Jarrow FC 0-3 Heaton Stannington (22/09/2021 7.30pm Kick Off)
Northern League Division Two
Jarrow FC 0-3 Heaton Stannington
A season record attendance at Perth
Green witnessed top of the table Heaton Stannington breeze past a Jarrow side
low on confidence with work to do to put things right.
It started well for the home side
however and a left footed Glen Hargrave shot that went over the bar was a sign
of the threat that Jarrow carry.
Within a few minutes of that Jarrow threat
however Heaton had settled into the game and started to get the ball down and
play. A feature of both sides was the need to try and play good football and
who wouldn’t on a surface like that. The pitch was playing like a carpet and
perfect for passing football.
The deadlock should’ve been broken
on 7 minutes when a Gary Shaw corner to the back post was nodded just wide of
the far post by Darryll Donnelly. Further signs of the quality on show.
The game then entered a bit of a
lull with both sides competing for possession in the middle of park. A Channon
North poke over the bar the only moment of danger in a 10-minute period of
battle.
Then in the 18th minute
the league leaders showed their quality. A right foot curling shot from the
left was palmed away by Hubs in the Jarrow goal but only as far as Dan
Stephenson who tapped the ball home from a few yards. First blood to the
visitors.
The goal promoted the away side
forward and forced Jarrow deeper. The Heaton left back unlucky not to make it
two with a thunderbolt from distance flashing wide of the Jarrow goal after 22
minutes.
A quick incisive break down the left
soon followed with Heaton forward Liam McBryde inexplicably putting the ball
over the bar from a few yards out.
A few minutes later and Jarrow were
now enjoying a lot more of the ball and when it dropped to Gary Shaw in the box
and he jinked past the defender the excitement rose in the stands. His right foot
effort however, was beaten away well by Regan in the Heaton goal to keep it
1-0.
Then on 36 minutes Heaton struck
again. A ball was knocked inside and controlled well by Andrew Burn who taking
the ball in his stride unleashed a strike that dipped and bounced in front of
Hubs who saw it too late to be able to get across to it and the ball nestled in
the bottom left-hand corner.
The second half started like the
first with Jarrow on the front foot. A Hargrave cross just too strong for
Channon North to get his head on but good signs early on.
2 minutes later though came the
killer blow. An innoxious looking run down the left-hand side from Hopper
caused Ross Toward to slip at the vital moment allowing the Heaton man Hopper a
run on goal and he beautifully clipped a curling chip over Hubs leaving him
with no chance and the game was effectively over as a contest.
A period of both sides struggling to
get a grip of the game and the ball then followed the goal until a ball out
wide to Gary Shaw was controlled and whipped over viciously to the back post
towards flying forward Glen Hargrave who saw the ball whistle over his head and
out for a goal kick.
What followed was basic control of
the match from the visitors. They held a high line and forced Jarrow to play
long balls out wide that for the most part was dealt with. In the opposition
half they hunted in packs to snuff out any threats and even moved the ball
quickly when in possession.
The game repeated that format until
a long ball over the top was controlled well by the forward and as he advanced
was adjudged to have been fouled by Donnelly who was tracking his movements. On
seeing the replay, the decision looked harsh but a penalty was awarded
nevertheless. Dean Holmes stepped up to take it but was denied brilliantly by
penalty hero Steve Hubery.
Heaton kept the pressure on after
the penalty miss and a snap shot sailed just over the bar with 5 minutes to go.
Jarrow had been chasing shadows for most of the game and looked a beaten side
by this point.
Brian Johnson saw an effort on goal deflect
wide for a corner. The resulting kick was swung in by Scott Wallace who almost
scored himself, direct from the corner spot but it curled just wide.
A deserved win for Heaton but Jarrow
will reflect on 1 shot on target and know they need to find a way of cutting
out the mistakes and being more potent in front of goal.
Man of the Match went to Brian Johnson
who didn’t allow the score line to affect his performance. A leader until the
final whistle and beyond.
Att:- 206
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