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Team news: Witton make two changes to the starting line-up which drew at Harrogate Railway Athletic on Monday night. Tom Schofield & Darrhyl Mason return in place of Jon Dawson & Joe Newton respectively, both of whom start on the bench.
Owen Evans, Anthony Gardner, Jake Parker, Michael Wilson, Toby Mullarkey, Carl Peers, Tom Owens, Tom Schofield, Rob Hopley, Darrhyl Mason, Danny Andrews.
Subs: Jon Dawson, Chris Noone, Theo Chrisokhou, Joe Newton, Dominic Garner.
2 minutes - Rob Hopley’s header but it doesn’t beat the Burscough keeper.
9 minutes - Chance for Burscough but Witton keeper Owen Evans helps it wide.
20 minutes - Still goalless and nothing between the two teams,
23 minutes - Carl Peers shot from just outside the box goes wide,
Half Time Score from The NetDec Stadium:
Witton Albion 0 Burscough 0.
Not a lot of action in the first half but Will Jones went closest for Burscough.
57 minutes - Shot from Tom Schofield saved by the Burscough keeper.
Attendance: 243.
66 minutes - Paul Williams goes close for Burscough but his shot goes wide.
67 minutes - Burscough’s Michael Monaghan hits the crossbar from inside the six yard box.
GOAL
Latest Score from The NetDec Stadium:
Witton Albion 0 Burscough 1.
The Linnets take the lead on 72 minutes through Will Jones - nudging the ball over the line following his header off the post.
Witton Substitution:
Darrhyl Mason replaced by Joe Newton on 73 minutes.
GOAL
Latest Score from The NetDec Stadium:
Witton Albion 0 Burscough 2.
Will Jones doubles the lead on 82 minutes - latching onto another rebound.
Witton Substitution:
Tom Owens replaced by Chris Noone on 82 minutes.
Full Time Score from The NetDec Stadium:
Witton Albion 0 Burscough 2.
A strange game little flow or good football but competitive, Burscough are well organised, work veryhard and defended well in numbers but showed little else I thought we were below par and disappointed to be honest, nothing from the wings and we missed Newton I thought, up front we had little luck but mainly huffed and puffed, midfield struggled to create given the compact nature of the match, and Parker struggled not surprisingly at left back given he is a right footed winger lol, I think this just shows how thin our squad is. The top 5 are likely to be the playoff teams I think now with a small chance of Clitheroe sneaking in.
A game of two halves IMHO . good first half and I thought we have a chance. Second half fell apart ,long balls inability to get the second ball and generalised panic play . Midfield AWOL .Burscough were better today with their solid defence . well, honours shared as both teams won away games .Oh Witton we love you .
UTA.
You’ve probably got four teams now fighting for one Play Off place. I would say Farsley are still in with a chance as well. We’ve still only lost three from the last fifteen games in all competitions. IMHO I would say the two draws at Radcliffe and Harrogate have probably done more damage to our chances than today.
strange game today, players seems below par, Burscough know how to play a ref, falling and screaming with every tackle, but as I said below par performance from us. IMO Hoppo was at bit isolated today , no one following up from midfield from his knock downs, Really need a good mid field enforcer for next season, someone to take the game by the scruff of the neck . lets hope for a strong finish to the season, UTA