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Leigh Genesis 0-8 Witton Albion
I said it would be easy ! Congrats to the new management team of 3 !
had the chance to go tonight:blush:
Well done lads cracking result!
Well done lads! That has done wonders for my recovery & thanks Thomas & Neil.
If only Macca and Pritch had experience and contacts… :whistle:
I don’t feel a bit “Down” anymore!!!
WHS.
I am sick I didn’t go tonight. Even more gutted we didn’t score more goals.
well done lads, great boost before saturdays game, can’t wait.:cheer:
An excellent result and although Leigh were poor we have in the past failed to capitalise against the lower teams.
Undoubtedly Macca makes a massive difference and it will be interesting to see what happens on Saturday.
Like JP I was a bit surprised at the Witton turnout but even so we must have been about 90% of the crowd.
I liked the blue white and red kit combination.
result was great even against a poor side, we were really lively, new right full back played well and looked the part, liked the shape of 4-5-1 this has possibilities imo kearns and Ben back at centre half lots of good play and some great goals, all in all an excellent night for us travelling fans, lets hope it adds a few to the gate in saturday. 
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Leigh Genesis 0 - 8 Witton Albion
Competition: The Evo-Stik League 10-11 Division: First Division North
Date: Tuesday 11th January 2011 KO: 19:45 Attendance: 59
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Match Report
By Matt Lawton | Tuesday 11th January 2011
Leigh Genesis 0 Witton Albion 8
Genesis hit for eight
The encouraging recent performances of Alan Kershaw’s Leigh Genesis side completely disintegrated at Crilly Park this evening as visitors Witton romped to a remarkable 8-0 Evo-Stik League Division One North victory.
Although they lost 1-0 at home to Wakefield in their last outing, Leigh’s performance that afternoon gave the assembled faithful at Crilly Park a degree of confidence ahead of the visit of ninth-placed Witton Albion, but Genesis simply didn’t get close to Albion all evening.
The stage was set with the visitors scoring two goals within sixty seconds of one another after sixteen minutes of play when the ball broke free for the unmarked Dave McPherson to slot home at the back post only seconds before Carl Frost doubled Witton’s lead in spectacular fashion with a terrific twenty five yard strike that flew past Leigh goalkeeper Adam Judge.
A rare Leigh foray up the slope in Witton’s half brought controversy on nineteen minutes when young frontman James Carey beat Witton goalkeeper Matt Cooper but was dragged down in the midst of knocking the ball around him on the edge of the penalty area, only for Cooper to escape with just a yellow card for his offence.
The visitors converted a penalty on thirty four minutes when Andy Kinsey was fouled in the area by Steve Ferrigan, with Kinsey picking himself up to despatch the spot kick past Judge before Leigh went close on thirty eight minutes when Carey was released on goal but fired wildly over when clean through, with the half being completed with a fourth Witton goal when Frost knocked in his second of the evening at the back post from a Calum Botham cross.
Similar service continued after the break with Witton adding a fifth goal after just thirty one seconds of the second half when Judge failed to keep hold of the ball as it dropped at the feet of Richard Foulkes to leave the simple task of finding the empty net.
Genesis debutant Nathan McDonald was introduced up front on fifty minutes to replace defender Steve Brockley as the Leigh player/coach struggled with an injury, but it did little to stem the flow of play with Witton scoring a sixth goal on sixty eight minutes when they took advantage of Leigh being momentarily down to ten men as Kinsey lashed in his second goal of the evening with Carey on the ground injured.
Only five more minutes past before Witton number seven Foulkes added a seventh for his side before number eight McPherson continuing the sequence with his side’s eighth and final goal on eighty one minutes to give the visitors a huge victory.
Leigh now have to pick themselves up for the visit of Trafford to Crilly Park this Saturday (15th January, 3pm kick off) before travelling over the Pennines to face Garforth Town next Tuesday (18th January, 7.45pm).
Also great to see Nigel Deeley back at the Club. What a legend.
And a gentleman !
After Eights all round then.
Unless your name is Gary Glitter, then it would be Under Eights!
What’s the story on this? What capacity is Nige back at the club? I’ve checked the Official site, but there is no news.
Also, what info do we have about the comings and goings of the playing staff?
Communication appears to be lacking through ‘official channels’ of late (the last match program still had us down as being at home to Bamber on Weds night)…
Nige is helping out whilst Oggie is away.
The last match programme “error” was down to game changing after the printing deadlines before xmas.
I’m sure there will be plenty of news on Saturday if people show up for the information meeting.