RUSHALL OLYMPIC 1 STAFFORD RANGERS 2
Rangers recorded a win at near neighbours Rushall Olympic tonight. A goal in each half from Izak Reid and Kyle Perry brought home a rare 3 points against the Pics.
Full report to follow
Farsley Celtic 1 – 0 SRFC
Evo-Stik Northern Premier League
Saturday 17 February 2018
A goal early in the second half sent Rangers to defeat at promotion hopefuls Farsley Celtic. The home side had the better of the opening half although Rangers were not without chances of their own, but they were too few and lacking potency.
Farsley were first to show when Nathan Cartman hit the post from 20 yards after spotting Adam Whitehouse off his line then Nathan Turner saw his header land on top of the Stafford net.
Luke Parkin was next to try his luck with a shot that flew across the face of the Stafford goal. Rangers’ first sighter was a tame header from Jordaan Brown that as comfortably saved by Graeme McKibbin then Kyle Perry found himself clear but McKibbin kept him out.
It was to be Rangers’ best chance of the game and it was the home side who looked the most threatening as Adam Clayton and Danny Ellis both missed out when well placed. The former looked set to score from Parkin’s centre while Ellis fired over from 10 yards.
At the other end, Joe Thomas curled one wide after an error from William Wells then Izak Reid sent his header high and wide from a Jack Sherratt corner. Shortly before half time, Whitehouse twice came to Stafford’s rescue firstly keeping out Ryan Watson’s volley then saving well from Cartman as the sides went in on level terms.
It was Watson who grabbed what proved to be the winner striking home a free kick from the edge of the D, seven minutes into the second half, the ball taking a wicked deflection off the Stafford wall, leaving Whitehouse rooted to the spot.
Parkin fired wide for Farsley soon after but a disappointing half was largely devoid of chances at either end. Farsley did create a couple in the closing stages as Ben Atkinson fired wide and Whitehouse denied Cartman but Watson’s earlier free kick had done the damage. Rangers have now made three visits to Farsley and are still to score.
Players from both sides clashed after the full time whistle with Farsley’s match winner Watson and Boro’s Levi Reid receiving cautions for their involvement.
Farsley: 1 Graeme McKibbin, 2 William Wells, 3 Lewis Turner, 4 Chris Atkinson, 5 Danny Ellis, 6 Adam Clayton, 7 Ryan Watson, 8 Nathan Turner, 9 Paul Walker (12 Cameron Murray 88m), 10 Nathan Cartman, 11 Luke Parkin (14 Ben Atkinson. Unused subs: 15 Kurt Harris, 16 Mark Bett
Rangers: 1 Adam Whitehouse, 2 Dan Vann, 3 Kieren Westwood (14 Dan Westwood75m), 4 Kieran Morris, 5 Jordaan Brown, 6 Josh Craddock, 7 Izak Reid, 8 Jack Sherratt (12 Levi Reid 79m), 9 Kyle Perry, 10 Massiah McDonald, 11 Joe Thomas. Unused subs: 15 Sam Griffiths, 16 Richard Platt, 17 Brad Caswell
Cautions: Wells, Watson (Farsley), Morris, I Reid, McDonald, Thomas, L Reid (Boro)
Ref: Lindsey Robinson
Att: 246
Report: Chris Elsley
Farsley Celtic 1 Stafford Rangers 0
Rangers made the long trip north to play off contenders Farsley and returned empty handed. Rangers failed to score yet again as they fell to a 1 – 0 defeat.
Full report to follow.
ASHTON UNITED AWAY MATCH REARRANGED
Our match at Ashton United which was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch after the team and fans had made the trip north has been rearranged for Tuesday 10th April at Hurst Cross.Kick off 7.45pm
BORO 2 WHITBY 2
Evo-Stik Northern Premier League
Saturday 10 February 2018
Rangers threw away a two goal lead as Whitby Town salvaged a point with a penalty and a stoppage time equaliser in a game that saw three players sent off. But this wasn’t the thriller that such a catalogue of events portrays and there was an inevitably about Whitby’ eventual equaliser.
Both sides struggled to settle on a difficult surface and neither goal was threatened during the initial exchanges. That all changed with the first glimpse of quality on 23 mins when Rangers’ midfielder Robert Thompson – Brown struck his 25 yard free kick to perfection after Kyle Perry had been fouled. Whitby keeper Jack Norton got his finger tips to the ball but was unable to keep it out.
A free kick from Lewis Maloney almost presented the visitors with an instant reply but Kieren Weledji failed to make contact and Matthew Tymon couldn’t convert at the back post. Tymon put another header into the side netting before Rangers extended their lead a minute before the break when Joe Thomas cut inside Weledji and fired past Nixon from the edge of the area. The second half also got off to a slow start but then Whitby were given a route back in to the game on the hour when referee Wayne Barrett penalised Levi Reid, a half time sub for Sam Griffiths, for a push as Stafford defender a corner and Maloney netted from the spot.
The key incidents of the next 15 minutes saw the three dismissals. First to go was Whitby skipper Steve Snaith on 67 mins for a hand in the face of Perry after the two had tangled on the ground. Eight minutes later, Andrew Monkhouse became the second Whitby player dismissed when he collected a second yellow for a foul although, in the same incident, Thompson -Brown also received a second yellow for simulation.
Despite being at a numerical disadvantage, Whitby kept searching for an equaliser and Weledji went within inches of converting a deep centre while it needed the combined efforts of Jordaan Brown and Dan Vann to deny Junior Mondal. Thomas and Josh Craddock both went close for Stafford but as the clock ticked towards the 90, the home side found themselves defending deeper into their own half. Whitby sensed a point and they got it in the 92nd minute when Callum Patton’s shot looped up off a Boro defender and over Whitehouse.
Rangers: 1 Adam Whitehouse, 2 Sam Griffiths (12 Levi Reid 46m), 3 Kieren Westwood, 4 Dan Vann, 5 Jordaan Brown, 6 Josh Craddock, 7 Joe Thomas, 8 Jack Sherratt, 9 Kyle Perry, 10 Izak Reid, 11 Robert Thompson-Brown. Unused subs: 14 Osebi Abadaki, 15 Dan Westwood, 16 Richard Platt, 17 Brad Caswell
Whitby: 1 Jack Norton, 2 Kieren Weledji, 3 Daniel McWilliams, 4 Kevin Burgess, 5 Andrew May, 6 Steven Snaith, 7 Andrew Monkhouse, 8 Junior Mondal, 9 Matthew Tymon (16 Anthony Hume 90+4m), 10 Lewis Maloney (14 Kyle Fryatt 86m), 11 Callum Martin (12 Callum Patton 76m) Unused Subs: 15 Jamie Poole, 17 Daniel Dixon
Cautions: L Reid (Boro), Burgess (Whitby)
Sent Off: Thompson-Brown (Boro) 2 x cautions
Monkhouse (Whitby) 2 x cautions, Snaith (Whitby) straight red
Referee: Wayne Barrett
Att: 413
Report: Chris Elsley
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