Glossop North End 4-2 Cheadle Town

Two late goals from Glossop North End ensured that Cheadle Town suffered another pre-season defeat.

Cheadle opened the match with purpose and it paid dividends as early as the fifth minute. Carpenter latched onto a right-wing cross and lashed home from six yards. Thereafter Glossop seemed to get the better of the middle turf, which paid off for them when they equalised after about the 20 minute mark. A right-hand cross was headed back across Mellor's path for a Glossop player to side-foot home unattended.

Right on the stroke of half-time, Glossop were ahead. A lovely ball was fed through to their left winger who advanced on Mellor and tucked a shot neatly under his body. Half-time, 2-1 to Glossop.

The second half was a largely uneventful affair until the last fifteen minutes when three more goals were run in. Starting this miniature goal-fest was Cheadle's McDonagh who, after some confusion in the Glossop defence, found himself clean through on the 'keeper (see picture above). He didn't miss.

No sooner had my cheers for that goal died down than Glossop were back in front. A cross over from the left was found at the far post by an unguarded Glossop player who gleefully slotted home. With just five minutes of the game remaining, and with Cheadle's fitness waining, Glossop put the game out of reach with a neat close-range finish from a left-wing cross.

Without two of our first-team regulars (Heath and Lindon) this was a respectable performance against Div 1 opposition...and at last some pre-season goals for me to report on! The drafts in from the reserve squad put in hard-working, solid performances, especially Scott Clarke at right-back. I expect to see a bit more of him as the season progresses.

Pictures from the match can be seen by clicking here

TEAM: Mellor, Clarke, B Roberts, A Roberts, Cotterill, Brocklehurst, Riley, Hussain, McDonagh, Myers, Carpenter. SUBS: Gavin, Flanagan, Brooks, Smith, Logan