ANOTHER 3 POINTS ON THE BOARD

ANOTHER 3 POINTS ON THE BOARD
Lower Breck 0-2 Skelmersdale United

Skelmersdale United returned from the Anfield Community Sports Ground with all 3 points after a hard-fought encounter against Lower Breck
With both teams high up in the form charts, it was always going to be a close encounter and so it proved.

United started the afternoon on the front foot putting the hosts under early pressure with Emini Adegbenro going closest for the blues, once with his right foot and once with his head after a good run from Mikey Howard, Lower Breck had the ball in the back of the net on the half hour but the linesman’s flag came to Skem’s rescue.
As the game neared the end of the first period Alex Davies superbly cleared of the line from a close range shot from Corness.

It was hard going for both sides as their lofty reputations cancelled each other out, there were forays from both sides but the strong defences saw that nothing got through. Ben Barnes pulled of a class save on 73 minutes from an angled shot from Carl Peers as Breck started to pile on the pressure.

The home crowd were however silenced on 79 minutes as United’s Man of the Match Michael Grogan latched onto a cross into the box from Mini Adegbenro, it evaded all, twisting and turning Grogan somehow with his back to the goal produced a stunning overhead kick to give United the lead, the goal well worth the price of admission alone.
The game moved deep into injury time as Breck strained to get a leveller but their hearts were broken at the death a through ball from Mini Adegbenro found substitute Danny Mitchley, the prolific striker made no mistake to wrap up all 3 points.

It wasn’t pretty but United did what they had to do, with results elsewhere United moved up to second in the North West Counties League.

United lined up Barnes, Davies, Preston, Grogan, Herbert, Strickland, Servuts, Djalo, Adegbenro, Griffiths, Howard Subs Ellams, Mitchley, Conteh, Unused Towey, Ellis