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63 -> SPORT FOOTBALL LATEST Blues stun title favourites Garner’s Hart and Lynch on target as Glitheroe see off the “Class of‘92"


• Clitheroe..... ........................ 2 Salford City.......................... .1


The Blues produced their best performance of the season, to deservedly beat title favour­ ites Salford City at Shawbridge on Saturday. Watched by the biggest


league crowd of the season of 304, the young Blues team


. more than matched their more illustrious opponents,


0 bakced by the “Class of‘92”. Simon Garner made two


changes from the side beaten atBamberBridgelast Tuesday night, with Danny Morton re- ’ turning at right back, replac-


OfMng Adam Freeland, while Steve Mercer returned after a six-week absence to replace Roberto Bonaminio. After a feisty start to the game, when the referee had


• ' to speak to a number of play- • ers, it was Richard Burns who had the first shot of the game on 13 minutes.. He cut in from the left wing


and shot from the edge of the box went just over the bar. . Salford’sbestchanceofthe


first half was on 28 minutes whenkeeperAndrewDawber blocked Ashley Dunn’s shot. The Blues took the lead on 33 minutes through Jason


a Hart,whohitabrilliantly-tak- ® en half volley from 20 yards


which went in off the post. Some good approach play


led to the Blues second goal on 41 minutes.


A superb back heel from ■ Sefton Gonzales left David


<<■;, Last gasp own goal keeps pressure on at top


Rimington.. Enfield..... .


„ 3 . .2


Rimington made it eight wins out of eight with a last-gasp goal to keep up the pressure at the top of the table. The home side should have


’scored in the third minute, as a good move resulted in Collinge


0 firing in a cross to Robinson at the back post, but unfortu­ nately he could only find the side netting with his volley, v Shortly after, Fagan’s pass


' was intercepted and the visi­ tors broke at pace, with the


f f e f _ ^ . i . v .


ball slipped to Roscoe, and even though Kershaw pulled


. off a brilliant save, he was un­ able to prevent the follow up being thumped home, despite avalianteffortbyMcCarthyon ■ the line. Rimington responded and


McLean combined with Ba- got to set up Fagan, the keeper pulling off a fine save to parry the ball to safety. ■ McLean was the architect


behind the equaliser as he played a delightful pass inside the fullbackfor Robinson, and the youngster pulled the ball


back to Jackson, who control­ led before firing into the far corner. Enfield responded and a long ball downfield was mis­


judged by Lloyd, and Roscoe volleyed just wide. • Midway through the half,


McCarthy found Robinson, who slipped the ball inside to Walsh, who cut inside before unleashing a 25-yarder with his left foot which arrowed in­ to the top corner, a goal of the season contender, to put his side 2-t up. McLean was then fouled


and Fagan fizzed the free kick


justwidewiththekeeperbeat- en.


Ten minutes before the


break, the visitors broke again and this time the strik­ er chipped Kershaw, but the


ball clipped the top of the net. Just before half-time,


Walsh played in Collinge, and his crossjust eluded Robinson sliding in at the far post.


In the secnd half, Bagot


had the first sight of goal, but blazed over. The game was rather stale until the hour mark when Jackson beat the


off-sidetraponly to fire tamely at the keeper, and then Walsh fired over following a corner. With 20 minutes remain­


ing, the visitors equalised from a corner, Haworth us­ ing his strength to get to the ball in front of Lloyd to power home a header. Five minutes later, McLean


broke through but the keeper made a crucial block, and from the resulting corner, Lloyd headed over. Both sides went in search


of the winner, Enfield forc­ ing a corner from which they


headed inches wide, and then McLean raced through and ap­ peared to be taken out by the keeper, the referee turning down appeals for a penalty. Hickling sent a volley spin­


ning wide of the target, before Walsh’s cross was flicked on by Diiisdale, and the attempted clearance by a defender saw the ball ricochet off another and into the net withjust 30 seconds remaining I Thanks to match sponsor,


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Clitheroe.............. ......... .1 Nelson.......... ................. .1 (Clitheroe win 4-3 on pens)


The Blues went through to the Lancashire Challenge Trophy quarter-finals af­ ter a penalty shoot-out victory over Nelson on Tuesday night at Shaw- bridg. Joe O’Neill gave Nelson


Clitheroe and Salford City shake hands before their clash at Shawbridge on Saturday


Lynch in the clear, and the Blues skipper finished con­ fidently to place the ball past Salford keeper Sam Guthrie. Salford proved more of


a threat in the second half, withformerManchesterUnit- ed, Watford and Portsmouth striker Danny Webber mak­ ing several surging runs for­ ward, giving the Blues defence a real test. When Salford did have


sight of goal, Andrew Dawber was there to deny them with


several fine saves, the best being a one handed save from Hapton’s former Bury striker Gareth Seddon on 66 minutes. Blues almost made it 3-0


on 68 minutes with their best chance of the second half. . After Burns beat the Sal­


ford left back, his cross into the area fell nicely for substi­ tute Cory Bent, whose first­ time volley was brilliantly tipped over by Guthrie for a ; corner. Withjust three minutes re­


maining, Dunn pulled a goal backfor Salford, but the Blues defence then held firm for the remaining minutes to hold on for a famous victory.


