29-07-2023, 20:22
Squires Gate 0 Pilkington 2
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Not required to be dressed in white and chase a red ball around an early season bit of non league murkiness, had the choice of games but Garstang will get the mid week visit, a decent ish weather day although Global boiling was distincly missing. OAP £4 to get in, decent programme although a sign of the times in regard to cost, it was a double programme including the home game on next Tuesday.
Pitch wise not bad although not the pristine surface you get further up the league chain.
Visitors Pilkington freshly promoted would be an interesting test for the home side
FIRST HALF
The first 15 minutes saw Squires hit the post in the first half whilst Pilks missed a sitter, a couple of other decent efforts by the home side and the ball disppeared out of the ground at least five times. Have to say some of the Gate's early football was good pass and move at pace with Hughes hitting the post with a curling effort past the keeper
The game settled down to a bit more of a midfield battle chances were hard to come goal scoring chances very much minimal, a few meaty challenges as early season rustiness started to kick in.
At half time nipped the gate to watch a bit of the Wren Rovers game saw a goal scored by a Sunny Bradley(Luton) look a like playing for a side in white whose numbers on the back of the shirts reminded me of the numbering of many an Eastern European side from the Mid 60's excessively large. The pitch looked like it had not been cut for a while either a tad long.
SECOND HALF
Bright start again by Gate, well marshalled defence kept them out, first goal would be pivotal and so it proved went to the visitors, Gate never really cleared a corner, ball fizzed in from the left well finished on the volley
Instantly three substitutes for the home side, possibly should have had a penalty not given this led to an exchange of views between the players(see picture)
![[Image: 60-BC0541-79-F8-40-C6-8-F06-A72-EE516-DF88.jpg]](https://i.ibb.co/MfdQ0Ck/60-BC0541-79-F8-40-C6-8-F06-A72-EE516-DF88.jpg)
At these times being stood between both teams boxes is quite entertaing, pleasantries before issued to a from the management teams.
The second Pilkington goal duly arrived a couple of minutes later after missing a very good chance they seemed to have managed to miss another great chance but worked the ball out to the right of the area were the shot came in possiblt deflected into the back of the net, a killer goal.
Gate didn't give up forced several chances couldn't beat the decent visitors keeper. Probably the right result Pilkington could do well this season although expect Bury will be the ones to beat.
Will add goalscorers later when the league website has un crashed
Not required to be dressed in white and chase a red ball around an early season bit of non league murkiness, had the choice of games but Garstang will get the mid week visit, a decent ish weather day although Global boiling was distincly missing. OAP £4 to get in, decent programme although a sign of the times in regard to cost, it was a double programme including the home game on next Tuesday.
Pitch wise not bad although not the pristine surface you get further up the league chain.
Visitors Pilkington freshly promoted would be an interesting test for the home side
FIRST HALF
The first 15 minutes saw Squires hit the post in the first half whilst Pilks missed a sitter, a couple of other decent efforts by the home side and the ball disppeared out of the ground at least five times. Have to say some of the Gate's early football was good pass and move at pace with Hughes hitting the post with a curling effort past the keeper
The game settled down to a bit more of a midfield battle chances were hard to come goal scoring chances very much minimal, a few meaty challenges as early season rustiness started to kick in.
At half time nipped the gate to watch a bit of the Wren Rovers game saw a goal scored by a Sunny Bradley(Luton) look a like playing for a side in white whose numbers on the back of the shirts reminded me of the numbering of many an Eastern European side from the Mid 60's excessively large. The pitch looked like it had not been cut for a while either a tad long.
SECOND HALF
Bright start again by Gate, well marshalled defence kept them out, first goal would be pivotal and so it proved went to the visitors, Gate never really cleared a corner, ball fizzed in from the left well finished on the volley
Instantly three substitutes for the home side, possibly should have had a penalty not given this led to an exchange of views between the players(see picture)
![[Image: 60-BC0541-79-F8-40-C6-8-F06-A72-EE516-DF88.jpg]](https://i.ibb.co/MfdQ0Ck/60-BC0541-79-F8-40-C6-8-F06-A72-EE516-DF88.jpg)
At these times being stood between both teams boxes is quite entertaing, pleasantries before issued to a from the management teams.
The second Pilkington goal duly arrived a couple of minutes later after missing a very good chance they seemed to have managed to miss another great chance but worked the ball out to the right of the area were the shot came in possiblt deflected into the back of the net, a killer goal.
Gate didn't give up forced several chances couldn't beat the decent visitors keeper. Probably the right result Pilkington could do well this season although expect Bury will be the ones to beat.
Will add goalscorers later when the league website has un crashed
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