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Latest Score from The U Lock It Stadium:
Witton Albion 0 Northwich Victoria 0.
Vics have started the better and have gone close on three occasions already in the early stages.
Ashley Dunn plays a lovely 1-2 with Matt Dudley on 10 minutes and gets through on goal. He places his shot just wide of the post though.
Vics in the ascendancy, as Liam Martin jinks inside and hits one with the outside of his foot on 11 minutes but it goes wide.
No Witton team news available at the moment but former Albion midfielder Ashley Dunn starts for Northwich.
Halfway through the first half and still goalless. Witton have come more into the game.
25 minutes played and still goalless but Albion should be ahead as Joe Duckworth misses from 2 yards out.
Excellent move though. Have to be there to miss it! Albion beginning to look dangerous.
Half Time Score from The U Lock It Stadium:
Witton Albion 0 Northwich Victoria 0.
Chances at both ends but it’s still goalless at the break.
Witton go close on 47 minutes as a shot from edge of the box from midfielder Cameron Fogerty hits the Vics bar!
Great effort.
Chance for Vics on 50 minutes as Matty Birchall smashes a shot straight at the Albion keeper who produces a good stop.
Northwich made a host of Substitutions at half time but no news of any Witton changes.
Should the scores finish level at full time, we go straight to penalties.
Corner for Witton on 50 minutes is floated in, and central defender Lee Jackson meets it with a thumping header. Blocked by Roman Allen though.
Good move down the right from Witton on 53 minutes, and a potshot is dragged wide of Chris Cheetham’s post.
Good move between Ryan Jackson and Harvey Whyte on 62 minutes link up in the box but the former’s shot is blocked and cleared by the Witton defence.
Chris Cheetham in the Vics goal with a top drawer save on 70 minutes to stop a Mike Koral shot heading to the top corner.
Chance for Vics on 76 minutes as Trialist C flicks on, and Harvey Whyte curls one well over.
Vics Substitute Bailey Sherlock cuts inside and fires a shot which is deflected for a corner.
GOALLLLL
Latest Score from The U Lock It Stadium:
Witton Albion 1 Northwich Victoria 0.
A cross on 85 minutes is cut out by a Vics defender and strikes the woodwork and falls to the feet of Joe Duckworth and the Albion striker can’t miss from a couple of yards out.
Brandon Barski loses possession in the box on 88 minutes but the Witton striker slams an effort against the post. Should’ve scored.
GOALLLLL
Latest Score from The U Lock It Stadium:
Witton Albion 2 Northwich Victoria 0.
Midfielder Cameron Fogerty scores Albion’s second on 90 minutes. The ball is played across the box and is met by the Albion teenager who slams it home.
Full Time Score from The U Lock It Stadium:
Witton Albion 2 Northwich Victoria 0.
Albion win the Vijay Anthwal Memorial Shield for the third successive year.