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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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Mossley
1. 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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Rocester
1. 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
by Orpheus
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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! |