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Garstang 3 A Coar, R Coar Barratt Steeton 1 Own goal Att 107


On a warm mid summer night Garstang was the destination, the ground next to the River Wyre to watch the home side take on Yorkshire visitors Steeton,. The away side based at Keighley's Rugby League ground took an early lead when a free kick from the left was headed home by that mysterious home defender called Own Goal according to the NWCFL website.
Within a couple of minutes the home side could have been level but Alan Coar's effort was saved at the second attempt by Paley in the visitors's goal.
Garstang piled on the pressure but could find no way through the visitors well organised defence.
Steeton in fact looked more likely to score breaking at speed but Kitchin in the home goal denied them. Was impressed with Steeton leaving three men up front when Garstang had corners.


Half time came and an early effort from Jeffrey went narrowly over the Garstang bar from thyat point on it was downhill for the visitors, two goals in 7 minutes by the Coar brothers, the first when Alan slid the ball past the keeper and teh second from a Nagy free kick which Ric powerfully headed home.
Rooke the visitors captain went off injured, then they were further reduced in numbers to nine.

Referee Lucy Brookes had had a decent game however probably made a mistake in regards to an injury to Steeton's Goodall who appeared to be kocked out in a collison, when the ball was eventually played out, there was a bit of a coming together, Steeton's Pearson landed a knee into the face of Swindlehurst and it all kicked off

When the aggro was over Pearson saw red and Goodall was led off as they had used all their subs, the third Garstang goal wasn't long in coming and Barratt scored it from close range. The visitors woe continued and they finished with 8 due to another injury.