Workington AFC 1-1 Lancaster City

Recap

NPL Premier 24/25 2024/25

Borough ParkCA14 2DT, Workington, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom

Workington AFC
Workington Cumbria CA14 2DT
Lancaster City
West Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 5PE
Preview

Recap

You don’t always get what you deserve from this wonderful game of ours and one point seemed scant reward for Reds after a derby draw against City.

They were seconds away from their first win of the season, only for Chris Willcock’s side to net a crucial late goal for the second consecutive match.

Workington were, perhaps, a bit sluggish to start with but grew into the game and produced a fine performance, worthy of three points…..until Lancaster struck at the end of the five additional minutes.

Reds had been in front for seventy minutes thanks to Ceiran Casson’s first goal for two and half years but they couldn’t add that crucial decisive second, despite a dominant performance after the break.

And that is Northern Premier League football in a nutshell, the only certainty being the uncertainty.

Casson was one of many in red who impressed.  Jordan Little was another, Steven Rigg was excellent, young debutant Kaedyn Kamara made a great contribution and Kai Nugent was his effervescent best but that was the story right through the team – everyone chipped in.

Rigg had the first shot on target but a rather weak effort didn’t trouble James McCleneghan.

City’s response at the other end saw Nic Evangelinos’ volley pushed over by Alex Mitchell’s brilliant reflex save.

Mitchell was called into action later in the game, diving full length to his right to push away a well struck Christian Sloan effort.

But the experienced ‘keeper, starting his third stint with the club, could do little about Evangelinos’ late strike which deflated everyone of a Workington persuasion and sent the travelling band of City fans home delighted.

His low strike found a way through a crowded goal mouth and into the net to salvage a point and leave City ‘tickled pink’!

Mark Fell, facing his old club of course, was delighted with his new team’s performance in their first home match, and the signs are that the whole process is slowly coming together.

They will be on home soil again on Saturday looking to obtain that elusive first win.

Workington: Mitchell, Galloway, Nugent, Little, Swinglehurst (Fell, 66), Wilkinson, Symington (Stephenson, 87), Casson (Hubbold, 90), Rigg, Allen, Kamara.  Substitutes – Williams, McCarron (not used).

Lancaster City: McCleneghan, Bailey S, Coulton (Fleming, 58), Moonan, Beeden, Allington, Mellen (Dagnall, 44), Sloan, Lawson (Holland-Wilkinson, 58), Bailey C (Elewa-Ikpakwu, 73), Evangelinos.  Substitute – Byrne (not used).

Referee: Scott Henry, Carlisle

Bookings: Swinglehurst, Galloway, Wilkinson (Workington), Bailey S (Lancaster City)

Attendance: 667

 

Details

Date Time League Season
13 August 2024 19:45 NPL Premier 24/25 2024/25

Ground

Borough Park

CA14 2DT, Workington, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom

Workington

1Alex Mitchell Goalkeeper
2Josh Galloway Midfielder 53'
3Kai Nugent Midfielder
4Jordan Little Defender
5Steven Swinglehurst 12 Defender 48'
6Tom Wilkinson Defender 90'
7David Symington 15 Midfielder
8Ceiran Casson 14 Midfielder 25'
9Steven Rigg Forward
10Jamie Allen Forward
11Kaedyn Kamara Midfielder
12Ben Fell 5 Defender
14Brad Hubbold 8 Midfielder
15Tom Stephenson 7 Midfielder
16Ben Williams Defender
17Ben McCarron Forward
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Lancaster

1James McClenaghan Goalkeeper
2Sam Bailey Defender 36'
3Lewis Coulton 16 Defender
4Dylan Moonan Midfielder
5Harrison Beeden Defender
6Patrick Allington Defender
7Jamie Mellen 12 Defender
8Christian Sloan Midfielder
9Dominic Lawson 17 Forward
10Charlie Bailey 14 Midfielder
11Nic Evangelinos Forward 90'
12Christopher Dagnall 7 Midfielder
14Ed Elewa-Ikpakwu 10 Midfielder
15Jack Byrne Defender
16Aaron Fleming 3 Defender
17Jacob Holland-Wilkinson 9 Forward
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