Away v Deltic FC

Result - Reddish North End 5 Deltic FC 3

Views on the game:

This was a cracker of a game with some tough but fair challenges, some good football and lots of goals. The game started badly for RNE when we went 1 nil down to a soft goal early in the first half but that kicked RNE in to gear and soon after we equalised through an Alan Birchall goal. RNE poured on the pressure and for about 15mins Deltic couldn't get out of their own half and Danny J had a shot which was kicked of the line which would have made it 2, but it wasn't to be. The second half started with both sides having chances to score, it was proper end to end stuff with both teams going for it. The breakthrough came to RNE and Danny Jackson put us in front(2-1) and RNE started to get on top again, and so the pressure told as we were awarded a free kick just outside their penalty box and Michael Watling put the ball over the keeper 3-1 we were cruising, soon after we got number 4 and i thought gameover. No, not a chance 10 mins to go Deltic got a goal 4-2, 5 mins to go Deltic get another 4-3, now we started to panic and stopped playing football. At 2mins to go they pushed their centre backs forward to try to get the equaliser which left them vunerable at the back and because of that the ball went forward and Danny J went one on one with their back beat him for pace, went round the keeper and scored 5-3, now game over. I was really proud of my team, we had played a good side and beat them. There wasn't a man of the match because the team were men of the match, from back to front they all played really well, WELL DONE LADS.