Atherton LR 4-0 Cheadle Town

Well, another pre-season defeat for the Cheadle last night at Crilly Park. Here's hoping we break the duck at Padiham tomorrow when the serious stuff starts. A million thanks to Cheadle full-back Ben Roberts who provided me with the following breakdown for the match...with the teams and all! Cheers, Ben - you shall go to blog heaven.

5 mins - Cheadle started the game a little lethargic, a few ex-Winsford players featured for LR

10 mins - Cheadle go 1-0 down to a goal by Birmingham a scramble in the box, a neat turn and finish resulting in Mellor picking the ball out of the net

15 mins - Cheadle struggled to get into the game and created few chances

20 mins - Cheadle find themselves 2-0 down after a penalty was conceded for a high foot offence by a Cheadle defender, the penalty neatly converted by Hughes

30 mins - On the half hour mark, Atherton LR were awarded another penalty after an LR striker was pulled down in the area by a Cheadle defender, once again Mellor had no chance as Hughes neatly converted

40 mins - Cheadle stepped up a gear and went close with a strikes from Hussain and Myers.

45 mins - HALF TIME, Atherton LR 3-0 Cheadle Town

50 mins - The whole back four is changed and the new-look Cheadle begin the second half

60 mins - Cheadle looking more lively up front with Thirkle making a nuisance of himself and coming close on several occasions only to be kept out by LR's keeper

70 mins - Number 4...after some good passing by LR, Birmingham was given space to run with the ball and from 20 yards out, curled a great effort into the top corner of the goal leaving our young keeper Adam helpless.

80 mins - Cheadle managed to take control of the game and created some good chances, McDonagh coming close and Carpenter was unlucky not to get on the scoresheet.

90 mins - FULL TIME, not many positives from tonight's game, just nice to play our first game on grass this season.

TEAM (first half): Mellor, McDonagh, A Roberts, Cotterill, Flanagan, Riley, McDonald, Brocklehurst, Carpenter, Hussain, Myers
TEAM (second half): Adam (unsure of surname), Clarke, Logan, Rory (unsure of surname), B Roberts, Gavin, McDonald, Smith, Carpenter, Thirkle, McDonagh