YOUTHIES LOSE WIND DRIVEN FINAL
NORTH WEST YOUTH ALLIANCE PREMIER DIVISION CUP FINAL
Sunday 1st May 2011 @ Brocstedes Park, Ashton-in-Makerfield

Mossley

Morecambe

(1) 1
(1) 3
Abreu (18)
Giller (7), Hardcastle (53), Salmon (89)
Mossleyweb Man of the Match: Alex Chesters
1
Nick Howard
-
1
Ryan Shepherd
2
Kyle McDonagh
-
2
Ryan Edwards
3
Andy McKernon
-
3
James Short (c)
4
Alex Chesters
4
Ryan Winder
5
Miko Lewis
injured (80)
-
5
Jonathan Wilshaw
6
Ben McNamara
injured (59)
-
6
Joe Bartlett
7
Joe Heap
7
Ryan Giller
withdrawn (88)
1
8
Wes Harney
withdrawn (69)
8
Charlie Joyce
9
Fabio Abreu
1
9
Alex Salmon
1
10
Tom Clarke (c)
10
Ben Hardcastle
1
11
Jordan Cuff
11
Matthew Parker
12
Callum Harkin
for Lewis (80)
-
12
Kenneth Taylor
for Giller (88)
14
Nathaniel Martin
not used
14
Nathan Hawkshaw
not used
15
Sam Jones
for Harney (69)
15
Lewis Gardner
not used
16
Reece McLaughlin
for McNamara (59)
-
16
Sean Wilkinson
not used
17
Ben Lowndes
not used
20
Matthew Calvert
not used

 

Mossley failed to get to grips with the extremely windy conditions in Sunday's NWYA Premier Division Cup Final and slipped to a 3-1 defeat to Morecambe at Ashton Athletic's Brocstedes Park.

Mossley went into the game without suspended team captain Alex Byrne and he proved a big miss on this occasion. With the conditions making it difficult to keep the ball on the floor, Mossley were thwarted in their usual passing game and the Lilywhites youngsters struggled even with the wind advatage offered them in the first half.

Morecambe took the lead in the 7th minute when Ryan Giller forced the ball home after Mossley had failed to effectively clear their lines.

However, Mossley hit back and equalised on 18 minutes when Fabio Abreu burst clear onto Ben McNamara's pass and calmly fired the ball into the top corner from the edge of the box.

Mossley's attacks constantly broke down in the final third and shots from outside the box inevitably flew over the bar leaving the scores tied at the break.

Playing into the ever increasing wind in the second half Mossley failed to make any real headway with the hard working Morecambe side looking increasingly the more likely to score next, and so it proved. An attack down Mossley's right flank ended with Ben Hardcastle forcing the ball home from close range.

Mossley lost midfield dynamo Ben McNamara through injury shortly after and with a makeshift midfield continued to struggle to make an impression.

With Mossley pressing for an equaliser in the closing minutes the Lilywhites lost possession and Morecambe broke at pace down the right with Edwards crossing low for Alex Salmon to slot home the goal that sealed the victory and the trophy in Morecambe's favour.

Report by Wizard


Back row: Rob Byrne (manager), Alex Byrne, Reece McLaughlin, Joe Heap, Alex Chesters, Nick Howard, Kyle McDonagh, Miko Lewis, Jordan Cuff, Nat Martin, Jenny Makin (physio), Colin Fielding (Director).
Front Row: Ben Lowndes, Wes Harney, Tom Clarke, Ben McNamara, Andy McKernon, Fabio Abreu, Callum Harkin.
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pics courtesy http://www.nwya.co.uk