Mossley slip to defeat

NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY suffered their first defeat under manager Gareth McClelland

The team was beaten 1-0 by neighbours Curzon Ashton yesterday in the Evo-Stik League Division One North.

Luke Mack's 35th-minute strike was enough to earn the three points for the hosts.

Before the game it was announced that McClelland is to stay on at the club on a permanent basis.

It came just 48 hours after Mossley saw off AFC Fylde 2-0 at Seel Park.

England schoolboy international Fabio Abreu scored with his first touch in the senior side after 70 minutes.

The lively forward replaced marksman Kristian Dennis and, almost immediately, clipped Mike Fish's delivery into the net.

And late on Abreu turned provider, teeing up fellow substitute Sam Hare to place the ball into the back of the net from close range.



ANTHONY Jones struck an injury-time equaliser for Oldham Boro in the derby clash at Chadderton in the Vodkat North-West Counties League Division One.
The hosts looked to be heading for a victory courtesy of James Curley's 41st-minute free-kick, which Boro felt was taken too quickly.

But Lee Knowles whipped in a wicked free-kick in the dying seconds and, in the resulting scramble, Jones poked home to earn a precious point in the visitors' quest to beat the drop.

Boro manager Tony Mills said: "Anthony will be a relieved man because a minute earlier he missed a sitter.

"We were the better side and it was the least we deserved."

Chadderton chief Paul Buckley added: "We were comfortable until the last 20 minutes, when they decided to go for it.

"Something bounced for them in the last minute, and it looped over our goalkeeper.

"We hit the woodwork twice and forced some good saves.

"Curley's free-kick was fantastic. He has been awesome this season."




Chadderton won 2-1 at Abbey Hey 48 hours earlier. Gareth Morris and Adam Edwards struck for the visitors.
Boro lost 4-0 at home to AFC Blackpool, for whom Ben Waddington, Gareth Fawcett, Gary Brown and Martin Baird were on the mark.