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Hair dryer treatment pays dividends
Media Officer13 Nov 2013 - 11:37
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Billinge Reserves went into the local derby with their local rivals Garswood United on the back of three defeats determined to put things right.
Garswood came out of blocks very quick and precise putting a new look Billinge Ressies under intense early pressure. Debutants Ogden and Burrows soon realised it was a baptism of fire and after 15 minutes of The Storks not getting out of their own half, Hynes smashed a great shot past Tom Hull in the Billinge goal.
The pressure was non-stop and Hull pulled off a string of brave saves to keep Billinge in it.
However a tactical switch on the half-hour saw Billinge gain a foothold in the game resulting in the excellent Tom Ashall scoring for the second week in a row. Then on HT Billinge went to sleep; a couple of slack passes resulted in Garswood’s skipper Clark smashing one into the net to make it 2-1 at HT.
After the break Billinge emerged with the harsh words of Fizzer and Squash still ringing in their ears. Tea cups and hair dryers everywhere! What a response. Joe Ratcliffe was introduced and his energy and work rate soon paid off a great ball to Ant Farrell at right back resulted in a great cross and the predator that is Rob Ablewhite netted with a clever header. It was now all Billinge. Another great raid down the right hand side resulted in Ratcliffe spreading it out wide to Ashall - who was now imposing himself on the game – who put in a Beckham- like cross and - yes you’ve guessed it - Ablewhite rose like a salmon at the back stick to power his header in off the bar. Fizzer and Squash were jigging with delight on the sidelines like a pair of Morris Dancers! Young Adam Dickinson was introduced to tighten things up and he did; apart from one great save from Hull Billinge coped with everything Garswood could throw at them it was left to young Dickinson to intercept a Garswood loose ball to play in Ablewhite to complete a memorable hat-trick FT 2-4.
After the game Fizzer said that harsh words and finger-pointing hit the lads hard at half time but they responded as expected as they knew they had not only let themselves down in the first-half but me, Keith and more importantly Billinge FC. They responded magnificently and showed great character to come from behind twice against a very good Garswood side.
Squash said it was, “A great win, great lads, great game and a big thank you to Dave Hunter and everyone at Garswood FC for their hospitality and kind words.
The pressure was non-stop and Hull pulled off a string of brave saves to keep Billinge in it.
However a tactical switch on the half-hour saw Billinge gain a foothold in the game resulting in the excellent Tom Ashall scoring for the second week in a row. Then on HT Billinge went to sleep; a couple of slack passes resulted in Garswood’s skipper Clark smashing one into the net to make it 2-1 at HT.
After the break Billinge emerged with the harsh words of Fizzer and Squash still ringing in their ears. Tea cups and hair dryers everywhere! What a response. Joe Ratcliffe was introduced and his energy and work rate soon paid off a great ball to Ant Farrell at right back resulted in a great cross and the predator that is Rob Ablewhite netted with a clever header. It was now all Billinge. Another great raid down the right hand side resulted in Ratcliffe spreading it out wide to Ashall - who was now imposing himself on the game – who put in a Beckham- like cross and - yes you’ve guessed it - Ablewhite rose like a salmon at the back stick to power his header in off the bar. Fizzer and Squash were jigging with delight on the sidelines like a pair of Morris Dancers! Young Adam Dickinson was introduced to tighten things up and he did; apart from one great save from Hull Billinge coped with everything Garswood could throw at them it was left to young Dickinson to intercept a Garswood loose ball to play in Ablewhite to complete a memorable hat-trick FT 2-4.
After the game Fizzer said that harsh words and finger-pointing hit the lads hard at half time but they responded as expected as they knew they had not only let themselves down in the first-half but me, Keith and more importantly Billinge FC. They responded magnificently and showed great character to come from behind twice against a very good Garswood side.
Squash said it was, “A great win, great lads, great game and a big thank you to Dave Hunter and everyone at Garswood FC for their hospitality and kind words.
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