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CLITHEROE FC 2012/13: Back row from left, Kirsty McKillop, Dave Hughes, Jon Stephenson, Chris Smalley, Andy Naylor, Danny Bell, Jack Higgins, Hakan Burton, Will James, Jordan Williams, Rob Flint, Simon Nangle and Paul Moore. Front row, Lee Pugh, Ritchie Mottram, Louis Edwards, James Gardner, Connor Smith,1Viarcus Caivert, Ross Dent, Oliie Devenney and Aiex Johnson.


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with a goal from Alex Johnson. The sides had drawn 2-2 at


CLITHEROE saw off derby rivals Radcliffe Borough in their FA Cup preliminary round replay on Tuesday night


Shawbridge on Saturday, but the Blues edged home at the second attempt at Stainton Park with a last-minute winner. It maintained the Blues’


unbeaten start to the new campaign, and they will now travel to face Skelmersdale United in the First Qualifying Round on Saturday. On Tuesday, with Chris


^ early chances, as a snap-shot just went past the post, before a free-kick eluded everyone, when all it required was a touch.


Smalley returning to the defence and boss Paul Moore adopting a flat back-four, the Blues looked a more solid outfit. The first half was quite scrappy, though Radcliffe had


. .:. . cleared back to. his feet, he hooked the ball to Johnson’s feet, who danced past one man but then screwed the ball wide.


■ Slowly, the Blues started to impose themselves and, on 25 minutes, after Lee Pugh had scuffed a free-kick which was


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purple patch for the Blues before the break.


■ wide from 25 yards. And a minute later, Johnson


wing and cut inside before laying the ball on to Simon Nangle, who blasted narrowly


Danny Bell burst-down the .


burst down the right and sent a scudding ball across the box,. with desperate lunges not able to prod it home. Finally^ just before the


half-time whistle, Jordan Williams was put through, but he poked the ball wide. l&cking up the hill in the


on the edge of the box, which was taken quickly, leaving him two yards from goal and the defence flat-footed, and yet he contrived to miss. On 55 minutes, Johnson


second half suited the Blues, and they dominated possession for long periods. Johnson worn a free-kick


- feet and hit it high over the bar from.sbcyards. .


' ■fell, to the ever-dangerous- Ben Wharton, who sprang the offside trap, but was foiled well by Hakan Burton.


Radcliffe’s only real chance ,


however, Clitheroe got their reward when a quickly-taken free kick on the edge of the box went into a melee of players, with a touch by Ollie Devenney leading to a prod home from Johnson, before he was engulfed by his team mates.


With time runnning out,


CLITHEROE: Burton, Smalley, Pugh, James, Higgins, Smith, Nangle, Devenney, Williams, Johnson, Bell. Subs not used: Gardner, Dent, Naylor, Flint,


Calvert, Stephenson, Mottram.


■ ON Saturday, if took another last-gasp goal, this time from sub Jon Stephenson, to earn a 2-2 draw and a replay. An unchanged starting


to tee up Reece Kelly, who blazed wide when well-placed. Burton then denied the


lively Chadwick after he had raced on to a Richard Battersby forward ball. The hosts had a great


chance to take the lead in the 26th minute as Burton’s long clearance was played into the path of Williams by Calvert, only for the young forward to be denied by Radcliffe keeper Nick Culkin as he bore down on goal. Radcliffe took the lead


line-up was named from the midweek draw with Harrogate Railway Athletic. Clitheroe started brightly,


again controlled a high ball on his chest, dropped it to his


in the 34th minute when Chadwick produced a neat chipped finish to the far post, after his comer from the right had found its way back to him. But Clitheroe equalised


but were unable to create any presentable chances, and Radcliffe became increasingly prominent, nearly taking the lead after quarter of an hour,-though they were denied by the woodwork as Matthew Chadwick’s looping header cannoned back off the crossbar. Moments later, a defensive lapse allowed Ben Wharton


Connor Smith’s throughball was deflected wide, with James meeting the resulting corner from Pugh, only for his effort to drift narrowly wide of the ' upright. The visitors missed a couple


competitive debuts for the club, and both came close to restoring parity early in the secondpenod. Stephenson’s shot following


of chances to seal victory as the game was drawing to a close. Bu r to n d en ied Tom


Brooks after he had latched onto Wharton’s flick, while Wharton himself fired wide late on.


three minutes later, Nangle side-footing home his first goal for the club at the second attempt after Devenney’s free -kick had fallen kindly to him in the box. The hosts were level for


are at home to Burscough in the league, before a trip to Mossley on Tuesday.


On Saturday Clitheroe


■ CLITHEROE have awarded goalkeeper Hakan Burton with a contract with an option for a further year. Burton has impressed since


he arrived back in this country from playing in Turkey. He started his career at


Shrewsbury as a youth player before moving to Liverpool. Burto n 'th en moved to


Gaziantepspor, where he had a full season in Turkey.


bow out, but their persistence paid di-vidends with a leveller in the dying embers of the match. From an initial James


Clitheroe looked destined to


substitution at half-time which saw Will James and ' Stephenson make their


only a matter of minutes as Rob Flint inadvertently headed Battersby’s inswinging- free-kick into his own net. Moore made a double


Gardner corner deep into stoppage time, Williams headed Pugh’s cross onto the underside of the bar, with Stephenson smashing home the rebound from close range.


CLITHEROE: Burton, Flint (James 46),' Pugh, Higgins, Edwards (Johnson 61), Smith, Nangle,


' Devenney, Williams, Calvert (Stephenson 46), Gardner. Subs not used: Naylor, Dent, Bell,


Mottram.


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