Bishops Triumph Over Hordon Colliery Welfare
Published on Saturday, March 6th, 2010 at 7:55 pm
On Tuesday 2nd March Bishop Auckland FC played their first game in two weeks against Horden.
Bishops created the first chance when a ball into the box was spilled and Amar Purewal dinked the ball up over the stranded ‘keeper only for the shot to be cleared by a defender.
Horden had the next chance of the match, but Bishops ‘keeper Jeffries was in fine form and blocked a shot. The ball went out for a corner, which nearly led to an effort that was cleared off the line by Arjun Purewal.
A minute later Jeffries had to make a another fine save, this was followed by a long spell of uninspiring play from the Bishops.
Despite underperforming, Bishops almost took the lead on 40 minutes. Gredziak chested the ball forward to Emson, whose twisting run beat two defenders before his low shot hit a defender’s heel to ricochet just wide.
Emson missed another chance on the stroke of half time, but all in all a poor half which the home side probably just edged.
The second half started quietly. Turnbull replaced the booked Drummond on 58 minutes.
Bishops began to exert some pressure and took the lead on 63 minutes. Ord played a high ball down the left wing to Emson who raced into the box before slotting a fine low cross to Gredziak who tapped home from three yards.
Bishops top scorer almost doubled the lead on 70 minutes when Grant lifted a ball into the box and Gredziak looped a header beyond the ‘keeper but over the bar.
Bishop began to pile on the pressure and began to pummel the Horden goal. However, from one fine save the ball broke quickly into Bishops half; the danger was averted when quick-thinking Jeffries advanced out of his box and used his feet to hit the ball clear.
Adam Strong replaced the injured Amar Purewal on 78 minutes.
Bishops settled the game on 83 minutes when Wayne Gredziak headed the ball over the back line to Adam Emson who lashed home at the near post from 15 yards to make it 2-0.
Joe Grant limped off on 85 minutes to be replaced by Darren Richardson, making his first appearance since his November injury.
In injury time Bishop were denied a cast iron penalty when Emson had his legs swept out from under him in a crowded area.
The match finished in high farce as the ball was hit high into Bishops area deep into injury time. Jeffries rose to collect the ball but was whacked into by a forward and the ball spilled out into the goal.
The referee blew the whistle and waved his arm vaguely, and before anyone could determine whether he had awarded a free kick or a goal he blew the whistle for full time. Bemused spectators left the ground still unsure as to what the final score was. The result was confirmed by the referee in the tunnel after most had left the ground.
Despite the confusion at the final whistle, it was a good result, one which lifts Bishops up to 14th and an increasingly comfortable 13 points above the relegation places.
Final Score: Horden CW 0 Bishop Auckland 2.
This article originally appeared in Issue No. 25. Read or download The Bishop Press Issue No. 25 (PDF).
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