Old Alts (1) V Prestbury (2)

Old Alts also tasted defeat in a somewhat fractious match against Prestbury at Crossford Bridge. With both teams seeing chances go begging in the first half, it was Prestbury who took the lead early in the second half; Chris Powell heading home a floated free kick. Powell scored again ten minutes later showing real determination to chase down an Alts defender and see the ball ricochet from the challenge past the keeper. Dave Howard pulled a goal back with twenty five minutes remaining to make it 2-1 but Prestbury held out to go above FC Woodford and into second in the table.

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Saturday 24th November

Old Alts (5) V (6) Fc Flyers

"So close to the shock of the season"!

Old Alts Frighten Flyers and Prestbury Punish Mary Dendy

An astonishing game at Jim Evison Fields saw Old Alts nearly complete the shock result of the season as they just lost out to the league leaders by the odd goal in eleven! Flyers took the lead but trailed 2-1 before ending 4-2 ahead. Alts battled back to 4-4 before a frantic finale which saw the game end 6-5 to Flyers . Scott McGowan took his tally for the season to an astonishing 33 scoring five of Flyers six goals with Ben Mellor completing the scoring. For Alts both Mike Pascall and Dale Peters scored twice and Marcus Ashley added a fifth. The win keeps Flyers unbeaten record intact but only just!

Saturday 10th November 2012

Match report:

Mary Dendy let a two goal first half advantage slip for the second week in a row as they went down 3-2 at home to Old Alts. Paul Cronshaw headed the home side into the lead from an Ian Wood corner after only five minutes but it was Alts who played the better football. Dendy keeper Matt Robinson produced a stunning save to deny Simon Jackson. As the game continued Alts dominated possession but they paid for failing to convert their advantage into goals when six minutes before half time Dendy doubled their lead with a stunning volley from defender turned striker James Curbishley. He picked up a ball from Adam Taylor twenty five yards from goal, flicked the ball up with his left foot and let fly with his right to beat keeper Rob Richards all ends up to make it 2-0.

Simon Jackson, making his debut for Alts made it 2-1 six minutes into the second half but the killer blow came in the final ten minutes when Dale Peters scored twice in 120 seconds to crush Dendy’s resolve. His first a great diving header as the ball ricocheted off a defender and the second a pinpoint shot through the legs of defender Gareth Worrall and low past Matt Robinson. The final score, Mary Dendy 2 Old Alts 3, was no more than the visitors deserved and the home side was left wondering how they could have lost a game after playing themselves into a winning position by half time.

Author: Matt Eagles 

Saturday 3rd November 2012

Old Alts (0) v Club AZ (2)

Match report:

Club AZ finally found the win they were looking for as they travelled to Sale to play Old Alts and came away with all three points thanks to goals from Lee Anderson and Lee Manion in each half. Old Alts defended well but offered little punch up front with one solitary effort on goal all they managed in the game. The margin could have been bigger but AZ were just happy to go home with the win as they go above Mary Dendy into fourth . 

 

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Prestbury Pull Back a Two Goal Deficit to Share the Points with Mary Dendy
Prestbury twice came from two goals down to earn a draw with Mary Dendy at Great Warford. Prestbury did themselves no favours as they started with nine players and soon fell two goals behind thanks to goals from Ryan Fallon and new signing from Wistaston Athletic Kyle Pirrie . The second half was a different story – Prestbury evened out the numbers and it made a huge difference. The Prestbury team is a real mixture of youth and experience and their movement and fitness really told as they ran Mary Dendy ragged in the second half. Seventeen year old Ross Jones at the back, Jack Pennington and Jordan Gregory in midfield and making his debut upfront after signing from New Mills, Jack Bannister caused all sorts of problems. Ed Price who was coerced into taking the goalkeepers jersey for the home team had little to do but performed with credit.  A Jack Bennington goal brought the deficit to one midway through the second half but eight minutes later Ryan Fallon added his second poking home from close range after Chris Shepherd’s goal bound effort had been cleared off the line following Ian Wood’s corner. This restored Dendy’s two goal lead but was scarcely warranted by their second half performance. Bannister pulled the score back to 3-2 with a great twisting volley and then secured a point from close range. A point wasn’t ideal for either club but Prestbury remain 3rd on eleven points.

Bulls Head manager Stewart Johnston was furious with his players after they rolled over in an 11- 1 mauling at the hands of his former club Poynton Nomads. The visitors had the points in the bag by half time as they led 5-0 but despite a penalty converted by Paul Fairweather in the second half it was more of the same from the visitors as they scored six more. Man of the match Dec Fletcher scored five; Jon McCartney scored four with Anthony Mape and Josh Parmitter completing the scoring. Remarkably it was Nomads first win in the league this season despite some excellent performances.

Club AZ finally found the win they were looking for as they travelled to Sale to play Old Alts and came away with all three points thanks to goals from Lee Anderson and Lee Manion in each half. Old Alts defended well but offered little punch up front with one solitary effort on goal all they managed in the game. The margin could have been bigger but AZ were just happy to go home with the win as they go above Mary Dendy into fourth .

High Lane v FC Flyers was postponed with the home team failing to raise a team.

Author: Matt Eagles