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Home > Archive > 2006-07 Season > Match Reports > Buxton (18.11.06) |
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2006-2007 SeasonMatch ReportsBamber Bridge 1 Buxton 3Northern Premier League 1st Divisionat IrongateSaturday 18th November 2006By Dave RowlandFirst Division leaders Buxton consolidated their position at the top of the table after completing the double over Bamber Bridge in this entertaining encounter at Irongate. The Derbyshire side were on a high after claiming poll position in the First Division following a fine 4-1 success at Belper Town during the week. Brig on the other hand were hoping to get back on track after a disappointing 4-5 reverse at Alsager Town. Manager Andy Whittaker was forced to make just one change to his line-up from the trip to Alsager bringing in Paul Roberts to replace the unavailable Steve Brown. After a somewhat low-key start the game suddenly sprung to life when the league leaders were rocked on 6 minutes as the Lancastrians took the lead. Brig striker Karl Noon had been brought down twenty yards from goal and the Irongate club’s leading marksman Alex Porter accurately dispatched the resultant free-kick past Scott Hartley in the Buxton goal for his 12th strike of the season. Buxton responded quickly and Brig goalkeeper Dave Newnes did well to keep out a Paul Walker effort moments later. At the other end Roberts just failed to get on the end of a Danny Mahoney cross as the game began to open up. Buxton looked sharp going forward with midfielder Michael Towey particularly prominent. But the impressive visitors were not having things all their own way and Danny Mahoney showed some great skills spraying plenty of accurate passes about much to thediscomfort of the Buxton defence. However, Buxton were just edging things with plenty of creative movement down either flank as the game became an absorbing contest before Brig's biggest home gate of the season. The visitors endeavours were to be rewarded on 21 minutes when, from a free-kick taken a good twenty-five yards out, full-back Tommy Angus sent a fierce shot past a startled Newnes for the equaliser. Now with their tails up, Buxton took the game to Bamber Bridge playing some fine football but the home defence held firm. Karl Noon flashed a shot just wide of an upright on the half-hour mark as if to remind the First Division pacesetters of the potential danger, Brig having netted 8 goals in their previous two outings. Jamie Squires also went close a few minutes later, narrowly heading over a Porter cross from the left. A loss of concentration saw the Brig defence completely unlocked on the stroke of half-time following some untidy marking as Buxton got their noses in front. On 45 minutes Buxton winger Alvyn Riley weaved his way past Danny Mahoney and Jamie Squires down the left flank before finding Mark Reed with a fine cross from the bye-line. Reed headed home at the near post with the home defence in some disarray. Bamber Bridge came out battling in the second period and began to push the ball around with growing confidence. However, just when it appeared that things might be turning their way, they lost one of their key players in bizarre circumstances. On 72 minutes Alex Porter was dismissed by referee Mr Stewart following an altercation with a spectator as he went to take a corner-kick. A further set-back completely killed off any chances of a revival for Bamber Bridge four minutes later when central-defender George Melling floored Reed inside the penalty area. Reed dusted himself down before powering the spot-kick home, sending Newnes the wrong way. To their credit the ten-men kept plugging manfully away but the task was just too much to ask of them and the Derbyshire side ran out comfortable winners. Bamber Bridge: Newnes, Fleming (Myers 84mins), Fletcher, Squires, Melling, Roberts (Edmeads 54mins), Ince, Mahoney, Noon, Salmon (Campbell 87mins), Porter Goals: Porter (6 mins) Attendance: 265
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