The Sixth Form football team finished off their league campaign by making it 6 wins out of 6 against an Ashton side who never posed a serious threat. The team was shuffled around with defenders playing at front and the strikers playing at the back as the team had already sealed the league title.
After a scrappy start to the game with both sides evenly matched, Audenshaw broke the deadlock after an undefendable corner from Alex Brodie was emphatically converted by Kyle Clayton after being left unmarked on the edge of the six-yard box. This was to be the start of a comfortable victory as the team soon made it 2 after some great build up play, Slinger played a through ball to Allwood who squared the ball to the unmarked Carabine who’s shot was blocked only to be slid home from Cameron McColl with the help of a few deflections. Both teams played the half out with few chances few and far between.
HT Audenshaw 2 - 0 Ashton
The lack of structure to the team after all players playing in the wrong position began to show at the start of the first half as both teams never began to get a hold of the game. Another free flowing move between Danny Gulla and Cameron McColl led to the latter putting a cross in that was not dealt with by the Ashton defender or the goalkeeper which left Dan Carabine with the easiest of finishes into an empty net. Lack of fitness began to show as no fewer than 5 players got cramp. As the team began to go all out attack, Ashton caught them on the counter attack which ended up with the striker being put through on goal who carefully placed the ball under the oncoming keeper’ Josh Quinn. This was not to be the end of the scoring after a foul on the unfit Jake Slinger, Clayton stepped up with a 35 yard free kick which nestled into the roof of the net when the Ashton keeper ought to have saved it.
With the league campaign coming to an end, Audenshaw now face Glossopdale this coming Wednesday in the quarter finals of the Manchester Cup which promises to be a tough encounter.
FT: Audenshaw 4 – 1 Ashton
MOM: Joe Leggat