FA Vase Third Round - Chadderton 2 Newcastle Benfield 1
Sat 6th December 2014 | FA Challenge Vase | By Ian Templeman
Chadderton clinched a place in the Fourth Round of the FA Vase with a battling 2-1 win over Northern League Division One side Newcastle Benfield.
Niall Sultan gave Chadderton a great start when he opened the scoring after 14 minutes, but the visitors drew level just before the half hour mark with a well taken goal from Michael Hoganson.
However, within five minutes Chadderton were ahead once again, when Matthew Russell restored their lead from the penalty spot after James Curley had been tripped in the box.
In the second half, it was backs-to-the-wall stuff for Chadderton as Newcastle Benfield dominated possession and threw men forward in search of an equaliser.
But the Chadderton back five held firm and on the occasions the defence was breached, Benfield were denied by the heroics of home keeper Dale Latham, who was in inspired form.
Despite some late scares, Chadderton held out to record their second FA Vase victory in the space of four days, following on from their remarkable comeback against AFC Darwen on Wednesday night.
Newcastle Benfield signalled their intentions from the start, and within 30 seconds their nippy right winger Michael Riley got behind the Chadderton defence but blazed a shot over the bar.
Chadderton created their first chance a couple of minutes later, when a great ball sent Niall Sultan clear down the right, and when he crossed low into the box a Benfield defender got a vital touch on the ball which cannoned off James Curley's knee and flew past the post from close range.
But Newcastle Benfield's respite was only temporary, as Chadderton took the lead in the 14th minute with a well worked goal.
Adam Whitehead spilt the Benfield defence with a great through ball to send Niall Sultan through on goal, and as the keeper advanced Sultan tucked the ball past him for a great finish.
The visitors' response was immediate, and after winning a corner straight from the restart, Stephen Baptiste rattled the post with a header from Michael Hoganson's cross.
Dale Latham in the Chadderton goal then had to deal with two more efforts from Baptiste and Branson, but was powerless to stop the equaliser which arrived in the 28th minute.
A neat build up involving Michael Riley and Paul Branson led to the ball being laid into the path of Michael Hoganson, and the midfielder buried a fine shot from 20 yards into the bottom corner of the net for an excellent goal.
Within a minute Latham was in action again, this time making a great block from a close range Branson effort after the striker had been left unmarked in the box.
But on 32 minutes, Chadderton were back in front once more, courtesy of a rash piece of play from Benfield goalkeeper Andrew Grainger.
A long ball out of defence sent James Curley racing through, but after the keeper advanced quickly he clipped the Chadderton man as he knocked the ball past him to send his opponent tumbling inside the penalty area.
The referee decided that the award of a penalty was suitable enough punishment, and Matthew Russell made no mistake from the spot with a shot high into the roof of the net.
As play flowed from end to end, Latham made another fine stop from a Daniel Taylor shot, while at the other end Chadderton had three good efforts in the closing minutes of the first half.
Adam Whitehead showed great control and awareness to beat two challenges and send in a shot which the keeper did well to tip over, and after Niall Sultan shot just wide from a James Curley pass, Curley himself narrowly failed to increase his side's lead on the stroke of half time when he fired past the far post.
After such a pulsating first half, it was perhaps no surprise that the opening stages of the second half were less notable, aside of a nasty clash of heads between Benfield's Stephen Tobin and Chadderton's Matthew Russell, which led to a seven minute stoppage, but thankfully both players recovered to play on.
But as the second half wore on, the visitors took a grip of the game, and the possession statistics weighed heavily in their favour as they camped out in the Chadderton half and grew visibly frustrated at their inability to breach the Chadderton defence.
The pick of the chances created arrived in the 57th minute, when a good move created a clear shooting chance for Benfield's Michael Riley, but with time and space to pick his spot he blasted the ball over the bar from 10 yards to the obvious angst and frustration of his team mates.
