Colwyn Bay Altrincham

Brief report by John Laidlar from his Alty Pages. where a full report can be found

COLWYN BAY (1) 1 ALTRINCHAM (1) 2

Unibond Premier League Match, played on Tuesday, 3rd April, 2001, at 7.30p.m.

SCORERS

3 mins: Steve FINNEY (Colwyn Bay 0 Altrincham 1)
34 mins: Deiniol GRAHAM (penalty) (Colwyn Bay 1 Altrincham 1)

73 mins: Richard LANDON (penalty) (Colwyn Bay 1 Altrincham 2)

REFEREE: Mr A.W. Dean (Wigan)

ATTENDANCE: Guesstimate 250

TEAMS

3.4.01	COLWYN BAY	versus.	ALTRINCHAM
7.30pm	Sky blue & maroon shirts and shorts	---.	Red & white striped shirts, black shorts and socks
1.	Richie ROBERTS	1.	Stuart COBURN
2.	Mark WOODS	2.	Adam FARLEY
3.	Paul JONES	3.	Steve PORTER
4.	Glen GRAHAM	4.	Terry BOWKER
5.	Colin CATON	5.	Mark MADDOX
16.	David JARDINE	6.	Steve HAWES (capt.)
7.	Dean WILLIAMS	7.	Jason GALLAGHER
8.	Graham ROBERTS (capt.)	8.	Ian CRANEY
9.	Deiniol GRAHAM	9.	Steve FINNEY
10.	James McILVOGUE	10.	Gary SCOTT
11.	Owain ROBERTS	11.	Paul EDWARDS
12.	Kelvin DAVIES	12.	Richard LANDON
14.	Micky LENNON	14.	Keith MAIRS
15.	Jonathan CROSS	15.	Danny MURPHY

SUMMARY
Altrincham always looked the more technically accomplished side but were forced to battle hard after Colwyn Bay had levelled the scores late in the first half. Steve Finney had opened the scoring skilfully in the 3rd minute when the surprisingly hard pitch produced a strong bounce of the ball over Edwards's head, leaving the Alty striker in the clear. Colwyn Bay equalised from a penalty after Deiniol Graham had been tackled by Mark Maddox. The second half became increasingly robust as the Bay fought for some reward from their possession and Alty were penned back into their own half for periods. However, when Gallagher pursued a ball up the right, he seized on keeper Richie Roberts's attempt to receive a back-pass from Jones. The keeper manhandled Gallagher to concede a penalty, which Landon dispatched. This was Alty's first win in their last ten away league matches, their last victory being at Barrow last October.

TEAM NEWS
With Rod Thornley out through work commitments with Manchester United, where he is a masseur, and Danny Murphy reduced to the bench through injury, Altrincham brought in Gary Scott in midfield and relied on Finney and Edwards at the sharp end. Mark Maddox reclaimed a centre-back berth after suspension, with Adam Farley moving to right-back and Jason Gallagher to right-midfield. For the Bay, the experienced Craig Lawton and ex-Alty man, Marc Limbert, were absent, whilst Jonathan Cross was only a substitute. Oddly, Jardine played in a number 16 shirt throughout.

FULL-TIME: COLWYN BAY 1 ALTRINCHAM 2

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