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FULL TIME: Blyth Spartans (Dale 40 pen and 83) 2-2 Whitby Town(Snaith 68 and 82)
Teams
Blyth Spartans: Grant, Nicholson, Parker(Hutchinson 20), Buddle, Watson, Hooks, Sayer(Robinson 57), Hawkins, Dale, Maguire, Rivers(Wearmouth 72) Subs: Bell, Harrison
Whitby Town: Bland, Mason, Robinson, Burgess, Hassan, McTiernan, Gardner(Waters 67), Hopson, Farrell(Brown 48), Snaith, Shepherd(Callighan 57) Subs: Williams, Campbell
Referee: Paul Newhouse
Updates:
FULL TIME: Blyth Spartans 2-2 Whitby Town
90 mins: A good cross from the right by Dale is headed over the bar by Maguire
Three minutes of injury time to be played
87 mins: RED CARD Maguire pulled back when through on goal and Burgess is shown the red card
83 mins: GOAL SPARTANS Dale gets Spartans back level straight away as Watson’s corner from the right finds it’s way to the winger and he curls into the top right hand corner from ten yards
82 mins: GOAL Whitby Town go ahead with a goal from Snaith, more than a suspicion of a push on Buddle but it’s not given and Snaith strikes low into the far corner
72 mins: Spartans sub Wearmouth for Rivers
68 mins: GOAL Snaith equalises after finding space on the edge of the box and firing past Grant with his right foot
66 mins: Whitby final sub Waters on for Gardner
65 mins: Hooks free kick from the right finds it’s way to Hutchinson but his fifteen yard volley goes well wide
57 mins: Whitby sub Callighan for Shepherd, Spartans also make a sub as Robinson comes on for Sayer
48 mins: Sub for Whitby as Matthew Brown replaces Farrell
47 mins: Jarrett Rivers has the ball in the net after being played in by Ben Sayer but the linesman’s flag denies him his first competitive goal for the club
46 mins: Spartans get the second half underway
The attendance has been confirmed as 505
INJURY NEWS: Danny Parker was knocked unconscious and has been taken to hospital but has since regained consciousness
HALF TIME: Robbie Dale’s 40th minute penalty puts Spartans a goal up at the interval
45 mins: Five minutes of added time signalled by referee Newhouse
40 mins: GOAL SPARTANS Robbie Dale celebrates his 400th appearance by sending Bland the wrong way and slots into the left hand side of the goal
40 mins: Penalty to Spartans as Lee Mason handballs in the area
36 mins: Maguire through on goal but his shot from the angle hits the side netting after he was played into the right hand side of the area
34 mins: Bland at it again as he denies Robbie Dale after he was played in by Maguire
31 mins: Ian Watson denied at the near post as his volley is parried away by Bland
29 mins: A free flowing move by Spartans sees Rivers release Nicholson on the right side of the area but his cross just evades Maguire in the middle.
27 mins: Dale played into the left hand side of the area and cuts in on his right foot before firing into the side netting
19 mins: Spartans sub – A worry here for Spartans as Danny Parker takes a blow to the head in a challenge with Craig Farrell, stretcher out and looks like a sub will be prepared. Ryan Hutchinson comes on to replace Parker
17 mins: An outstanding double save from Shane Bland as he denies Hawkins drive from the edge of the area and then stops Dan Maguire with an instinctive stop from six yards out
15 mins: Conor Grant denies Craig Farrell after the Town striker hit a twenty five yard free kick over the wall to the left hand side of his goal
13 mins: A quiet start here, the visitors have settled well and look dangerous, Spartans yet to get going
3 mins: Farrell strikes a free kick from the left hand side of the area against the wall. The loose ball is fired at goal from the edge by McTiernan and is deflected wide of Grant’s right hand post
Kick off: Whitby Town get us underway here at Croft Park
The teams are out at a sun drenched Croft Park as Spartans entertain Whitby Town. We welcome ex Spartans players Lee Mason and Craig Farrell back to face their former club.
Team News: Three changes for Spartans as Ben Sayer, Conor Grant and Jarrett Rivers replace Peter Jeffries, Ryan Hutchinson and Arran Wearmouth. Robbie Dale makes his 400th appearance for Spartans. Former Spartans Lee Mason and Craig Farrell return to Croft Park with the visitors