Cables pay for missed chances

Dec 22 2008 by Our Correspondent, Liverpool Daily Post

A TALE of mixed fortunes in the Unibond Premier League.

There were six occasions when the attacker had only the goalkeeper to beat – Hednesford scored three times, but Cables failed in their three attempts.

In the fifth minute Prescot’s Williams was one on one with Brock and saw the home keeper parry the ball. Tommy Taylor also had opportunities gifted to him by the home defence but on each occasion the net could not be found with only the keeper left to beat.

In between Hednesford took the lead on 35 minutes when a Cables free-kick was cleared downfield. Draper evaded the Prescot offside calls to provide top scorer Barnett with his first goal. Hednesford increased their lead on 52 minutes following a Cables corner. Barnett rounded keeper Jones to stroke the ball home.

The home side’s third goal followed a similar pattern as a Prescot free-kick was cleared towards Durrell, who raced towards Jones and calmly found the bottom corner.

Cables pulled a goal back through Byers but Hednesford restored their superiority two minutes later when Durrell scored again.

Skelmersdale United climbed to sixth in First Division North with a 4-2 win at Harrogate Railway Athletic, George Donnelly, Aaron Turner, Adam Birchall and Sean McConville the scorers.