Accrington Stanley (2) 2 Altrincham (1)
Tuesday 22nd August 2000
Brief report by John Laidlar, a
full report in his The
Sale and Altrincham Pages
SCORERS
- 4 mins: Mark CERAOLO (Accrington Stanley 1 Altrincham 0)
- 8 mins: Mark SHIRLEY (Accrington Stanley 2 Altrincham 0)
- 14 mins: Kevin ELLISON (Accrington Stanley 2 Altrincham 1)
REFEREE: Mr J A Hay (Poulton)
ATTENDANCE: 1,006
TEAMS
| 22.8.00 |
ACCRINGTON STANLEY |
versus. |
ALTRINCHAM |
| 7.30pm |
All red |
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Blue and white |
| 1. |
Jamie SPEARE |
1. |
Stuart COBURN |
| 2. |
Paul BURNS |
2. |
Jason GALLAGHER |
| 3. |
Karl BELL |
3. |
Adam FARLEY |
| 4. |
Wayne MADDOCK |
4. |
Eddie TURKINGTON |
| 5. |
Jonathan SMITH |
5. |
Gary TALBOT capt |
| 6. |
Brett BAXTER |
6. |
Shaun GOODWIN |
| 7. |
Steve CARRAGHER |
7. |
Stuart QUINN |
| 8. |
Jay FLANNERY (capt) |
8. |
Steve HAWSE |
| 9. |
Mark CERAOLO |
9. |
Stuart SCHEUBER |
| 10. |
Liam WATSON |
10. |
Mark QUAYLE |
| 11. |
Mark SHIRLEY |
11. |
Kevin ELLISON |
| 12. |
Russell PAYNE |
12. |
Barry CROWE |
| 14. |
Servet TASDEMIR |
14. |
Richard LANDON |
| 15. |
Paul MULLIN |
15. |
Steve PORTER |
SUMMARY
Altrincham were all at sea defensively and in midfield in the opening ten
minutes, fell two goals behind and at that stage looked set for a heavy
defeat. However, Adam Farley prompted a revival with a good ball to Quayle
who set up Ellison for an excellently-taken right-foot goal on 14 minutes to
reduce the arrears. Altrincham then took the initiative and had the better
of the rest of the half, but shortly before half-time lost the lively Mark
Quayle to a head injury after the home goalkeeper collided with him when
pursuing a ball in the air. Altrincham started strongly in the second period
but Accrington increasingly came back with dangerous counter-attacks which
produced several fine saves from Coburn and a shot from Carragher which hit
the post. Altrincham pressed hard again in the latter stages having acquired
a better shape when Crowe took over at right-back, freeing Jason Gallagher
to have a good second half in midfield after a less than comfortable first
half at right-back. Stuart Quinn's surging runs down the right wing were a
feature of the second half. Ellison battled hard up front and Landon
produced a couple of useful efforts but, without the mobility of Quayle,
they lacked the guile to create enough clear-cut chances. Stanley held on to
their lead, when a draw would not have been an unfair result. The match was
watched by a magnificent crowd of 1,006, many of them from Altrincham.
TEAM NEWS
Altrincham's unsettled "Player of the Year", Danny Adams, was
again omitted from the starting line-up and the right-footed Adam Farley
once more took his place at left-back and had a fine first half. New signing
Mark Quayle partnered Kevin Ellison up-front, whilst Mark Ward was absent
from the line-up. Steve Hawse returned from suspension alongside Shaun
Goodwin, who again was only able to last 45 minutes of the game. Like Mark
Ward, Accrington player-manager, John Coleman, omitted himself from the
line-up. Paul Mullin, Radcliffe Borough's highly-rated striker signed for
Stanley just before the match and was included as a substitute.
FINAL SCORE: ACCRINGTON STANLEY 2 ALTRINCHAM 1
Photographs by Alan Johnson
Temporarily deleted to allow site update
Sorry they were all taken at the
"wrong" end but I misjudged which way the teams would be playing and
then it was too dark for more photos. Any way I did see some action.
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Alty limber up with the picturesque Lancashire hills as a
back drop |
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Stuart Coburn practicing before the game before the small
(400) but impressive stand |
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Whose fault was that? as Stanley players rush to celebrate
their first goal |
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The referee breaks up the celebrations |
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Not another corner |
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Another goal! |
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