As it was Tuesday which is normally a match night there was no excuse to stay in doors and watch the Euro rubbish, so it was off to beautiful down town Blackpool for a second trip of the season to watch AFC Blackpool in their relegation six pointer against Padiham.
On a breezy but cool night in front of a massive attendance of 52 both sides needed the points AFC in thge bottom three and Padiham just above the drop zone. In the Padiham side were four ex Lancaster City players which made identifying some of the players easier. On a dry bumpy pitch Padiham settled quickly and in the early stages looked the more likelier of the two sides to make the break through, playing some decent passing football they pressed but were unable to find their way past the resolute AFC defence.
It took AFC a while to get going but they came close to scoring twice but were denied by keeper Donlan twice, with one being a stunning tip over from a dipping volley from outside the box.
Caunce in the AFC goal started to become busier denying Taylor header he should really have scored, but in truth the game was slightly scrappy and at the break it was probably the correct scoreline 0-0. The second half was much more interesting having moved round to stand near the two dugouts which in the case of a crap game is always fun to be near as the banter is most of the time funny and profane.
Padiham were awarded a penalty within two minutes of the restart. The kick beat the keeper, the bar and the roof of the stand behind the goal. Within two minutes there was a penalty down the other end of the game plus a red card. According to the referee Fitzgerald of Padiham aggressively threw an AFC player to the ground in the box after the ball had long since gone down the pitch. Penalty and a red one for Fitzgerald. Musgrove sent Donlan the wrong way 1-0 to AFC. Within five minutes it was 2-0 a shot from inside the box was not collected by Donlan and Seear scored from close range.
Padiham were slightly less impressed with the way the game was going and adapted a though shalt not walk again policy, centre half Botham clattered into an AFC player which brought comments from the Padiham trainer's box that the FC was faking injury, the management quickly apologised when they realised the AFC player had cut his head open.
AFC strived but could not get the third goal which would have killed the visitors off, but as the game got closer to the end Padiham sensed they may have a chance and with five minutes remaining they reduced the arrears with a fine team goal, which started on the centre line after a series of passes substitute Murphey escaped the defence to slip the ball past Caunce 2-1.
Four minutes injury time and deep into that four minutes another penalty a Padiham player was brought down in the box, Hunter took the kick and scored 2 all.
AFC Blackpool 2 Padiham 2 Att 52
https://youtu.be/HBJL35WSs90
On a breezy but cool night in front of a massive attendance of 52 both sides needed the points AFC in thge bottom three and Padiham just above the drop zone. In the Padiham side were four ex Lancaster City players which made identifying some of the players easier. On a dry bumpy pitch Padiham settled quickly and in the early stages looked the more likelier of the two sides to make the break through, playing some decent passing football they pressed but were unable to find their way past the resolute AFC defence.
It took AFC a while to get going but they came close to scoring twice but were denied by keeper Donlan twice, with one being a stunning tip over from a dipping volley from outside the box.
Caunce in the AFC goal started to become busier denying Taylor header he should really have scored, but in truth the game was slightly scrappy and at the break it was probably the correct scoreline 0-0. The second half was much more interesting having moved round to stand near the two dugouts which in the case of a crap game is always fun to be near as the banter is most of the time funny and profane.
Padiham were awarded a penalty within two minutes of the restart. The kick beat the keeper, the bar and the roof of the stand behind the goal. Within two minutes there was a penalty down the other end of the game plus a red card. According to the referee Fitzgerald of Padiham aggressively threw an AFC player to the ground in the box after the ball had long since gone down the pitch. Penalty and a red one for Fitzgerald. Musgrove sent Donlan the wrong way 1-0 to AFC. Within five minutes it was 2-0 a shot from inside the box was not collected by Donlan and Seear scored from close range.
Padiham were slightly less impressed with the way the game was going and adapted a though shalt not walk again policy, centre half Botham clattered into an AFC player which brought comments from the Padiham trainer's box that the FC was faking injury, the management quickly apologised when they realised the AFC player had cut his head open.
AFC strived but could not get the third goal which would have killed the visitors off, but as the game got closer to the end Padiham sensed they may have a chance and with five minutes remaining they reduced the arrears with a fine team goal, which started on the centre line after a series of passes substitute Murphey escaped the defence to slip the ball past Caunce 2-1.
Four minutes injury time and deep into that four minutes another penalty a Padiham player was brought down in the box, Hunter took the kick and scored 2 all.
AFC Blackpool 2 Padiham 2 Att 52
https://youtu.be/HBJL35WSs90
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