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WBAFC 3-0 Billinge
Written by DW   
Sunday, 18 January 2015 14:31

In their first league outing in over a month Whaley Bridge swept aside visitors Billinge with a comfortable 3-0 victory.

Whaley took a 1-0 lead into the interval thanks to an opportunist finish from Dan Christie and a second from the striker after the break before a Jace Broome strike, completed the scoring on a chilly afternoon at Horwich Park.

Without a win in their previous four outings Whaley set about the task of seeing off a neat and tidy Billinge side on Saturday afternoon but the visitors’ composed start belied their lowly league standing and it took the hosts a while to establish themselves in the game.

Jon Brogden’s men grew into the game as the half progressed but the manager was forced to watch on helplessly as his side squandered a string of chances which could have seen them out of sight at half-time.

Matt Brown was busy down the left flank and his low delivery sparked a goalmouth scramble but none of Christie, Ray Dwolitka or Joe Burgess could force the ball home.

Brown was at the heart of many of Whaley’s forward forays and when he skipped past the right back midway through the half he looked certain to provide another opportunity but failed to pick anyone out with his cross.

A neat turn and pass from Christie afforded Brown time to unleash a shot but his effort squirmed just wide.

As the hosts failed to convert chances into goals the visitors gave them a reminder of the threat they posed at the other end of the field when Rob Ablewhite’s speculative effort scraped the bar.

Whaley finally broke the deadlock ten minutes before the interval; Matt Brown’s free-kick deflected off the wall into the path of Dwolitka who’s header was flicked instinctively past the ‘keeper by Christie to give his side the lead at the break.

The second half followed a similar theme to that of the first with Rob Newton and Dan Whelan nullifying the threat of the league’s second highest scorer, Ablewhite, but an added sense of urgency in Whaley’s forward play made for more comfortable viewing for Brogden.

The hosts were rewarded for their second half improvement when they doubled their advantage after a sublime flowing move.

Jack Gregory spread the ball wide to Joe Burgess who delivered a pin-point cross allowing Christie to convert with a textbook diving header.

George Burgess and Dwolitka had chances to make it three but the former saw his shot drift wide having beaten a host of defenders whilst the latter was denied by the post.

The returning Jace Broome eventually made the result safe when his scuffed, long-range effort somehow found its way past the goalkeeper and into the net.

The first team have no fixture scheduled for next weekend; they travel to Poynton on January 31st.

The reserves remain top after a 2-1 away at Rylands, a deflected Kieran Shuker shot and a sumptuous volley from Tom Wildgoose sealed the points for Dan Turner’s men.

Team:

Tattersall, Gemmell, Newton, Whelan, Sutton, Brown (Broome), Gregory, G Burgess, J Burgess (W Bailey), Christie, Dwolitka

Man of the Match: Matt Brown

 
 
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