Saturday, October 31, 2009
Old Boys Maintain Top Spot
BGSOB 3-0 Lytham St. Annes
Fidler (2)
Matthews
The Old Boys maintained their one hundred per cent start to the season with a three-nil win over Lytham St. Annes.
After a two week break between fixtures the Old Boys showed no signs of rustiness as they started well and made all the early running. With pressure on the Lytham defence mounting, Dave Matthews pounced on a rebound producing a perfect finish into the side netting with a reverse stick shot.
The visitors did produce moments of good play, but the Bury defence held firm and keeper Heaton was rarely called into action during the first thirty five minutes. As the half progressed, The Old Boys made an increasing number of chances and doubled their lead shortly before half time.
Leading scorer Fidler fired another spectacular reverse stick shot, this time finding the bottom right hand corner. The opening fifteen minutes of the second half saw Lytham apply great pressure to the home defence, and Heaton was called into action; firstly saving when one on one, and then turning over a deflected short corner.
The reintroduction of Fidler and Cooke, together with Matthews saw the Old Boys resume control of the game. The result was put beyond doubt when Fidler hit another reverse stick effort, which was deflected past the visiting keeper. This gave Fidler his twelfth goal in four games.
Bury have now won all four of their opening matches and have done so without conceding a goal, whilst scoring thirty of their own. They face another break next week, before taking on local rivals Bolton at Parenthorn.
Fidler (2)
Matthews
The Old Boys maintained their one hundred per cent start to the season with a three-nil win over Lytham St. Annes.
After a two week break between fixtures the Old Boys showed no signs of rustiness as they started well and made all the early running. With pressure on the Lytham defence mounting, Dave Matthews pounced on a rebound producing a perfect finish into the side netting with a reverse stick shot.
The visitors did produce moments of good play, but the Bury defence held firm and keeper Heaton was rarely called into action during the first thirty five minutes. As the half progressed, The Old Boys made an increasing number of chances and doubled their lead shortly before half time.
Leading scorer Fidler fired another spectacular reverse stick shot, this time finding the bottom right hand corner. The opening fifteen minutes of the second half saw Lytham apply great pressure to the home defence, and Heaton was called into action; firstly saving when one on one, and then turning over a deflected short corner.
The reintroduction of Fidler and Cooke, together with Matthews saw the Old Boys resume control of the game. The result was put beyond doubt when Fidler hit another reverse stick effort, which was deflected past the visiting keeper. This gave Fidler his twelfth goal in four games.
Bury have now won all four of their opening matches and have done so without conceding a goal, whilst scoring thirty of their own. They face another break next week, before taking on local rivals Bolton at Parenthorn.
