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Team news: Witton are unchanged from the side which beat Morpeth Town on Tuesday night. James Foley returns to the squad after injury but starts on the bench. Josh Wardle & Rob Hopley are still missing through injury whilst leading scorer Callum Saunders starts on the bench once again following a bout of illness.
Greg Hall, Isaac Baldwin, Danny McKenna, Ben Pleavin, Nathan Okome, James Lawrie, Cesaire Lingouba, Oliver Putnam, Will Jones, Joe Mwasile, Jawad Jebrin.
Subs: James Foley, Harry Bower, Callum Saunders, Joshua Paterson, Raajan Gill.
Lancaster City have former Albion loanee Jack Byrne in their starting line-up.
Early chances fall to Witton including a corner but excellent defending by the Dolly Blues keep the scores level.
Corner to Lancaster on 11 minutes but Sam Bailey’s cross finds a head but Witton get it away.
Witton Substitution:
Cesaire Lingouba replaced by James Foley on 26 minutes.
Yellow card:
Lancaster City’s Jack Byrne on 34 minutes.
Witton have the ball in the net as Will Jones heads home from a free-kick on 34 minutes but it’s ruled out for offside.
Yellow card:
Lancaster City’s Nathan Reid on 39 minutes.
2 minutes of added time:
Half Time Score from Giant Axe:
Lancaster City 0 Witton Albion 0.
Attendance: 303.
A great solo run from Joseph Rodwell-Grant for the Dolly Blues on 59 minutes but he can’t angle his shot quite right.
A great chance for Lancaster on 71 minutes as Sam Bailey’s cross finds Joseph Rodwell-Grant who lays it onto Enoch Likoy but Albion keeper Greg Hall gets to it.
Witton Substitution:
Joe Mwasile replaced by Callum Saunders on 72 minutes.
Lancaster almost ahead on 75 minutes as a free kick is headed just off target.
Yellow card:
Lancaster City’s Enoch Likoy on 76 minutes.
Witton Substitution:
Nathan Okome replaced by Harry Bower on 82 minutes.
Witton free-kick on 83 minutes is straight at Curtis Anderson in the Lancaster goal.
A long range free kick for the Dolly Blues on 84 minutes finds Andy Teague who can’t direct his header goalwards.
A Witton corner on 85 minutes is cleared by Dolly Blues defender Andy Teague.
Corner to Lancaster on 89 minutes is cleared by the Albion defence for another corner.
Witton effort on 90+1 minutes is scrambled away by the Dolly Blues defence.
GOALLLLL
Latest Score from Giant Axe:
Lancaster City 0 Witton Albion 1.
Substitute Harry Bower gives the Albion the lead on 90+3 minutes with his second goal of the season - shooting home left-footed through a crowded goalmouth.
Full Time Score from Giant Axe:
Lancaster City 0 Witton Albion 1.
Three priceless points courtesy of Harry Bower’s stoppage time goal and we’re still in there fighting. Will Jones also had a goal disallowed for offside.
Miracles do happen
Another great effort and unarguably the better side, Will Jones header he was onside when the ball was.played but very poor officials.
Lancaster captain should have got a red card for the challenge on JJ who I hope is ok but didn’t look good when he came off.
WELL DONE lads it’s not over yet! All the pressure now on Basford.
[quote=“Distantwittoner1 post=83503 userid=3487”]Lancaster captain should have got a red card for the challenge on JJ who I hope is ok but didn’t look good when he came off.
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To add insult to injury, Teague was then announced as their “Man of the Match” whilst Jawad was still being treated.
Opportunistic goal in the third minute of time added on through a crowd of legs by second half Witton Albion substitute Harry Bower.
If only this improved form had started at the beginning of March rather than the end of the month!
Well done lads great result with Basford losing UTA
Great result, well done boys. We can do it. UTA
UPDATE:
Andrew Simpson has reported that Cesaire Lingouba came off with a slight groin strain.
Jawad Jebrin came off after a hefty challenge but the extent of the damage to his ankle is not known at this stage. However, he is a doubt for next Saturday’s home game against Radcliffe FC.