Maine Road 2-4 Wythenshawe Town

Wythenshawe Town travelled to NWCFL Premier Division Maine Road in a mid-season friendly in what was going to be a tough test for Wythenshawe due to the hosts being 4 divisions higher than Town.

Ben Brooks opened the scoring after a tight opening slotting home just inside the box and Paul Walley extended the lead to 2 not long after. Maine Road had a penalty shout just before half-time and not long after got a penalty to put them firmly back in the game.

Half-time: Maine Road 1-2 WTFC

Wythenshawe started brightly off after the break and Paul Walley got his second with a long ranged stunner which the keeper could do nothing about to make it 1-3. After some sustained pressure Maine Road once again got back into the game.

The game was into it's last few minutes, Ben Connolly was holding the ball in the corner. Cries of "It's only a friendly put it in the box" came and so he did and Jason Walley finished the game off 2-4 for a great friendly win for Wythenshawe Town.

Full time: Maine Road 2-4 WTFC

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West Didsbury & Chorlton Reserves 0-7 Wythenshawe Town

Wythenshawe Town were in League Challenge Cup action this weekend, with West Didsbury & Chorlton Reserves the opponents.

Wythenshawe made a quick start to the match, taking the lead after 5 minutes when Ben Brooks slotted home to make it 1-0. Lee McGregor made it 2-0, 5 minutes later from a free kick, when he lunged in to chip the ball past the keeper to extend the lead.

20 minutes brought the 3^rd goal of the game, West attempted to clear the ball, but the header could only find Ashley Woodhead who fired home.  Ben Brooks scored his 2^nd and the team’s 4^th when he was played in out on the right side and he poked it past the keeper on 40 minutes.  Jonathan Rand also found the net just before half-time through a header from a corner to give Wythenshawe a 5-0 goal lead at half-time.

Half-time Result: WEST RESERVES 0-5 WTFC

Wythenshawe still maintained a good tempo in the 2^nd half and found the net for a 6^th time when the ball was played out to the left wing to Remy Williams who curled it home. Then 8 minutes later Ashley Woodhead added his 2^nd with a spectacular run into the box and a couple of stepovers later he had the keeper beat to leave a simple tap in.

Full-time Result: WEST RESERVES 0-7 WTFC

Next up for Wythenshawe Town is a trip to Knutsford to face Knutsford ‘A’ in the Altrincham FA Cup on November 1^st.

Wythenshawe Town Training Session - 22/10

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Chorltonians 1-5 Wythenshawe Town

Wythenshawe Town progressed to the last 16 of the Manchester FA Amateur Cup after a 1-5 away win.

The first chance of the match came from a free kick 18 minutes in, the ball was floated into the box but Jonathan Rand couldn’t keep his header down. They didn’t have to wait long after that for the opener as Alex Elliott fired in from outside the edge of the box after the ball had been cleared away to give Wythenshawe Town the lead.

Soon after it was 2-0, Ben Connolly whipped a ball into the box and Ben Brooks found space to get on the end of the free-kick after 26 minutes.

Half-time: Chorltonians Town 0-2 Wythenshawe Town

Wythenshawe found more of their familiar rhythm in the 2nd half on what was a very tight pitch. Just 10 minutes in, manager Lee McGregor made it 3-0 from long-range after a poor kick from the Chorltonians keeper. 4 minutes later Ben Brooks scored his second of the match, who slotted the ball past the keeper despite pressure from the Chorltonians defender.

Alex Elliott finished off Wythenshawe Town’s scoring with his second, Jason Walley slid in to give a fortunate pass, past the keeper leaving a simple finish for Elliott. Chorltonians found a consolation goal late on after a long strike took a large deflection to take it past Jacob Luty.

Full-time: Chorltonians Town 1-5 Wythenshawe

A tough, scrappy game but Wythenshawe progress to the last 16. The reserves lost on penalties at Gorse Hill in the same competition.

