August 31, 2010
Lee Steele’s razor-sharp finish cut FC United down to size as Ashton United knocked the Rebels off the top of the Evo-Stik League’s premier division by inflicting their first defeat of the season in front of a 1,069 Bank Holiday crowd at Hurst Cross.
The former Northwich star's 44th minute strike was enough to give Ashton a 1-0 victory over Karl Marginson’s men which sees them replace the Red Rebels at the summit and wreck their 100 per cent winning start to boot.
Steele sliced through the visitors’ defence to score with a precision volley from the edge of the box and give unbeaten Ashton their third win in four games.
FC came back strongly after the break but were unable to find a way through an Ashton rearguard which has yet to concede a goal.
Defeat for the Rebels means they drop from first to third, with Northwich among a clutch of clubs missing the chance to climb above them as they, too, had their perfect start ruined in a surprise 2-1 loss at Nantwich.
Meanwhile, it was a dreadful Bank Holiday for Manchester's four Conference clubs as all of them lost – and none of them scored.
Altrincham suffered a fourth successive defeat in crashing 4-0 to visiting Mansfield – a result which leaves the rock-bottom Robins already four points adrift at the foot of Blue Square Bet Premier.
The ailing Moss Lane outfit, who hadn’t scored in any of their three previous outings, were two-down inside 18 minutes to goals from Paul Connor and Adam Smith.
Keigan Parker then added two more late on as Alty were sunk without trace.
Droylsden meekly surrendered their unbeaten record in Blue Square Bet North in a shock 3-0 home defeat to previously winless Blyth.
To compound the Bloods' misery, they had winger Luke Holden stretchered off.
Struggling Stalybridge, like Alty, lost for the fourth time in a row as they lost 1-0 to Harrogate at Bower Fold.
And Hyde’s woes continued with a single-goal reverse at Guiseley leaving them still languishing in 21st place with just one point from their first six games.
The former Northwich star's 44th minute strike was enough to give Ashton a 1-0 victory over Karl Marginson’s men which sees them replace the Red Rebels at the summit and wreck their 100 per cent winning start to boot.
Steele sliced through the visitors’ defence to score with a precision volley from the edge of the box and give unbeaten Ashton their third win in four games.
FC came back strongly after the break but were unable to find a way through an Ashton rearguard which has yet to concede a goal.
Defeat for the Rebels means they drop from first to third, with Northwich among a clutch of clubs missing the chance to climb above them as they, too, had their perfect start ruined in a surprise 2-1 loss at Nantwich.
Meanwhile, it was a dreadful Bank Holiday for Manchester's four Conference clubs as all of them lost – and none of them scored.
Altrincham suffered a fourth successive defeat in crashing 4-0 to visiting Mansfield – a result which leaves the rock-bottom Robins already four points adrift at the foot of Blue Square Bet Premier.
The ailing Moss Lane outfit, who hadn’t scored in any of their three previous outings, were two-down inside 18 minutes to goals from Paul Connor and Adam Smith.
Keigan Parker then added two more late on as Alty were sunk without trace.
Droylsden meekly surrendered their unbeaten record in Blue Square Bet North in a shock 3-0 home defeat to previously winless Blyth.
To compound the Bloods' misery, they had winger Luke Holden stretchered off.
Struggling Stalybridge, like Alty, lost for the fourth time in a row as they lost 1-0 to Harrogate at Bower Fold.
And Hyde’s woes continued with a single-goal reverse at Guiseley leaving them still languishing in 21st place with just one point from their first six games.
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