Prescot Cables 2 v 4 Whitby Town. Tuesday 27th January 2009.
Defensive lapses cost Cables three points against an opposition who took there chances when presented to them by an unsure Cables defence. The game started with both side creating good chances, Cables should have scored in the 8th minute but Byers, who was left completely unmarked and with only the keeper to beat, shot against the underside of the bar and was cleared.
So it was no surprise when Cables took the lead in the 13th minute, a long throw was flicked on by McCulloch and the Whitby Town keeper, Liversedge allowed the ball to slip through his grasp and into the net. Cables attacking play continued to trouble Whitby’s defence and on 16 minutes Taylor broke clear of their cover and he went round the keeper but in doing so went too wide of the goal, his cross caused panic in the Whitby defence and the ball was handled on the edge of the box.
Williams took the free-kick which struck the bar with the keeper stranded, Cables could have been 3 up at this time, but Whitby struck back quickly. A long through ball found Cables defence static and Charlton scored with a fierce shot from the edge of the box. If that shook Cables fans worse was to come, within 3 minutes Whitby took a shock lead when an unmarked Rae headed in a cross from Ross, who was also left clear by the Cables defenders.
Cables, although now behind continued to attack and got a deserved equaliser when Parsonage struck a fierce shot with a 25 yard free-kick, this was his 3rd goal in two games. Both attacks were still creating chance and Whitby’s Rae struck the post, and then minutes later he headed over from 6yds. On the third occasion, a poor clearance by Cables Williams, gave the ball back to Whitby and from the cross Rae scored from close range. At half time Cables found themselves behind when the game could have been over after 13mins. HT 2-3
Both Cables players and Fans could not believe that they were behind as there attacking play had created some many chances. If this continued in the second half there was still a chance of an important win, but the second half meant an immediate reshuffle in the Cables defence with Flood having to be replaced, Willliams dropped back into defence. Cables seemed unsettled by this change and although they continued to push forward Whitby had tightened up there defensive play and try as they might the chances to equalise never came.
Whitby were now defending well and hitting long balls over the Cables defence which was being stretched by the speedy Whitby forwards. Whitby made the game safe when Cables defence gave away a free kick on the edge of the box and from the resultant free-kick, Jones the Cables keeper fumbled the shot and Raw forced the ball home.
It was a disappointing result for the home fans to take, and it leaves Cables rueing the missed chances that could have put the game beyond Whitby early in the first half.
Full Time 2-4.
Cables. Jones, Deakin, Flood, McCulloch, Bell, McIntosh, Parsonage, Taylor, Byers, Taylor, Williams. Subs Connolly ( 63m Deakin), Mahama (45m Flood), Thomas.
Next Fixture. 31st January Away North Ferriby United.
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