Recap

County League Premier County League Premier 2021/22

Barton LawsWest Road, Wigton, Allerdale, Cumbria, North West England, England, CA7 9RF, United Kingdom

Wigton Harriers
West Road, Wigton, CA7 9QY
Workington Development
1 - 1
Final Score
Harvey Harrison - 1 (41')
Tom Houghton - 1 (17')
Game Statistics
0 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
0 Corner Kick 0
0 Saves 0
0 Shots on Goal 0
0 Shots 0
0%
Pass Accuracy
0%
Shot Accuracy
OFF
0
F
0
SH
0
0%
Pass Accuracy
0%
Shot Accuracy
0
OFF
0
F
0
SH
Game Timeline
KO
KO
Tom Houghton
17'
Matty Foster
17'
Harvey Harrison
41'
Ciaran Booty
61'
Josh Palmer
65'
Robbie Wilson
80'
FT

Recap

Reds were so much in control of this County League Premier Division clash in a dominant first half performance, the eventual outcome has to be regarded as two points dropped.

They were well on top for the opening forty minutes but the hosts managed to stay in the game and, after equalising just before the interval, battled hard throughout the second half to earn a point.

The fact that Wigton played the final twenty five minutes with just ten men suggested they were far happier with the outcome than Reds, who lost their way slightly after the break.

Harriers were reduced to ten men in the sixty-third minute when Sean Little brought down Matty Foster just inside the area.  As the last Wigton defender, Little could not argue about the red card he was shown but the referee, after consultation with his assistant, ruled that the offence had taken place outside the area and, instead of the expected penalty, awarded Reds a free kick.

It had been one-way traffic in the first half but, despite dominating possession and moving the ball about well, Reds had only one goal to show for their efforts.  

They’d had a ‘goal’ disallowed when Logan Bosward’s header was chalked off after the assistant flagged for offside.  But there was no doubt about the seventeenth minute opener, the culmination of some slick passing around the Wigton box.

Matty Foster’s shot was blocked but the ball rebounded to Tom Houghton on the edge of the area and he found the bottom corner of Ian Johnston’s net for his fourteenth goal of the season. 

Harriers hadn’t looked dangerous but they put together their best move of the first half to level matters, four minutes before the break.  Harvey Harrison received the ball from the left and guided the ball around Scott Paden-Gale for a well taken equaliser.

Wigton looked more of a threat when they were down to ten men but they couldn’t capitalise on a handful of corners they won.  Reds got into some good attacking positions but the final ball was often hurried and some decent chances were squandered. 

Johnston, Wigton’s play anywhere veteran, made three routine saves to thwart Reds and the closest they came to winning was via Josh Palmer’s powerful header which narrowly missed the target.    

Team: Paden-Gale, Downes (Booty, 61), Whitehead, Skinner, Bosward (Wilson, 80), Pears, Houghton, Hambling, Foster (Palmer, 65), Webster, Dmytrowski.

Details

Date Time League Season Full Time
19/02/2022 14:00 County League Premier County League Premier 2021/22 0'

Ground

Barton Laws

West Road, Wigton, Allerdale, Cumbria, North West England, England, CA7 9RF, United Kingdom

Results

Club1st Half2nd HalfGoals
Wigton Harriers101
Workington Development101

Wigton Harriers

Workington Development

1Scott Paden-Gale Goalkeeper
2Thomas Downes 12 Defender
3Dan Whitehead Defender
4Tom Skinner Defender
5Logan Bosward 15 Defender
6Cain Pears Midfielder
7Tom Houghton Forward 17'
8Taylor Hambling Midfielder
9Matty Foster 14 Forward 17'
10Louis Webster Midfielder
11Leon Dmytrowski Midfielder
12Ciaran Booty 2 Forward
14Josh Palmer 9 Forward
15Robbie Wilson 5 Defender
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