[themaclad]

It was almost as hot and sticky last night in Garstang as Huw Edwards what's app group, the result was fair Holkier played the better football and always looked more like scoring than the home side.
Early season pitch dry given the lack of rain, a rarity these days, as both sides played their second game of the season, the home side had won their first, Holker had drawn.
The only other side with Old Boys in their name is Newell's from Argentina, doubt somehow the two will ever meet as the Argentian's will probably want to go to the north of Barrow mind you who does.
88 of us saw the entertainemnt unfold, ealy stages were all one way at it was to no ones surprise when Holker opened the scoring, a ball from the left eluded the reach of the keeper, ball headed back across goal the experienced Jason Walker didn't miss with a close range header

They should have extended the lead but were surprisingly pegged back by a simple long ball down the pitch centre half let it bounce forward nipped in and was brought down by the keeper. Squires duly scored althouth the keeper Bailey did get a hand to it



Open game now, Holker still prominant went back in front on the half hour says Ballantyre got it but to me it looked like an own goal. The game lost of bit of pace due to the heat and probably both teams welcomed the half time break

Second half started well the home sides half time team talk seemed to have worked and they were more on the front foot then they had been in the first half, missed a glorious chance from 10 yards ball was skied over the clubhouse and as luck would have it Holker got a third Walker blocked a clearence by Sargeant the keep and into the net it went, his parents stood next to me were finding it hard to contain their merriment, to be fair to him though he had a decent second half and saved the home side from a bigger defeat.
Decent game new ground on Staurday althugh I know it