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Match Details: Monday 28th March 2005 Northern Premier League Premier Division
Attendance: 462 Hyde United: Tim Mullock, John Gaynor, Nicky Hill, Lincoln Adams (Paul Jones), Alex Mortimer, John O'Kane, Gerry Harrison, Phil Salt (Jamie Milligan), Wayne Dean, Dale Johnson (Andrew Mangan), Matty McNeil Burscough: Newnes, Barlow, Dames, Mc Kearney, Bell, Johnson, Bryne, Blakeman, Gedman, Eaton, Bowen. Subs: Crowder, Tomlinson, O’Driscoll. Hyde continued to keep the pressure on league leaders Workington with this demolition of high-flying Burscough on Monday evening. This was a sensational game from the start as the Tigers looked for revenge after the mauling they received at Victory Park at the start of the year. Hyde set off like a train and could have been four goals up in the first five minutes. Matty McNeil had the ball in the net in the first minute, but was adjudged offside. Then Dale Johnson was inches wide after great play from Matty. Johnson, again, and Wayne Dean then both contrived to miss when clean through and the game wasn’t even five minutes old. Burscough were on the back foot and after 15 minutes, Hyde had a strong case for a penalty as a defender appeared to handle. As the pace slackened a bit, the visitors, with the best goal scoring record in the league, came more into the game and two minutes after Paul Gedman had hit the bar, they hit the bar again and Mark Byrne was on hand to slot home on 37 minutes. The second half started like the first as Hyde stormed up field and Gerry Harrison was on hand to sweep the ball home for his third goal in three games. The Tigers now had the bit between their teeth and eight minutes later, Johnson was tripped in the box, and Phil Salt converted the penalty. Once in front, Hyde never looked back and played their best football of the season as Burscough, potential play-off opposition. completely capitulated. On 62 minutes Johnson set up Dean for the third, whilst Karl Bell was sent off for abusing the assistant who had kept his flag down, as Dale broke free. ‘Keeper David Newnes was lucky not to follow and the Gods looked favourably on him again with three minutes left as he hacked down new signing Andrew Mangan and only received a yellow. Jamie Milligan, on for Salt, slotted home the penalty. There was still time for McNeil to round off a great performance with a typical solo goal and for Dean to grab his second, as Burscough didn’t know what had hit them. Hyde had played superbly from the start and had gone a long way to silence the fans who had been unimpressed with some of their recent home performances, despite an unbeaten run going back fifteen months. This had been a fantastic team effort in a thrilling game. Saturday’s visitors, Farsley must have been glad to be sitting in the stand rather than out their on the pitch. |