FA Vase Second Round - Eccleshill United 0 Runcorn Town 2
Wed 17th November 2010 | FA Competition News | By Ian Templeman
Runcorn Town's debut season in the FA Carlsberg Vase continues as they put in a convincing performance to beat KoolSport North East Counties Division One side Eccleshill United 2-0 in last night's Second Round tie.
Runcorn went at their hosts from the start with Warren Bellew delivering a couple of quality crosses from the left hand side and Marvin Molyneux and Ste Latham both seeing shots deflected for corners. Tony Wynne went closest after 18 minutes when he raced onto Karl Wills' long clearance but failed to connect properly with his shot when well placed.
Their defence was magnificent, limiting the hosts to just two long range efforts in the first half that goalkeeper Karl Wills saved easily, but they were rocked after 21 minutes when Danny Dalton went over on his ankle - Runcorn's right back hobbling around for another 15 minutes before being replaced by Chris Brown.
The inevitable goal after so much Runcorn pressure arrived after 29 minutes after Tony Wynne was felled in the box by a defender, with James McShane converting the penalty with confidence. Bellew also saw an effort deflected wide for a corner with Emini Adegbenro also going close with a shot across goal as Runcorn closed out a half in which they dominated.
Whatever is in the half time tea in Yorkshire had an effect, with the second half much different from the first as the home side were on top for long periods. However, they failed to create any clear cut chances in the final third of the pitch with Wills largely untested apart from a couple of crosses he had to deal with.
As the game progressed, Runcorn looked dangerous on the counter attack with Adegbenro twice shooting wide when well placed after being played in by Molyneux and substitute Connor Anderson respectively. Leading scorer McShane had the best effort of the lot when he got clear of the defence after chasing down a clearance, but with just Bell to beat he lobbed the ball wide of the goal.
As the game entered the final five minutes, Eccleshill went for broke which in turn left space at the back. McShane should have doubled the lead when he controlled a cross from Anderson ball in the box before hitting the left hand post with a shot, with his effort rolling across the line before being gathered by Bell. However McShane did make the game safe as the clock ticked into the 90th minute after he broke clear of the defence from Chris Brown's through ball and slotted past the keeper for his 17th goal of the season.
Tony Riley, Runcorn Town Chairman, said after the game: "It was a great team performance. I thought we dominated the first half and could have been 3-0 up with more accurate finishing. The second half however was dominated by Eccleshill, but good defensive play denied them any real chances. In the final minutes we scored the second goal to seal the tie.
"Our amazing first season in the Vodkat League continues, and the FA Vase run so far has surpassed all our expectations. My thanks go out to (manager) Simon Burton and the squad, not to mention the committee, for their hard work and enthusiasm so far."
Martin Fallon, Runcorn Town Secretary, supported that view: "It was a strange game to watch in all honesty, going from having so much play and so many chances in the first half to a 'backs to the wall' job in the second half.
"Having scored 50 goals so far this season, it is usually the midfield and attack that get the plaudits, but the defence deserve enormous credit as they were superb last night. Eccleshill were on top for long periods but I cannot remember a single clear cut shot on target all night".
"We have yet another away trip in the Third Round at Gornal Athletic. They are from the West Midlands Regional League, and they look like they are having a good season lying second in their league. However if we can continue our good form and players perform as they can do, it should be a good game and we can hopefully continue our progression in our first season in the Vase."
FA Vase Second Round - Eccleshill United 0 Runcorn Town 2
Wed 17th November 2010 | FA Competition News
By Ian Templeman
Runcorn Town's debut season in the FA Carlsberg Vase continues as they put in a convincing performance to beat KoolSport North East Counties Division One side Eccleshill United 2-0 in last night's Second Round tie.
Runcorn went at their hosts from the start with Warren Bellew delivering a couple of quality crosses from the left hand side and Marvin Molyneux and Ste Latham both seeing shots deflected for corners. Tony Wynne went closest after 18 minutes when he raced onto Karl Wills' long clearance but failed to connect properly with his shot when well placed.
Their defence was magnificent, limiting the hosts to just two long range efforts in the first half that goalkeeper Karl Wills saved easily, but they were rocked after 21 minutes when Danny Dalton went over on his ankle - Runcorn's right back hobbling around for another 15 minutes before being replaced by Chris Brown.
The inevitable goal after so much Runcorn pressure arrived after 29 minutes after Tony Wynne was felled in the box by a defender, with James McShane converting the penalty with confidence. Bellew also saw an effort deflected wide for a corner with Emini Adegbenro also going close with a shot across goal as Runcorn closed out a half in which they dominated.
Whatever is in the half time tea in Yorkshire had an effect, with the second half much different from the first as the home side were on top for long periods. However, they failed to create any clear cut chances in the final third of the pitch with Wills largely untested apart from a couple of crosses he had to deal with.
As the game progressed, Runcorn looked dangerous on the counter attack with Adegbenro twice shooting wide when well placed after being played in by Molyneux and substitute Connor Anderson respectively. Leading scorer McShane had the best effort of the lot when he got clear of the defence after chasing down a clearance, but with just Bell to beat he lobbed the ball wide of the goal.
As the game entered the final five minutes, Eccleshill went for broke which in turn left space at the back. McShane should have doubled the lead when he controlled a cross from Anderson ball in the box before hitting the left hand post with a shot, with his effort rolling across the line before being gathered by Bell. However McShane did make the game safe as the clock ticked into the 90th minute after he broke clear of the defence from Chris Brown's through ball and slotted past the keeper for his 17th goal of the season.
Tony Riley, Runcorn Town Chairman, said after the game: "It was a great team performance. I thought we dominated the first half and could have been 3-0 up with more accurate finishing. The second half however was dominated by Eccleshill, but good defensive play denied them any real chances. In the final minutes we scored the second goal to seal the tie.
"Our amazing first season in the Vodkat League continues, and the FA Vase run so far has surpassed all our expectations. My thanks go out to (manager) Simon Burton and the squad, not to mention the committee, for their hard work and enthusiasm so far."
Martin Fallon, Runcorn Town Secretary, supported that view: "It was a strange game to watch in all honesty, going from having so much play and so many chances in the first half to a 'backs to the wall' job in the second half.
"Having scored 50 goals so far this season, it is usually the midfield and attack that get the plaudits, but the defence deserve enormous credit as they were superb last night. Eccleshill were on top for long periods but I cannot remember a single clear cut shot on target all night".
"We have yet another away trip in the Third Round at Gornal Athletic. They are from the West Midlands Regional League, and they look like they are having a good season lying second in their league. However if we can continue our good form and players perform as they can do, it should be a good game and we can hopefully continue our progression in our first season in the Vase."