Source: Messenger Newspapers
ALTRINCHAM slumped to their fifth defeat in six matches on Sunday with this loss to a team from a step lower down in the non-League pyramid.
Victory would have won the club £4,000 as well as progress to the next round of the FA Trophy.
After a reasonably bright start from Altrincham, United gradually got on top.
Their main attacking focus was their speedy left-winger and former Altrincham player, Carlos Roca. He put his side ahead just before half-time when the Rebels were given the benefit of the doubt about an offside decision. The ball came to Roca who fired into the top of the net from outside the box.
Having barely threatened a goal in the first half, Alty levelled the scores just seven minutes into the second half when Jack Redshaw, the shortest player on the pitch, was given a free header from a Nicky Clee corner from the right.
After this, with Alty having their best spell of the game, they made a couple of changes to their attack, as Twiss and Lawrie replaced Redshaw and Clee.
But it was FCUM who scored again, with 12 minutes remaining. This time Roca played a fine pass to another former Alty man, Astley Mulholland. His cross was headed home by centre-forward Mike Norton.
Despite a late flurry, in which Altrincham won four corners, FC United hung on to secure a tie in the first round proper of the FA Trophy.
ALTRINCHAM Coburn, Lees, Flynn, Williams (Watmore), Brown, Richman, Danylyk, Densmore (capt), Clee (Lawrie), Reeves, Redshaw (Twiss). Unused subs: Reid, Coombs
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Charity football match in memory of Urmston player
Source: Messenger Newspapers
URMSTON footballers will be playing a charity football match tomorrow night (Ed: Thursday 18th August 2011, 7pm, Lees Field, Davyhulme Road, Manchester, M41 8QA) in memory of a former vice captain who died earlier this year.
Mark Abbott, 31, who played for Urmston Meadowside’s Men’s Team, died on January 3 when he was hit by a car while out jogging on the East Lancashire Road in Salford.
AFC Urmston Meadowside Mens Team will be playing a Charity Football Match against an FC United XI (mainly their Youth Team) this evening at Lees Field on Davyhulme Road, Davyhulme.
Mark was very close to his uncle, who recently lost his sight and so the match will raise money for Guide Dogs for the Blind to buy a guide dog.
David Stead, development manager and treasurer at Urmston Meadowside, said players had been left devastated by the news of Mark’s death.
He said Mark, who had been playing for the team for three years and last year was awarded Player of the Year for the 2009/10 season, was one of the team’s best players.
URMSTON footballers will be playing a charity football match tomorrow night (Ed: Thursday 18th August 2011, 7pm, Lees Field, Davyhulme Road, Manchester, M41 8QA) in memory of a former vice captain who died earlier this year.
Mark Abbott, 31, who played for Urmston Meadowside’s Men’s Team, died on January 3 when he was hit by a car while out jogging on the East Lancashire Road in Salford.
AFC Urmston Meadowside Mens Team will be playing a Charity Football Match against an FC United XI (mainly their Youth Team) this evening at Lees Field on Davyhulme Road, Davyhulme.
Mark was very close to his uncle, who recently lost his sight and so the match will raise money for Guide Dogs for the Blind to buy a guide dog.
David Stead, development manager and treasurer at Urmston Meadowside, said players had been left devastated by the news of Mark’s death.
He said Mark, who had been playing for the team for three years and last year was awarded Player of the Year for the 2009/10 season, was one of the team’s best players.
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