WEDNESDAY APRIL 15TH 2015

BIRTLEY FC 1 V 7 WALLSEND TOWN

On a bright sunny Wednesday evening Birtley FC hosted Wallsend Town at the Birtley Welfare with Wallsend Town still in the hunt for the league title. It was Wallsend Town who started the brighter from the start playing some lovely passing and attacking football which lead to them taking the lead after 5' with a well worked goal. Two minutes later Wallsend Town were 0-2 up from a well worked corner on the 7' and then made it 0-3 on the 25'. Birtley FC then started to get in the game creating some chances and finished the half in control but failed to convert any chances on goal. Second half started the same as the first half with Wallsend in complete control and added a further two goals on the 51' and 55' to make it 0-5 to Wallsend Town. Birtley FC then started to get back in but Wallsend Town had hit the woodwork before adding another goal on the 85' to make it 0-6. Birtley FC then created another couple of chances before scoring on the 88' but Wallsend Town went straight down the other end and scored to make it 1-7 to Wallsend Town on the night.

CHESTER-LE-STREET WHITEHILL 5 V 1 HARTLEPOOL FC RESERVES

Whitehill took the lead as early as the second minue when following a quick free kick Tommy Wray was on hand to slam the ball in for 1-0. Whitehill were reduced to 10 men on 9 mins when Jack Taylor in the Whitheill goal was sent off for handling th ball outside his box. It didn't stop the home side as they doubled their lead on 21 mins when the ball was crossed in for Craig Mickle to volley in to give the keeper no chance for 2-0. Five mins before the break Hartlepool reduced the arrears when Carl O'Sullivan scored with a great header for 2-1. There was still time for Whitehill to increase the lead when Craig Mickle made it 3-1. HT 3-1. The second half was a lot more even with Hartlepool pressing forward but it was Whitehill who made it 4-1 when Aaron Wright scored on 57 mins. On 83 mins Paul Botcherby sent a long ball into the box but the visiting keeper missed it and Tommy Wray ran passed him to put the ball into the net for 5-1 and a well deserved win for Whitehill.

BISHOP AUCKLAND RESERVES 0 V 3 HORSLEY HILL FC

The visitors ran out comfortable 3-0 winners at Heritage Park, after taking the lead after just a minute. The home side tried to play football, but sadly missed good chances to draw level. 20 minutes later it was 2-0 with a well placed finished, and the scoring rounded up 2 minutes into the second half. Very few other chances fell for the visitors, but Craig Foster did make two smart saves in the bishop goal.