Post by hoopy on Sept 18, 2023 6:26:26 GMT
Great result for Ashington against 12 man Dunston on Saturday.
Ashington started well, as has often been the case this season but made it count when PVZ opened the scoring mid way through the half.
Dunston equalised when some sloppy defending let the Poundland Grealish, who's theatrics anytime anyone when near him had irritated the home fans, in at the far post to equalise.
Then in the second half the game went mental. In the early minutes Scott Heslop went through on goal only to be taken out by the last defender. A red looked inevitable but bizarrely the ref only produced a yellow. However Craig Spooner put the resulting free kick into the top corner, giving Staples no chance in the Dunston goal. PVZ added a third a few minutes later when he blasted in from long range to make it 3-1.
At this point the referee lost the plot, decided that he needed to be the star of the show and started handing out bookings for every foul. The Poundland Grealish chased a through pass he was never getting, took another theatrical dive and the ref decided it was a red. Given the incident was a mirror image of the previous foul on Heslop, Nathan Buddle questioned the refs consistency and got sent off for dissent.
Shortly afterwards Oli Thompson was brought down in the box by a desperate lunge from the full back, which although looking like a stonewall penalty the ref deemed not only was it not a penalty but that Oli should be booked. The crowd looked on in disbelief.
Dunston huffed and puffed but struggled to break down the Colliers despite the man advantage. Kneeshaw looked to have increased the Ashington lead but his goal was chalked off for offside, which he looked to be fair.
The referee wasn't finished however. As Ben Sampson broke down the right wing, the Dunston midfielder took him out and sent him flying. The yellow card came out again, but for Ben Sampson. I hadn't realised being kicked off the pitch was a booking offence.
The match from here petered out, with Ashington putting up a strong rearguard action, Dunston lacking the guile to break us down, and the ref booking anything that moved.
All in all a pleasing three points for Ashington. But god help anyone who gets that ref next.
Ashington started well, as has often been the case this season but made it count when PVZ opened the scoring mid way through the half.
Dunston equalised when some sloppy defending let the Poundland Grealish, who's theatrics anytime anyone when near him had irritated the home fans, in at the far post to equalise.
Then in the second half the game went mental. In the early minutes Scott Heslop went through on goal only to be taken out by the last defender. A red looked inevitable but bizarrely the ref only produced a yellow. However Craig Spooner put the resulting free kick into the top corner, giving Staples no chance in the Dunston goal. PVZ added a third a few minutes later when he blasted in from long range to make it 3-1.
At this point the referee lost the plot, decided that he needed to be the star of the show and started handing out bookings for every foul. The Poundland Grealish chased a through pass he was never getting, took another theatrical dive and the ref decided it was a red. Given the incident was a mirror image of the previous foul on Heslop, Nathan Buddle questioned the refs consistency and got sent off for dissent.
Shortly afterwards Oli Thompson was brought down in the box by a desperate lunge from the full back, which although looking like a stonewall penalty the ref deemed not only was it not a penalty but that Oli should be booked. The crowd looked on in disbelief.
Dunston huffed and puffed but struggled to break down the Colliers despite the man advantage. Kneeshaw looked to have increased the Ashington lead but his goal was chalked off for offside, which he looked to be fair.
The referee wasn't finished however. As Ben Sampson broke down the right wing, the Dunston midfielder took him out and sent him flying. The yellow card came out again, but for Ben Sampson. I hadn't realised being kicked off the pitch was a booking offence.
The match from here petered out, with Ashington putting up a strong rearguard action, Dunston lacking the guile to break us down, and the ref booking anything that moved.
All in all a pleasing three points for Ashington. But god help anyone who gets that ref next.