Clitheroe: Andrew Dawber, Danny Morton, Janies Walker, Steve Mercer, Danny Brady, Simon Garner, Danny Wilkins (Sam Dickinson 81), David Lynch, Sefton Gonzales, Jason Hart (Cory Bent 55), Richard Burns. Subs not used: Adam


Picture: Peter Ryan


Freeland, Seydou BambaSt RyanCharnley. Attendance:304. ANDYHAMMOND


Clitheroe are back in Evo-Stik First Division North action on Saturday at Simon Gar­ ner’s former club Northwich Victoria (kick-off3 p.m.), be­ fore the Blues are again on the. road on Tuesday, travelling to Lancaster City to fact the Dol­ ly Blues in the Doodson Cup firstround (kick-off7-4s p.m.).


the lead after just three minutes, and they were in frontuntilthe8oth minute when Danny Brady headed the Blues level. Two minutes later, Nel­


son were awarded a pen­ alty, but Andrew Dawber made a brilliant save from Peter Wright. With the scores level at


90 minutes, the tie went straight to penalties. Simon Garner, David


Lynch, Sefton Gonzales and Richard Burns scored the Blues’ penalties, with Danny Wilkins’ miss can­ celled out by misses from Wright and Paul Fildes.


men hold nervein shootout


By D a n B l a c k Daniel.black@jpress.co.uk Follow: @0anBlack84


Boxing great Thomas ‘Hit­ man’ Hearns w ill make a spe­ cial guest appearanceatStirk House in Gisburn on Monday.


Hearns is renowned as one of the sport’s most legendary figures after becoming the first fighter in history to win five world titles in five different divisions. . The 56-year-old, born in


Memphis, Tennessee, boasted arecordof6i wins from 67 con­ tests, with 48 by way of knock­ out, one draw and five losses, andhe’Umostlyberemembered forremarkablebattleswithMar- vin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leon- ard in the 1980s.


'■ Hearns will meet the pub­


lic and speak to Maree Boxing prospects Qasim Niaz as well as former stablemate Luke Black- ledgeaheadofthepair’snextout-


. ings at Blackburn King George’s Hall on November 22nd. The Ring magazine’s fight­ er of the year for 1980 and 1984


joins an incredible list of fight­ ers to visit the venue with Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Rob­ erto Duran, Joe Frazier, Marco Antonio Barrera, Joe Calzaghe, Ricky Hatton, Frank Bruno, Henry Cooper, Barry McGui- gan, Steve Collins, Roy Jones Jr and Carl Froch having appeared in the past. Members of the public are


welcome to visit the gym and meetHeamsforfreefrom7p.m. while a photographer will also be on hand to take professional pictures with the American for £20 each.


Meanwhile, Maree Promo­


tions will also welcome former world heavyweight champion DavidHayetotheStirkHousefor an evening with the ‘Hayemaker’ on February 21st, 2015, with fur­ ther details to be announced at a later date. ■


SPORT ROUND-UP up m new season


Just a month or so into the new East Lancashire Table Tennis League seasonand things are shaping up nicely.


League chair Ged Simpson with his team mates Keith Ward and Keith Jackson in their newly-named team K


- Ward Plumbing have played! four and won four and sit top of the Premier Division. " RamsbottomAarethree.


points behind, and will ex­ pect to form a sustained challenge for the title. . BLC Clarets and East


Lancs 1st will also fancy they can challenge at the top. It could be a much closer title race all-round this year! Early strugglers are The


Lions and Rovers without a win yet and likely to have a hard season. In D iv is io n .One,


Ramsbottom C, unbeaten afterfour games, sit top. KSBAalsoboastaperfect


start, and Old Masters A are unbeaten after three. Hyndburners, withjust


one loss, will also compete at the top end of the division. Teams without a win yet,


battling to avoid the drop, areTackyfire, Mavericks and HyndburnTTCB. Whalley Kestrels are like-


ly to be in the mix battling for survival as well but have had


HurstGreen ........... .......3


Askam United............... .......2 Rob Coar snatched a late win­ ner to keep Green in the hunt. Groundsman Barry Bolton


provided a superb surface de­ spite heavy overnight rain as Askam United visited Smithy Row for this keenly-awaited fixture. The Green, with injuries


and unavailability, had to re­ shuffle, and manager Seedall opted for a 3-5-1-1- formation. Askam were first out of the


traps and after four minutes Rayner sped down the left hand channel before curling a delightful shot over Bee into the top corner of the net. The home side struggled to


getanyrhythmintotheirpass- ing, but they equalised when Brierley latched onto a pass


and his right foot drive took a deflection past the keeper. Askam fought back and


