08 November 2011 : Morpeth SC Lisbon 3 Alnwick Town Juniors 2 (Pin Point League Cup)
Morpeth SC Lisbon 3 Alnwick Town Juniors 2 (Pin Point League Cup)
Alnwick Town U16's travelled to Craik Park on Sunday to take on local rivals Morpeth in what was to be an entertaining league cup encounter. Morpeth started the first half the livelier of two teams and broke the deadlock after 10 minutes when a low shot from the edge of the area looking to be going wide of the post hit off an Alnwick defender and into the corner of the goal. Alnwick soon got back into the game and were rewarded with their efforts after 15 minutes when a inswinging Alnwick corner was met at the back post by Freddie Hall who powerfully headed past the Morpeth goalkeeper into the roof of the net. Morpeth regained the lead on the half hour after some good play down down the left wing, a deep cross into the Alnwick area and a well timed header at the back post. Alnwick were unlucky not to level the game before half time when Luke Mayhew found himself through on goal but shot narrowly wide. Deep into first half injury time Morpeth scored a third after a good through ball behind the Alnwick defence was slotted home from close range. After half time Alnwick came more into the game and went close to scoring following some good link up play between Ryan Elliott and Aiden Hughes. Morpeth were continuing to be dangerous on the counter attack but were denied scoring any second half goals after several fine saves by Archie Little in the Alnwick goal. Alnwick would have found themselves level after 70 minutes had it not been for the crossbar denying a Cameron Hill effort from close range and a Keegan Watson shot from the edge of the penalty area. Town carried on battling and got themselves a lifeline in the last 5 minutes when Sam Proudlock poked the ball home from close range after a goal mouth scramble. Despite pinning Morpeth in their penalty area for the final minutes of the game Alnwick could not find themselves an equaliser and can feel unlucky not to have got something out of this match. M.O.M Tom Farr
Alnwick Team: A Little, C Smith, S Hardman, F Hall, K Watson, T Farr, S Lawless, S Proudlock, C McEwan, R Elliot, L Mayhew, C Hill, D Turnbull, G Atkinson, A Hughes.
