Morecambe secured their first win of the season at the hands of Galgate. After last week's disappointing defeat to Charnock Richard in the Syndicate Trust Youth Cup, The shrimps needed to bounce back and big changes were made by manager Richard Gough. The formation changed to 4-3-3 with Guy Gibson, William Swan-Bell, John Frizzle, Lewis Hogg and Lawrence Cope coming into the starting line-up.
It wasn't all plain sailing for Morecambe as Galgate penned them in their own half for the first ten minutes. However Galgate didn't create much and only created one decent opening but Morecambe Keeper Joe Shanley, was up to the task making an excellent save. The deadlock was then broken 10 minutes later as Morecambe broke. A flick on by Russell Moore played in John Frizzle, who out paced the defence and finished with aplomb into the bottom corner. Morecambe then took control of the game having more of the possession with the passing particularly a joy to watch. Dan Jackson, Sam Hallam and Russell Moore won every ball in the midfield for the rest of the half but very few chances were created, so the Shrimps went in 1-0 up at halftime.
The second half started the same as the first with Galgate putting Morecambe under more pressure but once again it was Morecambe, who scored first again. An inswinging corner was met by Russell Moore's header which nestled in the bottom corner despite the best attempts of the Galgate keeper and the player on the line. The Shrimps concentration then suddenly switched off as Galgate's Nathan Winder pulled a goal back only a few minutes later when he skipped through two poor challenges and dispatched leaving Shanley with no chance.
Two more goals by Morecambe then killed off any hopes of a Galgate comeback as Morecambe once again took control. Moore scored his second with a smart finish from substitute William Huntington's pull back and then fellow substitute Daniel Murtagh scoring from long range, leaving the Keeper grasping thin air.
Winder then pulled another consolation back when he headed over Shanley but then got himself sent off for a second bookable offence after he kicked out at Huntington. Galgate had already started to tire and by now, Morecambe were dominant. Dan Jackson then slotted home with other players queuing up behind him to finish, and finally Swan-Bell scored after the Keeper spilled Dan Jackson's long range effort.
Sunday 21 September 2008
Torrisholme's start to the season
Seven games in and it looks like another hard season for Torrisholme FC. After major departures in preseason and the scrapping of the reserve team from the Football League, Torrisholme's squad looks rather different with a huge drop in numbers for players signing on. Currently sitting 12th with 2 points in Division 1 out of 14 teams, it looks worrying already.
It looked promising in the first game of the season against Grange as Torrisholme looked in cruise control for most of the game. Goals from Callum Crookes, Nick Dagger and a Rob O'Brien brace had looked to have given them the three points, but with the score at 4-2 and with ten minutes remaining, the curse of last season came back as Grange managed to draw level with 10 seconds left. The game ended 4-4 and the extra two points had somehow eluded Torrisholme.
Crushing defeats to Storey's Reserves and Marsh United Reserves followed as the top sides in the league showed their class by controlling the games in the middle of the park. Torrisholme battled hard through out each game but it was the curse of school boy errors frequently coming back to deny them. The second game against Storey's Reserves however, was much different. The introduction of Daniel Syson to the midfield, gave Torrisholme more heart and creativity. Unfortunately, a blatant penalty conceded by Crookes gave Storeys, a 2-1 victory.
Torrisholme then changed their formation to 3-4-3 for the next game away at College AFC but it still did not help Torrisholme play the way they did for most of the Grange game. It took them time to get a foot in the game but after falling 1-0 down from poorly defended corner, the midfield pairing of Daniel Syson and John Lee, took the game by the scruff of the neck and slowly started to dominate. Nick Dagger equalised with a tap-in but Torrisholme couldn't find the winner. Another point gained but another 2 points lost with College there for the taking.
As proved before, 2 more crushing defeats followed, against Bentham and Slyne. Bentham, my tip for the title, were in full control from the first whistle as Torrisholme couldn't handle their pace and swift passing. The game ended 4-1 but should have been a lot more.
Defensive errors have been a big issue all season and it looks like they will struggle to get rid of them as proved last season, meaning it could be another tough year for Torrisholme.
It looked promising in the first game of the season against Grange as Torrisholme looked in cruise control for most of the game. Goals from Callum Crookes, Nick Dagger and a Rob O'Brien brace had looked to have given them the three points, but with the score at 4-2 and with ten minutes remaining, the curse of last season came back as Grange managed to draw level with 10 seconds left. The game ended 4-4 and the extra two points had somehow eluded Torrisholme.
Crushing defeats to Storey's Reserves and Marsh United Reserves followed as the top sides in the league showed their class by controlling the games in the middle of the park. Torrisholme battled hard through out each game but it was the curse of school boy errors frequently coming back to deny them. The second game against Storey's Reserves however, was much different. The introduction of Daniel Syson to the midfield, gave Torrisholme more heart and creativity. Unfortunately, a blatant penalty conceded by Crookes gave Storeys, a 2-1 victory.
Torrisholme then changed their formation to 3-4-3 for the next game away at College AFC but it still did not help Torrisholme play the way they did for most of the Grange game. It took them time to get a foot in the game but after falling 1-0 down from poorly defended corner, the midfield pairing of Daniel Syson and John Lee, took the game by the scruff of the neck and slowly started to dominate. Nick Dagger equalised with a tap-in but Torrisholme couldn't find the winner. Another point gained but another 2 points lost with College there for the taking.
As proved before, 2 more crushing defeats followed, against Bentham and Slyne. Bentham, my tip for the title, were in full control from the first whistle as Torrisholme couldn't handle their pace and swift passing. The game ended 4-1 but should have been a lot more.
Defensive errors have been a big issue all season and it looks like they will struggle to get rid of them as proved last season, meaning it could be another tough year for Torrisholme.
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