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Team news: Witton make four changes to the starting line-up beaten by Whitby Town last weekend. Loan signing from Manchester United, Dermot Mee makes his debut in goal as Greg Hall starts a three-match suspension. Rob Hopley, Jesse Dowling & James Foley all start with Harry Bower & Joe Mwasile dropping to the bench. Cesaire Lingouba is starting a two-match suspension whilst Will Jones returns to the squad following a hamstring injury but starts on the bench. New signing on dual registration from Congleton Town, Oliver Putnam is not involved.
Dermot Mee, Isaac Baldwin, Danny McKenna, Josh Wardle, Rob Hopley, Ben Pleavin, Jesse Dowling, James Lawrie, Callum Saunders, Nathan Okome, James Foley.
Subs: Will Jones, Jawad Jebrin, Joe Mwasile, Harry Bower, Raajan Gill.
Penalty to Hyde United on 31 minutes.
Tigers striker Tom Pratt is brought down by Albion debutant keeper Dermot Mee in the area.
GOAL
Latest Score from The Project Solar Stadium:
Hyde United 1 Witton Albion 0.
Liam Tongue gives the Tigers the lead from the spot on 32 minutes.
Attendance: 656.
Half Time Score from The Project Solar Stadium:
Hyde United 1 Witton Albion 0.
Witton Substitution:
Jesse Dowling replaced by Joe Mwasile on 45 minutes.
PENALTY to the Albion on 50 minutes.
Joe Mwasile is tripped in the Tigers area.
GOALLLLL
Latest Score from The Project Solar Stadium:
Hyde United 1 Witton Albion 1.
James Foley equalises for the Albion on 51 minutes from the spot.
Witton Substitution:
Rob Hopley replaced by Harry Bower on 53 minutes.
Yellow card:
Hyde United’s Javid Neavin on 67 minutes.
GOALLLLL
Latest Score from The Project Solar Stadium:
Hyde United 1 Witton Albion 2.
Callum Saunders puts the Albion in front on 69 minutes tapping home his 17th of the season.
GOAL
Latest Score from The Project Solar Stadium:
Hyde United 2 Witton Albion 2.
Jack Dyche gets the Tigers second on 72 minutes and we’re all square again.
Yellow cards:
Hyde United’s Sam Peplow on 90 minutes.
Witton’s James Foley on 90 minutes.
GOAL
Latest Score from The Project Solar Stadium:
Hyde United 3 Witton Albion 2.
Lewis Earl scores at the back post and restores the Tigers lead on 90 +2 minutes after Witton’s defence failed to clear Tigers substitute Jonah Mitchell’s corner.
Full Time Score from The Project Solar Stadium:
Hyde United 3 Witton Albion 2.
After a very poor first half where we created nothing but gave away a poor penalty! The second half with Mwasile on in place of the dissapointing Dowling, it started to open up the game for Witton and we created more chances whilst still looking wide open at the back.
On losing Hopley with what looked like a bad rib injury hope seemed lost however we managed to get back into the game and indeed take the lead, but it always felt like we would concede again because we were so lightweight in the challenges. It felt inevitable that we would lose once Hyde equalised following poor defending again.
We were unlucky in one respect Hyde’s number 7 should have seen red for violent conduct after a challenge by Foley at 2- 2 but, only got a yellow card!
It is really hard to see us winning again, spirit seems low and the squad is too lightweight to compete even against a pretty poor Hyde side. Roll on next season.
C.J., first half there were 3 or 4 Witton players who were very very poor and didn’t look interested, they pulled out of challenges gave so many simple passes away it got beyond a joke. Hopley, Lawrie, Foley, Mwasile and Wardle were the only outfield players who looked interested.
Agreed, the Hyde number 7 should have seen red but that wouldn’t have changed the outcome. Still not over, 27 points to play for but a better attitude needed by some players.
1st half was a shocker and if you could sub 4 players you would have (if we had anything on the bench). Whether we stay up or go down you would not keep many of this squad and if we go down, then the good players might leave anyway.
Not a great time but let’s hope there is light at the end of the tunnel.