Long Eaton:- Rollson, Chambers (Howe 85), McGinty (Spencer 75), Allsop, Watts, McCall, Bonnick, Burton, North (Downie 70), Steadman, Fowkes

The Blues were without Michael Buckley (injured) and Marc Stryzewski, with Mat McCall back in midfield. On a very good playing surface , the Blues played excellent football ,controlling the first 15 minutes.

Channon North had a glorious chance to put the Blues ahead after 5 min but after being put through by Danny Chambers could only see his shot cannon off the legs of keeper Lee Ashworth to safety. Courtney Bonnick and Alex Steadman linked up well , with Bonnick testing keeper Ashworth with a shot on the turn.

Against the run of play Liversedge went ahead when a poor clearance by Paul McGinty was returned into the box and Nicky Boshell fired a shot across keeper Marc Rollson into the net. This lifted the home side , with skipper Craig Shuttleworth taking control of the midfield and it was from his cross that Brooke Newton headed home , although there was some slack marking by the Blues defence.

The game was now end to end and both sides squandered good chances before the break.

Half Time Liversedge 2 Long Eaton 0

The home side forced the pace in the early part of the second half, with Newton and Luke Sherman going close. The Blues rode the storm with Allsop and Steadman having shots cleared by the home defence.

Scott Downie was introduced and engineered what was to be the turning point of the game when he was pulled down by keeper Ashworth for a penalty, but from the resulting spot kick, Mat McCall’s shot was turned round the post by keeper Ashworth ( this his first miss in 9 attempts).

5 minutes from time, in a rare breakaway by the home side, keeper Rollson was adjudged to have pulled Nicky Boshell down in the area, a harsh decision, but up stepped Bushell to send Rollson the wrong way to make the sore 3-0.

A hardworking display by the Blues, who were certainly not inferior to their top six opponents

Final Score Liversedge 3 Long Eaton 0

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