FA Vase Third Round - Whitley Bay 7 AFC Liverpool 1
Sun 9th January 2011 | AFC Liverpool | By Ian Templeman
AFC Liverpool's FA Vase run ended in disappointing fashion at the hands of holders Whitley Bay on Saturday.
On a day when luck deserted them, a second half collapse sent the Reds tumbling out of the competition, as described in detail below in the match report from the AFC Liverpool website.
A below par performance saw the Reds crash out of the FA Vase as they went down 7-1 to Whitley Bay. Trailing to Lee Kerr's penalty at the break, a second half collapse saw the current holders inflict AFC Liverpool's record defeat.
Shaun Chart's twenty five yard strike provided the only highlight for the Reds in a match which also saw them lose keeper Jack Baker to injury midway through the second half.
The opening twenty minutes was an evenly matched contest and it was the Reds who had the first chance. Steven Jones found Chart inside the area but the winger's strike was comfortably saved by Terry Burke.
Competitive throughout the first half, AFC Liverpool found it difficult to break down the Whitley Bay back four and had to settle for long range efforts. Jones peppered in a few at Burke, only one of which caused the keeper momentary trouble, and had Jack Sinnot's volley from the edge of the area had less power, then the Reds may have taken the lead.
At the other end, the movement of Paul Chow and Kerr proved troublesome for the Reds' defence, though they themselves were mainly restricted to efforts from distance, aside from one moment of slack defending which saw Kerr strike the bar from eight yards. That was until the thirty ninth minute when Chart needlessly upended Chow inside the box and Kerr converted the resulting penalty.
Chow almost double the home side's lead before the break from a pacey counter attack, a portent of what was to come in the second half.
On top from the restart, Kerr hit the woodwork once again when he was left all alone at the back post following a corner and then three goals in quick succession put the Bay firmly in control of the match.
Firstly Chow ghosted in at the back post to nod in unchallenged from a couple of yards before Darren Timmons rose highest from twelve yards to guide his header into the far corner past a scrambling Baker. Then a kick down field from Burke and two flick ons bypassed the Reds' defence, allowing Chow to steal in to grab his second of the game.
The loss of a fourth goal was compounded by Baker being forced off through injury, which saw Darren Torpey taking the green jersey. Perversely it was at this time that AFC Liverpool showed a little of the quality that they possess, and it led to their consolation goal. Chart himself won the a free kick and from Jones' lay off the winger struck a twenty five yard screamer into the top corner.
A brief light of hope flickered, with a couple of half chances created but not converted, but was soon snubbed out as Torpey dallied when receiving a back pass instead of hoofing it clear, allowing Kerr the chance to rob him of the ball and walk it into an empty net.
The home side were then reduced to ten men after Steve Gibson lashed out at Chart but this didn't impede on their front line which raced away to claim two more goals. On both occasions they broke from AFC Liverpool corners, with Paul Robinson and then Chow, claiming his hat trick, sealing an emphatic victory.
AFC Liverpool Chairman Chris Stirrup said: "It was a disappointing day. I know it's an old saying but the game was never a 7-1 defeat. The first half we more than held our own against them, and only a lapse in concentration gave Whitley Bay a penalty and the half time lead.
"Second half we never got going at all, but their goals all come from our mistakes. They didn't play through us or have great passages of play that took us apart, just individual errors by our players cost us dearly.
"Having our keeper go off injured and not having one on the bench was a blow as our left back then went in goal, so that's just one of those things.
"Speaking to our manager Paul Moore, he is upset with the score line, but he also feels that on another day, without the errors, we would've been into the next round. But we'll dust ourselves down, and be ready for the visit of Wigan Robin Park on Saturday and continue with our main objective which is always promotion. Hopefully the defeat will strengthen our resolve now and push us on."
FA Vase Third Round - Whitley Bay 7 AFC Liverpool 1
Sun 9th January 2011 | AFC Liverpool
By Ian Templeman
AFC Liverpool's FA Vase run ended in disappointing fashion at the hands of holders Whitley Bay on Saturday.
On a day when luck deserted them, a second half collapse sent the Reds tumbling out of the competition, as described in detail below in the match report from the AFC Liverpool website.
A below par performance saw the Reds crash out of the FA Vase as they went down 7-1 to Whitley Bay. Trailing to Lee Kerr's penalty at the break, a second half collapse saw the current holders inflict AFC Liverpool's record defeat.
Shaun Chart's twenty five yard strike provided the only highlight for the Reds in a match which also saw them lose keeper Jack Baker to injury midway through the second half.
The opening twenty minutes was an evenly matched contest and it was the Reds who had the first chance. Steven Jones found Chart inside the area but the winger's strike was comfortably saved by Terry Burke.
Competitive throughout the first half, AFC Liverpool found it difficult to break down the Whitley Bay back four and had to settle for long range efforts. Jones peppered in a few at Burke, only one of which caused the keeper momentary trouble, and had Jack Sinnot's volley from the edge of the area had less power, then the Reds may have taken the lead.
At the other end, the movement of Paul Chow and Kerr proved troublesome for the Reds' defence, though they themselves were mainly restricted to efforts from distance, aside from one moment of slack defending which saw Kerr strike the bar from eight yards. That was until the thirty ninth minute when Chart needlessly upended Chow inside the box and Kerr converted the resulting penalty.
Chow almost double the home side's lead before the break from a pacey counter attack, a portent of what was to come in the second half.
On top from the restart, Kerr hit the woodwork once again when he was left all alone at the back post following a corner and then three goals in quick succession put the Bay firmly in control of the match.
Firstly Chow ghosted in at the back post to nod in unchallenged from a couple of yards before Darren Timmons rose highest from twelve yards to guide his header into the far corner past a scrambling Baker. Then a kick down field from Burke and two flick ons bypassed the Reds' defence, allowing Chow to steal in to grab his second of the game.
The loss of a fourth goal was compounded by Baker being forced off through injury, which saw Darren Torpey taking the green jersey. Perversely it was at this time that AFC Liverpool showed a little of the quality that they possess, and it led to their consolation goal. Chart himself won the a free kick and from Jones' lay off the winger struck a twenty five yard screamer into the top corner.
A brief light of hope flickered, with a couple of half chances created but not converted, but was soon snubbed out as Torpey dallied when receiving a back pass instead of hoofing it clear, allowing Kerr the chance to rob him of the ball and walk it into an empty net.
The home side were then reduced to ten men after Steve Gibson lashed out at Chart but this didn't impede on their front line which raced away to claim two more goals. On both occasions they broke from AFC Liverpool corners, with Paul Robinson and then Chow, claiming his hat trick, sealing an emphatic victory.
AFC Liverpool Chairman Chris Stirrup said: "It was a disappointing day. I know it's an old saying but the game was never a 7-1 defeat. The first half we more than held our own against them, and only a lapse in concentration gave Whitley Bay a penalty and the half time lead.
"Second half we never got going at all, but their goals all come from our mistakes. They didn't play through us or have great passages of play that took us apart, just individual errors by our players cost us dearly.
"Having our keeper go off injured and not having one on the bench was a blow as our left back then went in goal, so that's just one of those things.
"Speaking to our manager Paul Moore, he is upset with the score line, but he also feels that on another day, without the errors, we would've been into the next round. But we'll dust ourselves down, and be ready for the visit of Wigan Robin Park on Saturday and continue with our main objective which is always promotion. Hopefully the defeat will strengthen our resolve now and push us on."
