Broadway Brook F.C 2 - 0 Chorlton Villa

Away days for Broadway Brook F.C as we travel to Turn Moss to face Matt Murtagh’s former team Chorlton Villa, a game we didn’t want to lose for obvious reasons.

Team line-up today Antony Platt in goal, a back 4 of Tony Dolan left back, Jon Leany right back, Steven Dimitch and Lee Hamblett centre backs. Midfield 4 of James Ginder left mid, Kyle Denton right mid with John Gilmartin and Matt Murtagh in the centre. Leaving Rick Whitfield partnering Gary Rowbotham upfront.

From the off Broadway were in the ascendency with some nice passing on a very difficult pitch, Ginder looking lively down the left and Kyle down the right.

Broadway’s breakthrough came when Steven Dimitch’s perfect lofted through ball found Rowbotham’s run, he cooly rounds the keeper and squeezes it in from a tight angle. 1-0

The score remained the same until half time with Broadway missing countless chances, with Whitfield going close with a header at the back post, Hamblett narrowly missing with a bullet header from the penalty spot and Rowbotham hitting the post.

Half time 1-0, Broadway changes. Dave Hewitt & Darren Langford come on for Jon Leaney & Lee Hamblett. John Gilmartin comes off for Elliott Speight, Rick Whitfield comes off for Marek Adamiuk as Kyle Denton goes upfront as Gary Rowbotham reverts to right mid.

The second half starts as the 1st 1 finished, Broadway pounding at the Chorlton Villa door, but the keeper kept slamming it shut.

That was until a bit of creative spark from Elliott Speight, releases Rowbotham down the right who cuts inside and from 20 yards out fires in past the keeper at the near post. 2-0 the least Broadway deserved.

Broadway changes.

Lee Hamblett and Jon Leaney come on for Steven Dimitch & Tony Dolan, Rick Whitfield and Ken Ramsbottom come on for James Ginder and Kyle Denton as Marek Adamiuk switches to left mid.

More of the same for Broadway, chance after chance. Dave Hewitt picks the ball up near the half way line; he enters nose bleed territory panics and fires a grass cutter of a shot towards goal, barely reaches mind, better than his previous attempt though. Only joking Dave it wasn’t bad.

More Broadway changes. Steven Dimitch replaces Gary Rowbotham and John Gilmartin comes on for Matt Murtagh.

I don’t think Ant has had such a quiet game in a long time, with nothing much to do as the Broadway defence do their jobs very well, Richard Whitfield finds himself through on goal, his effort fly’s over the bar only for a late nasty looking challenge comes flying in high on his knee. The ref gives nothing yet again.

Final score 2-0.

Good performance overall, not the best day in front of goal, but a victory none the less. On another day it would of been double figures.