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				 | Rocester Roasted !Mossley 5 Rocester 1
 UniBond League Division One
 Saturday 21st August 2004 - 3.00 pm @ Seel Park, 
				  Mossley
 Referee C A Barker
 Attendance 238
 
 
					
					   
						|   18°C - wind E/SE 8mph
 playing surface: 8/10
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				  Mossley1. Lee Bracey (7)
 2. Carl Rezai (7)
 3. Steve Sheil (7)
 4. Gavinlee Ellison (7)
 5. Paul Taylor (7)
 6. Josh Howard (cptn) (8)
 7. Jordan Goodeve (7)
 8. Shaun Dootson (8)
 9. Leon Mike (7)
 10. Chris Downey (8)
 11. Adam Morning (9*)
 12. Mario Daniel (7) (for Mike 65 mins)
 14. Rhodri Giggs (7) (for Goodeve 70 mins)
 15. Tony Coyne (7) (for Dootson 75 mins)
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				  Rocester1. McGing
 2. Colclough
 3. Bostock
 4. Skelton
 5. Heaney
 6. Holland
 7. Seward
 8. Marlowe (cptn)
 9. Mitchell
 10. Hewitt
 11. Hassell
 12. Alexander
 14. Millward
 15. Allen
 
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		    Mossley 
			posted a warning to the rest of the UniBond Division One this afternoon 
			with an excellent display to leave Midland Alliance champions Rocester 
			reeling. Mossley scored possibly the fastest UniBond League goal of 
			the day as they struck in only the 2nd minute. Rocester defender Heaney's 
			poor headed clearance spun wide to Adam Morning on the left and his 
			whipped cross was controlled and dispatched superbly by Chris 
			Downey. Having made such a fine start Mossley were shocked 
			to be pegged back just five minutes later when Paul Taylor pulled 
			a shirt in the box and Richard Mitchell equalised 
			from the spot. Mossley were in no mood to wait for Rocester to strike 
			again though and raided at will with Morning and Goodeve causing havoc 
			on the flanks. It was from another Morning left wing cross on 22 minutes 
			that Mossley regained the lead. This time the Mossley teenager floated 
			a cross from deep which Leon Mike met with a fine 
			diving header that looped over the keeper and dropped under the bar. 
			Mossley had several chances to increase their lead but despite their 
			dominance, the game still hung on a knife-edge with a slender lead 
			that remained the same until the 58th minute. Carl Rezai played a 
			defence splitting pass from right back that saw Josh Howard 
			dance past the last defender and confidently walk the ball around 
			the keeper to make the points all but secure. From then on it became 
			a case of damage limitation for the shell-shocked Staffordshire side 
			but it took Mossley only five minutes to add a fourth. Morning went 
			on a mazy run on the left and from his accurate cross Chris 
			Downey headed home at the far post. The scoring was completed 
			on 82 minutes. Downey turned provider when his superb flick set substitute 
			Mario Daniel clear and the livewire striker stroked 
			the ball past a stranded keeper. Mossley might have made it six in 
			the last minute but Downey just failed to connect with sub Rhodri 
			Gigg's cross from the right.   | 
	 
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 Josh 
			Howard leads the team out for Mossley's first game back in the UniBond 
			League! pic 
			by Orpheus | 
	
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 The 
			team lines up before the big kick off pic 
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 Mossley 
			kick off the new season against Rocester
 pic 
			by Orpheus
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	  | Mossleyweb Man of the Match: 
		  Adam Morning - Rocester had no answer!Mossleyweb Verdict: What a great start...now to keep it going!
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