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Peterborough United 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Peterborough came into the game on the back of 5 consecutive defeats and they welcomed league leaders Wolves to London Road. Kenny Jackett will have been impressed with their recent away form as they were unbeaten coming into their game at 5^th placed Peterborough.

Wolves started quickly as Leigh Griffiths got the opening chance as the ball was played to him out wide he found space to cut inside but his shot was over the bar. Posh then quickly played the ball forward and a Jack Payne through ball found Lee Tomlin but his shot with the outside of his boot went just wide. Wolves will have then been aggrieved that they didn’t get a penalty as it look clear that defender Mark Little handled in the area but the referee waved away the Wolves protests. Then Wolves started to gain control of the game as Griffiths had a shot straight at Olejnik. Sako had a free kick on the edge of box but it came to nothing as the ball was blocked by the wall. Then Wolves had probably the best chance of the half as on 24 minutes Michael Jacbos crossed but Griffiths headed over. On 30 minutes Peterborough had one of their few chances as Kyle Vassell lost possession of the ball it lay nicely for Mark Little to strike ambitiously and the curling effort went just wide. Just before half-time Wolves will have been disappointed not to go into the break a goal up as Bakary Sako ran into the box but blasted his effort into the side-netting.

Half-Time Score: Peterborough 0-0 Wolverhampton

The second-half saw Peterborough take control of the game as Tomlin had a free kick early into the half which was blasted straight into the wall. On the hour mark the decisive substitution was made as Nathaniel Mendez-Laing and Kane Ferdinand came on for Peterborough. Soon after that Knight-Percival passed back short to Olejnik in goal but Griffiths failed to put away for the opener. Sako had a volley straight at the keeper. Mendez-Laing was showing a lot of flair down the left-wing and his run across the edge of the box set up a free-kick in a strong position. Michael Bostwick took the shot and his low drive was enough to win the game for Posh on 79 minutes.

Full-Time Score: Peterborough United 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

A scrappy game where both teams failed to string passes together in the final third and one goal was always going to be decisive in this game. Peterborough’s next game is in the FA Cup at home to Tranmere Rovers for a place in the 3^rd round of the draw.

Altrincham Kersal 7-59 Vale Of Lune

Altrincham Kersal were looking for a positive result to end a string of disappointing results. Early on in the game the visitors took control of the match and the deadlock was broken promptly, after some early sustained pressure through a converted try (0-7). It didn’t take long for the next try as straight from the restart Gareth Tudor placed under the posts for an easy conversion and 0-14 lead. The action continued with Kersal missing a penalty when Dave Coleman stepped up after 10 minutes but the match quietened for 15 minutes until Vale of Lune scored 2 quick tries to give them a demanding 0-26 lead. On the stroke of half-time Kersal had Tony O’Connor Sin-binned.

AK hadn’t really got into to the game offensively due to the strong defence which the visitors had on display and with the man advantage the score was due to increase.

Half-Time Score: Kersal 0-26 Vale Of Lune

Kersal once again didn’t start the half well as Dave Coleman mis-cued a kick and ended up missing the ball allowing Vale to break and score less than a minute into the second half (0-31). The game became scrappy many mis-touches and poor passes from both sides. Later in the half the scrappy and aggressive nature of the game suggested the conflict which was to occur as a fight broke out between a few players from both sides, reminiscent of the brawl when Vale of Lune last visited Kersal. This didn’t stop the confidence of Vale as they scored yet another try which was converted after some relentless pressure on the Kersal defence. Just 10 minutes later the visitors scored again as they touch down under the posts for another easy conversion.  Minutes later they scored again through Adam McLuskie after a long pass and he touches down to leave a difficult conversion which was skilfully put away (0-52). Kersal got what something for their efforts late on, a spirited performance but they could only come away with this try from Tony O’Connor (7-52). The match was finished of when Vale of Lune scored straight from the restart to end the game with a confident performance.

 

Full-Time Score: Kersal 7-59 Vale of Lune

Kersal were beaten by a very strong Vale of Lune side who strung some slick passes together but the scoreline suggests a hapless home performance but the rugged determination allowed Kersal to score late on even they were well behind.

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