Bee pulled two saves right out of the top drawer to keep the scores level. Coarwasheroicallyplough-


ing a lone furrow up front and frustration seemed to creep in to thevillagers’ ranks, as indis­ cipline and poor passing saw Askam having plenty of pos-. session, but the half ended all square. - Seedall was clearly unhap­


py with events, read the riot - act at half-time, and, showing great conviction, he.made all threesubstitutionsduringthe interval. Switching to a 4-4-2 forma­


tion, Foley, Steel and Walker entered the fray, and within a minute of the restart thehome


side were back in front when Tipton’s superb delivery from a free kick was headed into his own net by the Askam centre half. The lead was shortlived,


however, as just four minutes later the Green defence tried to play their way out of trou­ ble, and dangerman Rayner nipped in to slam home the equaliser. The home side dug deep


and gradually began to turn the screw, the pressure in­ creasing on the Askam back four as Green, prompted by Howarth’s superb second half display,gottheirpassinggame together. Steel, on his debut for the


first team, made a great run before pulling the ball back to Walker, who forced a great


save from the keeper. Shortly after he made a su­


perb double save to deny Coar. 'Brierley was causinghav-


oc down theflank, but the visi­ tors remained a threat oh the break. Desperate and brave de­


fending by the Askam centre halves kept the rampaging Coar at bay, but he wasn’t to be denied. With two minutes remain­


ing, a superb move down the right involving James, Howarth and Brierley ended with the latter’s superb cross being bravely bundled home by Coar. This was a good three


points gained on the back of a superb second half perform­ ance and a decent crowd was royally entertained.


Walking football sessions continue


Roefield Leisure Centre con- . tinues to run tastersessions in walking football for the over 50s in the indoor sports hall.


The first session was attended


by 10 over 50s, some of whom hadn’t kicked a ball in anger for over 15 years and more. Weekly sessions on a


Wednesday evening from 9-10 p.m. take place throughout November, withthelastofthe


taster sessions on Wednesday, December3rd. It is hoped that enough in-


terestwillensureaweeklypro- gramme of walking football on a league or competition basis. To take part in the taster


sessions, simply turn up at Roefield at 8 p.m. on Wednes­ days. There is a cost of £2, and for further information con­ tact Stuart Thompson (07518 839820) or David Burgess


(07730691243). Green ease into


BisphamJFFYouth............ 0 HurstGreen Youth..... ........5


-Hurst Green Youth pro- gressedtothequarter-finalof the Lancashire FA Youth Cup with an emphatic demolition ofthepreviouslyunbeatenBi- sphamJFF. • The Green s ta r te d


brightly and took the lead in stunning fashion after 20 minutes.TomReedecollect- ed the ball direct from keep- er Ben Armer, and slalomed his way past’ two midfield­ ers on halfway, before pow­ ering down the left, leaving' a couple more defenders in his wake, before smashing the ball inside the near post. Bisphamrespondedposi-


tively, and Armer had to be at his very best, diving at the feetofstrikersonatleasttwo occasions. With the referee about


. to blow for half-time, Green added a second goal, vfia


route one, as a clearance from Armer was flicked on by Tom Jacques to Harri Yerkess, who skilfully lifted the ball over the keeper. The pivotal moment ar- ^


rived on 75 minutes as a scramble in the Green goal­ mouth resulted in a shot de- Q flectingoffthepostandaway tosafety. Green brokeswift- ly and superb play from Dec Barnes led to Ben As- pery guiding the ball home 0 for the decisive third goal. « Within two minutes the


Green had added a fourth, * as T^ler Baron outpaced the Bispham defence before striking a terrific right foot 1 shot beneath the keeper. Ben Aspery completed ©


the rout for the lads from the Ribble Valley in the last minute with another clinical finish, following some terrif­ ic unselfish play from Ollie ^ Shipston.


one win thus far. Rolling Doals, by virtue .


of playing more games, sit top of Division Two, and i f they were able to field their strongest three players reg-' ularly may well be serious contenders, but reliance on £ reserves has already con- '


■ "tributed to three losses. Old Masters B have man­


aged to win four out of four, withonlybyasinglepointin three matches. The team looking to be


most likely on top when things settle are Ramsbot­ tom C. ’ The rest of the division


looks wide open, and all teams have good players ca- 0 pable of emerging winners on any night. The only .team without


a win in Division Two are KSBD. Divison Three also boasts


anumberofverygoodstand- ard players and teams. KSB E, with more games


played, are top, and Best Centre Raptors are second after collecting 84 out of a •


' possible 90 points. Whalley Falcons can con­


tend and also have a few very good players.


For info in how to start


playing, or howtojoin aclub, contact Harry Rawcliffe on 01254663451.


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