Altrincham Kersal opened their season as they ended the
last with a confident win over Carlisle. It was the visitors who made the early
pressing and scuffed an early penalty chance; and they were made to rue the
missed chance as Kersal pressed on the Carlisle defence. Their pressure paid
off as as Harry Luscombe scored two penalties to give Kersal a 6-0 lead. Carlisle
got back into the game immediately through the boot of Barry Earl. Kersal’s
best scoring chance came late into the half as Dave Coleman kicked a through
ball but he failed to make the first touch.
Half-Time Score: Altrincham Kersal 6-3 Carlisle
Kersal started the second half strongly and they scored
the only try of the game as James Coulson found space out wide and run through
to score, the try converted by Luscombe. Carlisle scored a penalty to give them
a fighting chance. The second half was end to end however it was marred by an
injury to a Carlisle player which delayed the game 30 minutes. The game was
moved to an adjacent pitch and an Ambulance was called. When play resumed
Luscombe scored another penalty to open Kersal’s league account with a win.Full-Time Score: Altrincham Kersal 17-6 Carlisle
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