With 20 minutes remaining, Chadderton had a real let off when Latham was beaten for once by a great header by Benfield's now head bandaged Stephen Tobin, but his goal bound effort was cleared off the line.
The onslaught continued, but to a man Chadderton held firm as they chased every second ball, threw themselves in front of shots at goal, never shirked a challenge and when the opportunity arose, broke with pace to alleviate the pressure on the defence.
There was a heart stopping moment with three minutes of normal time remaining, when Chadderton's Ben Greenidge slipped and allowed Benfield's Paul Branson a run in on goal, but although the striker struck his shot well, Latham reacted quickly to get a good hand on the ball and push it over for a corner.
As the game moved into a long period of stoppage time due to the earlier injury clash, Chadderton twice could have added to their goal tally when long balls out of defence were chased by the still energetic Curley.
His first effort was a shot that was deflected wide and then with the last chance of the game, he went for a spectacular 40 yard chip over an out of position goalkeeper who had pushed up outside his penalty area.
But with the game entering the eighth added minute, referee Aaron Jackson finally drew the proceedings to a close with one final blast of his whistle, and the celebrations began in the home camp.
Chadderton manager Steve Patterson was once again a happy man after the game.
"I was really proud of our back five today, the way they defended at the end was absolutely brilliant", he said. "Our keeper Dale Latham was outstanding too, some of the saves he made kept us in it, but he's been like that all year.
"I said to the lads after the game that they can have Monday night off training after what they have done in the past week, but they all said they want to train, which says it all about them.
"They all want to be together at the moment and it seems we are in a little patch when everything we try works, and long may that continue.
"It was a different game to Wednesday night (against AFC Darwen) as we weren't chasing the game and had a goal advantage most of the time.
"It's been a bit of an eye opener for us to be honest, as up to now we've only played teams in our league, and I think teams in our league play better football.
"We struggled a bit at times with Newcastle Benfield's directness, and that's obviously how they play in their league. They are a big strong side, and it took us a while to get used to it as that's not the norm in our league, and I think that's testament to our league and the football that gets played".
FA Vase Third Round - Chadderton 2 Newcastle Benfield 1
Sat 6th December 2014 | FA Challenge Vase
By Ian Templeman
Chadderton clinched a place in the Fourth Round of the FA Vase with a battling 2-1 win over Northern League Division One side Newcastle Benfield.
Niall Sultan gave Chadderton a great start when he opened the scoring after 14 minutes, but the visitors drew level just before the half hour mark with a well taken goal from Michael Hoganson.
However, within five minutes Chadderton were ahead once again, when Matthew Russell restored their lead from the penalty spot after James Curley had been tripped in the box.
In the second half, it was backs-to-the-wall stuff for Chadderton as Newcastle Benfield dominated possession and threw men forward in search of an equaliser.
But the Chadderton back five held firm and on the occasions the defence was breached, Benfield were denied by the heroics of home keeper Dale Latham, who was in inspired form.
Despite some late scares, Chadderton held out to record their second FA Vase victory in the space of four days, following on from their remarkable comeback against AFC Darwen on Wednesday night.
Newcastle Benfield signalled their intentions from the start, and within 30 seconds their nippy right winger Michael Riley got behind the Chadderton defence but blazed a shot over the bar.
Chadderton created their first chance a couple of minutes later, when a great ball sent Niall Sultan clear down the right, and when he crossed low into the box a Benfield defender got a vital touch on the ball which cannoned off James Curley's knee and flew past the post from close range.
But Newcastle Benfield's respite was only temporary, as Chadderton took the lead in the 14th minute with a well worked goal.
Adam Whitehead spilt the Benfield defence with a great through ball to send Niall Sultan through on goal, and as the keeper advanced Sultan tucked the ball past him for a great finish.
The visitors' response was immediate, and after winning a corner straight from the restart, Stephen Baptiste rattled the post with a header from Michael Hoganson's cross.
Dale Latham in the Chadderton goal then had to deal with two more efforts from Baptiste and Branson, but was powerless to stop the equaliser which arrived in the 28th minute.
