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Longridge Town 2 Eastmond, Anderton pen Stockport Town 2 Kouam, Lomakin-Rogers

Inglewhite Road, Longridge

A Tuesday night in late winter no better place to go than Longridge whose ground is on a similar elevation to Mount Everest, luckily it was dry and no wind and not too overly cold.
Blagged a lift of my mate Malc and meet up the Derek another long time associate, three OAP's at a game, was like a really iffy version of Still Game.

Parked across from the ground could have watched it from there but paid the entry of £5 and stood pitch side, the pitch looked in decent nick for this time of the year.

For 70 minutes although there were two goals there was little in the way of excitement, both played a similar passing style of football although the home side were so slow in the build up that Stockport had plenty of time to get men behind the ball.
There were chances Longridge narrowly wide from a shot from outside the box
Stockport started to get on top and it was probably not s surprise when they took the lead from the best weapon in the game, a decent cross into the danger area, Kouam being the recepient of the cross. The home side thought he was off side and complained to the liner who looked about 12 but he was not for changing his mind.
Second haf similar and another cross into the box towards the six yard box keeper didn't come and Lomakin-Rogers made o mistake from close range.
Two down with 20 minutes to go ex North Ender Lee Ashcroft manager of Longridge played his final card a triple substitution and within a minute the defeceit was reduced, wicked ball in from the left the goal was given to Eastmond however looked like an own goal to me.
Being pitch side you instantly picked up the fact the game was now played at a faster pace, all towards the Stockport goal, the visitors made substitues to try and stem the flow of the game but to no avail, another ball into the box, mistimed tackle and penalty given.
Anderton just about beat the keeper level with about five extra minutes to play, the home side could have won when McLean from about 20 yards for all the world it looked like it was going in, cannoned against the bar to safety and within seconds the full time whistle went.

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