FA Vase Third Round - Squires Gate 0 Staveley MW 4
Sat 3rd December 2011 | FA Competition News | By Ian Templeman
Squires Gate's hopes of progress in the Vase were unceremoniously ended at the hands of Staveley Miners Welfare from the Baris Northern Counties East League Premier Division.
Beaten on penalties by the same opposition in the FA Cup in season 2009-10, Gate had hoped to gain revenge, but two goals in each half saw the visitors comfortably through to the Fourth Round.
Gate's star man in the win over Winsford United in the last round, goalkeeper Neil Beesley was suspended for the game, so David Rogerson, signed from Lancaster City in midweek, took his place between the posts.
But he didn't touch the ball until the 13th minute in a game that began in very low key fashion for a cup tie, when he easily fielded a long range effort from Staveley's Richard Patterson.
The first clear cut chance of the game arrived in the 23rd minute, and produced the opening goal for the visitors. A quick break down the right caught out the Gate defence, and when the ball was squared into the path of Staveley striker Ryan Damms, he had a simple task to sidefoot home from close range.
On the half hour mark Gate appeared to have a good shout for a penalty when Scott Harries went down in the penalty area under a challenge, but the referee waved play on, and Harries had Gate's first meaningful strike on goal with seven minutes remaining in the first half, when he finished off a good run down the left flank with a cracking shot from 25 yards that just cleared the crossbar.
But disaster struck a minute before the break when Stavely went two up, when Aymen Tahar beat Gate keeper Rogerson to a Chris Fawcus cross to the near post, and steered the ball into the net from inside the six yard box.
The last action of the first half saw Gate win a free kick 25 yards from goal, and Nigel Taylor was unlucky to see his free kick curl around the defensive wall and shave the outside of the post as Staveley keeper Ian Deakin scrambled across his goal.
The warning signs were evident for Gate soon after the break, when Rogerson had to make a fine point blank save from a Ryan Damms header, but he was left exposed when Staveley increased their lead on 57 minutes.
A defensive clearance landed at the feet of Stavely striker Andrew Fox, who raced into the penalty and unselfishly squared the ball to Damms, who deftly finished with a delicate chip over the advancing Rogerson.
A miserable afternoon got worse for Gate just after the hour, when a run down the right flank by Jordan Eagers led to him cutting the ball back into the path of Aymen Tahar, who fired home his second and Staveley's fourth goal.
To their credit, Gate kept going and with 10 minutes left Deakin in the Staveley goal was called into action when he had to make a good point blank save from a Scott Harries effort, but the visitors saw the game out comfortably.
Squires Gate player-manager Russ McKenna was understandably disappointed afterwards.
They were quick well organised, closed the ball down well and had some good players, and unfortunately we weren't at the races.
We were only at about 70% today, and the lads don't do that on purpose. You have games like that where games pass you by a little bit, and that was a bit disappointing in such an important game.
They put the pressure on straight away and when it's like that, it's difficult to get into the game. We came out quite brightly in the second half, but the third goal killed us”.
FA Vase Third Round - Squires Gate 0 Staveley MW 4
Sat 3rd December 2011 | FA Competition News
By Ian Templeman
Squires Gate's hopes of progress in the Vase were unceremoniously ended at the hands of Staveley Miners Welfare from the Baris Northern Counties East League Premier Division.
Beaten on penalties by the same opposition in the FA Cup in season 2009-10, Gate had hoped to gain revenge, but two goals in each half saw the visitors comfortably through to the Fourth Round.
Gate's star man in the win over Winsford United in the last round, goalkeeper Neil Beesley was suspended for the game, so David Rogerson, signed from Lancaster City in midweek, took his place between the posts.
But he didn't touch the ball until the 13th minute in a game that began in very low key fashion for a cup tie, when he easily fielded a long range effort from Staveley's Richard Patterson.
The first clear cut chance of the game arrived in the 23rd minute, and produced the opening goal for the visitors. A quick break down the right caught out the Gate defence, and when the ball was squared into the path of Staveley striker Ryan Damms, he had a simple task to sidefoot home from close range.
On the half hour mark Gate appeared to have a good shout for a penalty when Scott Harries went down in the penalty area under a challenge, but the referee waved play on, and Harries had Gate's first meaningful strike on goal with seven minutes remaining in the first half, when he finished off a good run down the left flank with a cracking shot from 25 yards that just cleared the crossbar.
But disaster struck a minute before the break when Stavely went two up, when Aymen Tahar beat Gate keeper Rogerson to a Chris Fawcus cross to the near post, and steered the ball into the net from inside the six yard box.
The last action of the first half saw Gate win a free kick 25 yards from goal, and Nigel Taylor was unlucky to see his free kick curl around the defensive wall and shave the outside of the post as Staveley keeper Ian Deakin scrambled across his goal.
The warning signs were evident for Gate soon after the break, when Rogerson had to make a fine point blank save from a Ryan Damms header, but he was left exposed when Staveley increased their lead on 57 minutes.
A defensive clearance landed at the feet of Stavely striker Andrew Fox, who raced into the penalty and unselfishly squared the ball to Damms, who deftly finished with a delicate chip over the advancing Rogerson.
A miserable afternoon got worse for Gate just after the hour, when a run down the right flank by Jordan Eagers led to him cutting the ball back into the path of Aymen Tahar, who fired home his second and Staveley's fourth goal.
To their credit, Gate kept going and with 10 minutes left Deakin in the Staveley goal was called into action when he had to make a good point blank save from a Scott Harries effort, but the visitors saw the game out comfortably.
Squires Gate player-manager Russ McKenna was understandably disappointed afterwards.
They were quick well organised, closed the ball down well and had some good players, and unfortunately we weren't at the races.
We were only at about 70% today, and the lads don't do that on purpose. You have games like that where games pass you by a little bit, and that was a bit disappointing in such an important game.
They put the pressure on straight away and when it's like that, it's difficult to get into the game. We came out quite brightly in the second half, but the third goal killed us”.
