Consett consolidated third place in the Arngrove Northern League First Division table with this comfortable win over relegation threatened Terriers.
Manager Kenny Lindoe made one change to the side that had beaten Morpeth in midweek with Mark Patterson replacing Craig Robson in the centre of midfield.
Consett got off to a great start when they took the lead after nine minutes. A long ball was knocked forward which Milner tried to head back to the keeper, but it fell short, and Mattie Moffat nipped in to round the stranded Regan and shoot into the empty net. |
Steven Brown controls a high ball (pic Denise Haworth)
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Moffat almost doubled the visitors advantage when he ran onto Jonjo Dickman’s throughball but Regan managed to turn his shot for a corner. Regan was called into action again after 21 minutes when from Moffat’s ball into the box Steven Brown turned and shot but Regan parried the ball wide.
Five minutes later Bedlington went close to levelling the scores when Ludlow ran onto Regan’s clearance but he lobbed the ball over the bar with only keeper Paul Gilmore to beat.
Paul Gilmore clears a corner (pic Denise Haworth)
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Eight minutes before the interval Patterson’s ball found Moffat whose cross just eluded the onrushing Dickman who looked certain to score.
Half Time: Bedlington 0-1 Consett
Two minutes after the interval Moffat headed just over from Dickman’s cross while at the other end Bedlington’s best player Shandran forced Gilmore to make a save
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Just after the hour Brown shot narrowly wide from the edge of the box. From the resulting clearance The Steelmen doubled their advantage. Regan’s goal kick was headed forward by Carl Piecha, Moffat let ball run past him before unleashing a 25 yard shot that gave the keeper no chance.
Shandran shot just wide from a free-kick after 67 minutes but a minute later Consett made the game safe by adding a third. Brown’s shot from the edge of the box was blocked but it fell to Moffat who lashed the ball home from 18 yards to complete another hat-trick and to make it 50 goals for the season for Consett’s top striker.
Some of the football being played by The Steelmen was reminiscent of earlier in the season when they topped the table and they looked dangerous every time they attacked. The irrepressible Moffat headed just over from Patterson’s cross and then Moffat set up substitute Andrew Thompson who made space for the shot but fired straight at Regan.
The fourth goal came after 79 minutes when from David Colvin’s cross Gary Ormston headed into the bottom corner. Shandran was the home side’s only real threat and after cutting in from the right he saw his shot tipped over the bar by Gilmore.
However, a minute later The Terriers got on the scoresheet when Shandran back heeled the ball into the path of Ludlow who made no mistake.
But Consett were to have the last word and went nap with three minutes to go. From a pass into the box David Pounder controlled the ball and played it across the face of goal to leave Moffat with a simple tap in. |
Brown and Pounder celebrate another Moffat goal
(pic Denise Haworth)
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Full Time: Bedlington 1-5 Consett
ANDREW PEARSON