A neat build up involving Michael Riley and Paul Branson led to the ball being laid into the path of Michael Hoganson, and the midfielder buried a fine shot from 20 yards into the bottom corner of the net for an excellent goal.
Within a minute Latham was in action again, this time making a great block from a close range Branson effort after the striker had been left unmarked in the box.
But on 32 minutes, Chadderton were back in front once more, courtesy of a rash piece of play from Benfield goalkeeper Andrew Grainger.
A long ball out of defence sent James Curley racing through, but after the keeper advanced quickly he clipped the Chadderton man as he knocked the ball past him to send his opponent tumbling inside the penalty area.
The referee decided that the award of a penalty was suitable enough punishment, and Matthew Russell made no mistake from the spot with a shot high into the roof of the net.
As play flowed from end to end, Latham made another fine stop from a Daniel Taylor shot, while at the other end Chadderton had three good efforts in the closing minutes of the first half.
Adam Whitehead showed great control and awareness to beat two challenges and send in a shot which the keeper did well to tip over, and after Niall Sultan shot just wide from a James Curley pass, Curley himself narrowly failed to increase his side's lead on the stroke of half time when he fired past the far post.
After such a pulsating first half, it was perhaps no surprise that the opening stages of the second half were less notable, aside of a nasty clash of heads between Benfield's Stephen Tobin and Chadderton's Matthew Russell, which led to a seven minute stoppage, but thankfully both players recovered to play on.
But as the second half wore on, the visitors took a grip of the game, and the possession statistics weighed heavily in their favour as they camped out in the Chadderton half and grew visibly frustrated at their inability to breach the Chadderton defence.
The pick of the chances created arrived in the 57th minute, when a good move created a clear shooting chance for Benfield's Michael Riley, but with time and space to pick his spot he blasted the ball over the bar from 10 yards to the obvious angst and frustration of his team mates.
With 20 minutes remaining, Chadderton had a real let off when Latham was beaten for once by a great header by Benfield's now head bandaged Stephen Tobin, but his goal bound effort was cleared off the line.
The onslaught continued, but to a man Chadderton held firm as they chased every second ball, threw themselves in front of shots at goal, never shirked a challenge and when the opportunity arose, broke with pace to alleviate the pressure on the defence.
There was a heart stopping moment with three minutes of normal time remaining, when Chadderton's Ben Greenidge slipped and allowed Benfield's Paul Branson a run in on goal, but although the striker struck his shot well, Latham reacted quickly to get a good hand on the ball and push it over for a corner.
As the game moved into a long period of stoppage time due to the earlier injury clash, Chadderton twice could have added to their goal tally when long balls out of defence were chased by the still energetic Curley.
His first effort was a shot that was deflected wide and then with the last chance of the game, he went for a spectacular 40 yard chip over an out of position goalkeeper who had pushed up outside his penalty area.
But with the game entering the eighth added minute, referee Aaron Jackson finally drew the proceedings to a close with one final blast of his whistle, and the celebrations began in the home camp.
Chadderton manager Steve Patterson was once again a happy man after the game.
"I was really proud of our back five today, the way they defended at the end was absolutely brilliant", he said. "Our keeper Dale Latham was outstanding too, some of the saves he made kept us in it, but he's been like that all year.
"I said to the lads after the game that they can have Monday night off training after what they have done in the past week, but they all said they want to train, which says it all about them.
"They all want to be together at the moment and it seems we are in a little patch when everything we try works, and long may that continue.
"It was a different game to Wednesday night (against AFC Darwen) as we weren't chasing the game and had a goal advantage most of the time.
"It's been a bit of an eye opener for us to be honest, as up to now we've only played teams in our league, and I think teams in our league play better football.
"We struggled a bit at times with Newcastle Benfield's directness, and that's obviously how they play in their league. They are a big strong side, and it took us a while to get used to it as that's not the norm in our league, and I think that's testament to our league and the football that gets played".
