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Youth team reach Trophy semi-final


Clitheroe’syouthteam have matched the senior side’sachievementin reaching aTrophy Semi­ final after winning 2-1 at Poulton on Sunday.


In theirfirstseason togeth­ er, the boy Blues are one step away from the Syndi­ cate Trust YouthTrophy Fi­ nals after goals from Eddy Drake and Aiden Ratcliffe - with Simon Garner’s first team in the LFA Challenge Trophy semis at Leyland against Atherton Collier­ ies a week on Tuesday. Clitheroe well, and


Levi Barnes and Ratcliffe had chances, before Lewis Cumpsty beat the keeper from a tight angle, but his shotwasbrilliantlycleared off the line by a defender. . Clitheroe got the goal


they deserved on 18 min­ utes when Kieren Grim- shaw put Drake through, who rounded the keeper and slotted home. Poulton had their first


chance soon after, before Barnes was denied by the keeper. Clitheroe started the


second half well and Jack Hargreaves’ shot was well saved. ' Poulton Had good


• Blues boss wants to see an improvement in home form ahead of semi-final tie


By Da n B l a c k Daniel.black@jpress.co.uk


Twitter: @DanBlack84 "


Simon Garner can't envisage a better time fo r his Blues to im­ prove their home form.


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' • ■ With a Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy semi-final just around


® the corner the club’s build up to the tie with Atherton Collier­ ies includes two league games at Shawbridge. Clitheroe have won just four


I of their 13 league fixtures on


home'soil but have the opportu- , good form and two home games Corner penalty gave the hosts ofmany. To give anotherpenalty nity to address that when Kendal before it gives us that chance, the advantage at the interval be- ' within 10 seconds ofthe first be- Town and Scarborough Athletic We’re facing opposition that we fore Ross Dent replied late on for ing missed was incredible, provide the opposition in com- feelwecanbeat. ingweeks.


- Garner, whoseside face the as good as our away form so we “Our home form hasn’t been Morton dismissed early on.


the away side, who had Danny “There was slight contact but not enough to force the player to


“It was frustrating,” Garner the floor and give a foul. That re-


North West Counties First Di- can address that as well. IFs a big said.“Wewereupagainstitfrom ally deflated us. We’d gone from vision leaders in Leyland on month for the club with three the word go with the sending off the elation of seeing a penalty February 24th, said: “We’ve got cracking games coming up. We and the early goal but it’s gone saved to keep it at 1-0 to conced- back-to-back home games now. want to go in to the cup game now. There’s a good chance for ing a second.” It’s a funny month because we high in confidence.”


playthemboth (Kendal andScar- The Blues lost for the first play them again at our place. borough) twice in a short space time since New Year’s Day at the of time.


“We want to go in to our cup dogsatQueensgate.AGaryBrad- head around them. semi-final on the back of some shaw free-kick and a Thomas


“Some ofthe decisions were Januarysothey’Ulooktobounce


~ weekend as they fell to the Sea- farcical; Ijust couldn’t get my back now. We haven’t won for a while either so I want them to


“The second penalty was one show me some character."


chancestodrawlevel. First a free kick went just over, then a good shot was well heldbyPomfret. On the hour, a volley from 25 yards was tipped


overbyPomfret. Clitheroe then got a sec­


ond goal,as a superb cross from Cumpsty was met by Ratcliffe who finished well.


• Poulton halved the defi- cit when a loose ball in the


us to clear the air soon when we Garner added: “We haven’t tasted defeat since the start of


box was fired home with the last kick ofthe game. Leyland Albion, Char-


. nock Richard or Bolton Lads and Girls Club await


Clitheroe in the last four.


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