Goal-fired Colliers gun down Park’s away record
Last updated 14:03, Monday, 14 April 2008
Premier Division: Ashington Colliers 3 Gillford Park 1: Gillford Park's unbeaten away record was cracked as the Colliers fought back after Tyran Taylor struck in six minutes.
Ashington’s leading scorer David Brown fired home a leveller before the break.
And Patrice Butters netted just after the hour mark to give the home side the lead for the first time in the match and his colleague Steve Hutchinson scored a third and decisive goal in the 80th minute to effectively wrap up the points for the home side.
Gillford Park: Twentyman, Addison, Renyard, Thompson, Taylor, Lang, Butler, Short, Rayson, Skinner & Palmer. Subs: G. Armstrong, D. Armstrong, K. Armstrong, Milne aznd Nocter.
Carlisle City 2 Heddon 2
CARLISLE CITY went behind five minutes before half-time when keeper Dougie Lindsay failed to gather the ball cleanly and Craig Horsfall nipped in.
In a sensational minute after the break t James Minchin denied City's Ollie Driver a certain goal with his hands and was y shown the red card. Paul Gardiner equalised from the spot.
City went ahead in the 75th minute when the keeper parried Mike Brown's shot at full stretch leaving Gardiner with a simple tap in. With five minutes left Lindsay's throw out to a defender caused a comedy of errors in City's defence and allowed Mike Cowan to take advantage and square matters for a share of the spoils.
Carlisle City: Lindsay, Cherry, Watson, Wood, Barclay, Gardiner, Coulthard, Cummersky, Driver, Brown & Jeffrey.
Harraby CC 1 Walker Central 1
John Campbell fired Central ahead Centfrom the edge of the area but minutes later Steve Archibald headed home at the far post to square it.
Harraby keeper Andy Casson p oulled out the stops to foil Matthew Blake and Marc Shiel.
Harraby CC: Casson, Brown, Bell, Wallace, Parker, Swift, Casey, Earl, Archibald, Bainbridge and Shiel. Subs: Combe, Milburn, Blake, McCrone and Holliday.
Northbank Carlisle 2 Shankhouse 2
Northbank welcomed back Paul Rutherford after a agonising 12-month layoff with injuries.
And they took the lead when Scott Thomson fired home from the spot after a foul on Mark Worrall.
Worral made it two after keeper Anthony Moran spilled a rasping shot from Andy Rogerson.
Shankhouse pulled a goal back through Noel Hanlon and then Northbank had an escape when Lee Gustard fluffed a spot kick.
However in the 71st minute the visitors levelled when the ball broke loose to James Binney who made no mistake from close range.
Northbank Carlisle: Lightfoot, Rogerson, Broome, S. Thompson, Emmerson, Windsor, Graham, Steel, Ahmed Ali, Worrall and Fiddler. Subs: Lucock, D. Thompson, Rutherford and Stevenson.
DIVISION ONE
Hebburn Reyrolle 1 Penrith United 2
A deadly double from Martin Coleman gave Penrith the points after Scott Pattrerson opened for Hebburn.
Penrith United: Bryden, Lowes, Metcalf, Byrne, Baluch, Parkin, Gill, Rossi, Coleman, Stewart & B. Harris.
Subs: M. Harris and Jackson.