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o o m m e Green heroes secure glorious Cup win Blues
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. The club’s win,- cheered on by a large travelling contingent, was no less than they deserved as they snuffed out the threat from their Lancaster opponents
A GOAL in each half from Hurst Green ensured that the Ribble Valley side won: their first-ever Lancashire Amateur Cup last.Tuesday, night at the Lancashire Football Association HQ in Leyland. ■
to only be a matter of time before Green took the lead, as they exuded confidence, .
ball, releasing Johnson and Chippen- ' dale down the right, and Green’s leading scorer Chippendale had the first decent chance of the night as his persistence forced the Highgrove centre-back into a mistake, but the striker could only shoot straight at the keeper. As the first half developed, it seemed
in a battling and disciplined display; - Green began to play some neat foot
(• with their opponents strangely subdued.' The goal came midway through the ■
half as Malley’s cross was first headed straight at the keeper by Johnson, only for the wing-back to smash home the re bound into the roof of the net.
. Tlie goal was no more than Green de-; ■ served, and they went looking for more soon after as a long-range Leighton ef fort went narrowly wide. A half-time roasting must have been
ning proved to be a problem for Hayes and the Green back line, as they first gave away a free-kick right on the edge of the box, and then could have had a
the reason behind Highgrove’s impres sive start to the second half, as Hurst Green were rocked onto the back foot as they gave up territory and possession, almost content to sit on their lead. Highgrove’s right winger’s direct run
shout for a penally as he went sprawling in the area.
; Brunskill with long balls up to them, r:. While Highgrove looked dangerous, they never really forced Addicott into any saves of note. - Malley went off midway through the
placed pass into the left comer, winning the ball and running into the box as he had no assistance, and his shot forced
an equaliser. Green crucially scored a breakaway goal. Chippendale charged down a mis
second half after a stray elbow caught the midfielder, and a yellow card fol lowed, the first of several for Highgrove as they began to lose their discipline. But just as Highgrove looked to claim
ously deep and trying to utilise the ex cellent running of Chippendale and
; Green were beginning to sit danger
the keeper into a great save with his feet.
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the game as the management team of Seedall and Hayhurst celebrated with the squad on a truly memorable night for the club.
HURST GREEN: Addicott, As-
pinwall, Bamber, P. Walker, Tipton (Brunskill), Johnson, Hayes, Leighton (D. Young), Malley, D. Walker (Lake
land), Chippendale. Subs not used: Davies. Joyce.
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Smith's season to remember!
WHAT a season it’s been for Clitheroe Foot ball Club.
, for, the Blues are closing in on two spectacular Uni- ^ Bond First Division North landmarks. -
With four games remaining and 12 points to play T
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Blues manager Peter Smith said: “I’m hoping to : still achieve our best-ever finish.'
■ finish and points total which would cap off a re markable season.
r “That would give Clitheroe their best ever league
games remaining, but I’d be delighted if we got an other two wins on the board.
“Don’t get me wrong. I’d love to win all four
the chairman and he said we’ve never reached 60 in ' this division.
“I believe our highest points total is 58; I spoke to
v; else we have achieved. It really would mark a great season all round.
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. “I want to finish in the top 10. We’ve got 55 points ' and I want 60.
the Shawbridge side need to better 12th position to ■ mark the club’s best-ever finish in the non-league:
, Currently sitting in ninth place with 55 points, By ban Black
-books at the start of the season but, on a smal l ' ■ budget, have managed to draft in a talented array of = I - "r I
The pair started with just three names on their
' up-and-coming youngsters. done.,
And Smith is aware just how well is side has . '
and we didn’t perform how we know we can do. , ' “We know we have done well this season and I’m- very proud of everyone but we still need to continue i
- “So if we get those two wins then that’s something ■
just looking forward to every game we play now.” . i Smith has worked wonders with the Ribble Val- v
ley outfit .during the 2009/10 campaign alongside, assistant player/coach Kenny Mayers.- ■
- “We’ve still got FC Halifax Town and Colwyn ^ Bay left to play which poses a difficult challenge, ' ' but it’s always good tp play the top sides;' - ' : > “If we can pick up results against those kind of ' sides then it’s a great achievement for us. But we are -
for the cup final. “We didn’t look settled in some of those games ■'/
“They had picked up knocks so they were rested
. performing and take what we have into next sea-' • son.'
V “The lads can’t take their foot off the gas now i.- because they will need to keep performingjf they want a future at Clitheroe Football Club.” ; " ' ■ He added: .“It’s no secret that we have a small V-j
squad and the. injuries and suspensions we have picked up towards the eiid of the season have really ^ taken their toll on us. “They have certainly contributed to a couple of ’
clubs in this division because we are not as strong as them financially.
, ' it just shows how well the lads have done.”-,.},- ■ FOUR GAMES LEFT: Clitheroe boss Peter Smith
disappointing results.^ “We know we have a smaller squad than a lot of - i
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- ■ The Blues boss added: “I left a couple of players '^ out of recent games.
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CLITHEROE will be made to fight hard for their best ever finish in the non-league pyramid. In the build-up to last
just two wins in nine games. That sequence of re
struggling for form on the road, having lost seven fix tures from the previous 10, while half of their final four games will see them travel away from the Ribble Val ley; one of which is against league leaders FC Halifax Town. . Next up for the Blues is
-. .Smith’s side will then round the season off with two . consecutive home games against Colwyn Bay on Thursday and Ossett Al bion the following Saturday. A top 10 finish is the target.
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a journey to Wakefield on Saturday before the tough clash against the table-top pers on Tuesday. .
sults, which ended with a 3-1 defeat away at Woodley Sports, subjected the Shaw bridge side to a steady fall dovvn the UniBond First Division North table where they currently lie in ninth place. Peter Smith’s side are
night’s. Co-Operative LFA Challenge Trophy final aginst Conference North leaders Southport at Bolton Wanderers’ Reebok Stadi um, the Blues had recorded
of the season,- and probably the most irnportant as this signalled the end for Highgrove, as they had no answer to Green’s impenetrable back line. Cue wild celebrations at the end of
home the rebound, sending the Green supporters into ecstasy. . It was the Chippendale’s 18th goal
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