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19/05/2018
Whaley’s attacking play too much for Crewe’s defence today.
Whaley piled on the pressure from the very start of this game winning lots of corners with Bill Sutton in particular going very close several times. A Broome powerfull header crashed off Crewe’s cross bar followed by some nifty play by Joe Burgess who slipped inside for Leadbetter, his clever pass released George Burgess to glance his shot past the advancing Lyons for one nil. Adam Barlow made some terrific runs and was inches away from scoring on a couple of occasions before he finally made contact with a J Burgess cross at the back post to head in for no 2. Leadbetter too was causing chaos down the wing and latched on to a ball laid back to him, after some nice interplay between Gilbride and Burgess, to smash in from 12yrds. Crewe danger man Southern was always a threat but the resilient pair of Sutton & Streets comfortably restricted him to but a couple of long range efforts. So the visitors went in a very satisfactory 3 nil up at half time.
Second half and Whaley continued their attacking spree and it wasn’t long before a Joe Burgess cross found Leadbetter who leaped highest to head back across goal for his second and Whaley’s fourth. Whaley's two 17 year old Development Squad lads plus U16's Matthew Baldwin were here on the bench to gain some CFL experience. 16 year old Mathew was introduced first early on in the second half and he linked up well but young George Howell who made a dramatic entrance on his debut when with only his second touch he anticipated a poor Crewe defensive clearance and lobbed Crewe’s Lyons from 20 yards, marvelous!!! Dan Connell was next on and he worked Crewe’s back line without fear and his hard work was rewarded when Gilbride’s clever pass released him to square for George Howell to incisively finish off a terrific move in front of a good crowd at Crewe.
Whaley rounded off a good week by scoring 12 and conceding 4 returned to winning ways in which the forwards have showed that by working hard you will get your just rewards. Whilst the forwards were outstanding today a lot was down to a dominant display from D Gilbride J Broome & A Barlow and a confident back four.
Whaley now engage in a ridiculous end of season schedule with a string of difficult fixtures starting at Billinge away Thursday night 7pm kick off, Eagle away on Monday, Ashton Town away on Tuesday and the final game of the season at home on Thursday evening v Rylands.
Very difficult to single out a player today but for his unselfish work rate and terrific attitude sleepless nights for new daddy seem to be doing the trick for MoM Adam Barlow.
J Tattersall; W Bailey; B Sutton (C); T Streets; A Hodges; J Burgess; D Gilbride; A Barlow (1); J Broome; S Leadbetter (2): G Burgess (1)
G Howells (2) 72 mins; D Connell 74 mins; M Baldwin 70 mins |
