Old Alts vs Mary Dendy
3 - 2
03 September 2011 · Crewe & District Football League<br>Premier
Away league match played on 03 September 2011.
Kicked off at 12:00 AM
3-2
vs Old Alts
Away league match
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">An entertaining game at Crossford Bridge saw Old Alts A come from 2-1 down with a minute of normal time remaining to take the game 3-2 and secure all three points against Mary Dendy .
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Old Alts A's Dave Howard under pressure from Mary Dendy's Gareth Worrall
It was an even first half hour before David Howard set up Dale Peters for the opener but Dendy game back strongly and should have equalised five minutes later when Neil Hodgkinson got on the end of a James Monaghan freekick but could only direct his effort straight into Alts keeper Ash Walkers arms from point blank range. Matt Morris did find the net on 37 minutes taking a ball from Martin Brunker he jinked his way into the penalty area before calmly dummying the goalkeeper to leave him stranded on the ground and rolling the ball into an unguarded net.
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Alts started the second half with real purpose and both Dale Peters and David Howard will both feel they should have done better with early chances but it was Dendy who took the lead Nick Brunker fooling everyone as he shaped to cross the ball at the near post and proceeded to slide the ball between keeper Ash Walker’s legs and into the net.
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Spurred on by the impressive Dean Duigan Alts had a chance to get back in the game barely five minutes later as referee Mike Clulow adjuded Dendy centre half Ryan Fallon had handled the ball on the line in an attempt to keep the ball out and awarded a penalty kick. Duigan took responsibility himself but sent a tame effort low to the goalkeepers left and Matt Robinson saved well.
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">James Curbishley, Paul Cronshaw and Josh Wilkinson all wasted good chances to extend Dendy’s lead despite most of the pressure coming from the home side but with a minute remaining of normal time Dean Duigan redeemed himself from his earlier penalty miss with a thundering header at the far post from Sailesh Vara’s corner to equalise. With their tails up Alts continued to press and it came as now real surprise when they scored again .
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In the 7th minute of stoppage time Dale Peters stooped low to nod home the winner from Jordan Jackson’s cross.