well for the Old Boys as they immediately began to string passes together. A neat exchange of passes down the left wing saw Berry play Matthews into space after just two minutes. Matthews jinked past two defenders before smashing his shot narrowly wide of the near post.
This set the tone for the first half as Bury proceeded to dominate possession, creating numerous chances. Cooke, Waywell and Sameer Sheikh all saw shots saved by the Prescot keeper before the deadlock was finally broken. Following a good defensive interception the ball was delivered to Waywell in midfield. His superb first time pass found Cooke in space and the in-form striker showed good skill and composure as he drew the keeper and placed the ball confidently into the net.
Once again the Bury midfield was looking impressive as the home side looked to add to their lead. When the second goal did arrive, it was courtesy of another blistering Dave Matthews short corner. The Bury forward smashed an unstoppable shot into the bottom corner, scoring his fourth goal of the season.
Not to be outdone Mark Waywell then produced his trade mark marauding run down the left wing. Having beaten three men, the striker cut into the ‘D’ and managed to shoot from a tight angle. The ball managed to beat both defender and goalkeeper as it found its way in at the near post.
With a three nil lead, Bury took their foot off the gas somewhat, in the second half. As a result, their passing wasn’t quite as crisp as it had been and Prescot capitalised on this to present more of an attacking threat.
Bury were still creating chances however and Joe Ainscow was superbly denied his third goal in three appearances following a tremendous triple save from the Prescot keeper. The Old Boys finally made the game secure fifteen minutes from the end. A Hillary short corner was saved by the Prescot keeper, but Sameer Sheikh was on hand to score The Old Boys fourth and final goal.
This was another solid performance from The Old Boys, with keeper Heaton keeping his fourth clean sheet out of seven appearances. As the Christmas break approaches, the Old Boys will know that they can’t relax if they want to maintain their good position until the end of the season.
Squad: Heaton, T. Sheikh, J. Lowe, S. Sheikh, McManus, Hillary, Matthews, Foster, Berry, Waywell, Cooke, C.Lowe, Todd, Robinson, Wright, Ainscow.
MOM: Matthews
