Shawdale 5 - 2 Roe Cross

Shawdale Nail Roe To The Cross….

And behold, Emperor Wylie led his team of gladiators into the Valley of Heyside Coliseum, through a HULLABALOO of noise from the ‘Shawdale Angels’ on Shawdale Hill….

Shawdale out played their counter parts in every division on a glorious Sunday morning at Heyside Coliseum. They were quicker to the ball, ball to man and tackled everything that moved all morning.

Every player, one to eleven played their part in this demolition.

The two goals flatter the visitors really, and it could have been a lot more from the home side, if the visitors keeper hadn’t produce a few great saves.

Dawson and A. Ryan looked sharp on the fringes, and the big cogs in the middle, Barnes, Ireland ran themselves into the ground.

On seven minutes, great work from Barnes and Durrant, led to a ball being crossed into the box for Ireland to place home, for the first of his three goals.

Minutes later Durrant went through, brought down in the box, no penalty awarded, The visitors then went down the other end, awarded a free kick just outside the box, which was executed to perfection, the make it 1-1 against the run of play.

It could have been 2-1 to the visitors soon after, apart from Ellidge producing a finger tip save.

Shawdale passed the ball around formidably, and it was that man Ireland that fed a ball to Durant’s feet, for him to chip the ball over the keeper for a 2-1 lead at the break.

The back four were stupendous again, with Ryan picking up the M.O.M Award for his tireless running and defending.

On the hour mark Durrant received the ball in his own half, out paced all the covering defenders, squared an inch perfect ball for Barnes to shoot home.

On 70th minute on came the new pin up guy and Super Sub Wrigley to a caterwaul of screaming Shawdale Angels.

It was soon 4-1 after a great free kick from and found Ireland on the end of it to bang it home.

Roe did get a goal back, as what looked an iniquitous shot, some how was not saved and Roe had a lifeline.

This was not to be, as leaving the best till last, Ireland hit a 30-yard screamer that almost took the net into the adjacent schoolyard to seal the three points.

Wylie was pleased with his teams performance and depending on other results may of put a gap between us and other chasing teams.