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Garstang 2 Noblett Murphy AFC Blackpool 2 Winder Gregory Att 223

A non league ground at this time of the year always seems to be cold with a cold easterly wind blasting in from Yorkshire, on days like this you need a game to make you forget about the cold in the main this was not one of those games.
A decent size crowd swelled by a good few who had been watching the Rugby Union game just the other side of the walkway. had little to enthuse in the first half were the ball seemed to be continually going into touch , outbreaks of football did break out the visiting keeper did well to tackle Clark outside the box when the home forward was through on goal he also saved well from a header, at the other end the home keeper did well to save from Duffield apart from that there was little to enjoy in the slog of a first half
Noticeable how pack the bar was at half time as the rugby throng packed it out
The sewcond half the away side dominated and it was no surprise when they went ahead Winder curling one in good goal totally out of context with what had gone on before. The home side never really threatened ntil out of the blue Blackpool failed to clear the ball on the edge of the box Noblett fired in a shot which the keeper majestically palmed into the net.
Blackpool regained controlled after the surprise goal and with about ten to go look to half secured the points, Garstang switched off at a corner ball to Gregory in space beat two defenders right footed shot top left bin. They should have seen the game out didn't went late on Murphy fired one in from the corner of the box keeper again should probably have done better.
The home side were on the attack at the end could have won shot from the left just over would have been harsh on Blackpool

Notcied some of the attendence in some of the non leagues game Macclesfield in the Division above had 4500 which is probably more than they had at league mactches in the last few seasons in the football league