LEEK TOWN v BRIGG TOWN MATCH REPORT BY BOB TAYLOR
The game was
played on a dreadful surface, which continued to deteriorate throughout the game
but the home team adapted well and had the points virtually secured by half
time. Jack Bowskin made a promising debut in the Brigg Town defence, replacing the
badly injured Ollie Fisher from the previous week’s
game.
Leek started well
and were soon on the offensive, winning dangerous free kicks down both wings in
the opening minutes but these were cleared. Then on a quick break down the right
wing Tim Grice set up John Johnston for the first clear chance but his shot was
wide of the post. Brigg responded with Joshua Nichol finding Jordan Thewliss in
a good position to fire a shot over Ben Chapman’s goal. Rob Zand had to be sharp off his goal line
to clear the ball from Jordan Johnson but the first goal came from a left wing
corner in the eleventh minute from NIALL MAGUIRE who was unmarked to head in at
the far top corner of the net. This early set back clearly unsettled the Brigg
defence and a second goal was scored after twenty-one minutes when TIM
GRICE fired a low shot from the edge of
the area into the bottom corner of the net
after a quick through ball found him unmarked. A long clearance from Rob
Zand down the length of the pitch found Jordan Thewliss hitting a first time
shot at goal but pushed out by ‘keeper Ben Chapman. A free kick from Leek’s Dan
Shelley found Ryan Dicker striking another shot at Brigg’s goal just wide but a
third goal came after thirty-eight minutes when the ball was worked inside from
the left wing past two defenders for TIM GRICE
to rifle it into the net from close distance out. In the last minute of
the half, Leek were awarded a harsh penalty kick for a handling offence but Rob
Zand dived to save well.
The second half
showed Brigg still had some fighting spirit and they won more possession of the
ball in mid field but Leek missed out with a glorious chance to further increase
the lead when John Johnston fired over an open goal. Elliott Broughton replaced
Jason Flint after fifty-eight minutes and was soon into the action setting up
JOSHUA NICHOL with a forward pass to fire into the back of the net and create a
slight glimmer of hope. Unfortunately, that disappeared within five minutes when
MATT BELL’S right wing corner kick into the goal area went straight into the net
for a fourth goal. The match was over with Leek able to sit comfortably on their
three goal advantage but before the close, Danny Buttle did find Joshua Nichol
with a left wing cross headed just wide.
Brigg Town: Zand, Bowskin, Matthews, Zuerner, Hellewell, Jacklin, Flint, Ashton, Nichol, Thewliss, Buttle. Subs: Peers and Broughton (58) for Flint. - Forrest not used.
Attendance: 211
On Saturday,
Brigg will be at home to Kidsgrove Athletic at The Hawthorns.
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