Garstang 4 v Eagley 3 14th Feb
Garstang finished off winners of a somewhat scrappy game. It started badly minutes in as a Garstang player lashed out at Jack Horan from a throw in, which resulted in Jack retaliating and both players were given their early marching orders! This seemed to unsettle the Eagles and within minutes they found themselves a goal down. This was how it stayed until half time where Eagley were struggling to play the ball around on a somewhat ‘bobbly’ pitch.
They started out brightly in the second half but a lapse of concentration left the Garstang striker alone to beat Eagley’s keeper Tom Macdonald.
Eagley then made a double substitution with Nathan Emery and manager Whaley coming on for Mark Carroll and Matty Johnson. This soon had the desired affect with the Eagles getting one back with Jack Berry playing a through ball for Danny Vincent who made it 2-1. More Eagley pressure saw the ball fall to the feet of Whaley who sadly drove it over the bar but some sloppy Eagley play allowed Garstang in again for 3-1. Most thought this was the end for Eagley but they carried on battling and got another back to make it 3-2 and a draw still possible. A rash challenge by the Eagley defence then gifted Garstang a penalty but with Tom Macdonald to beat it was by no means a foregone conclusion. Yet again the Eagles shot stopper guessed right and saved it as the rebound also bobbled wide, but then Garstang kept up the pressure and got another to make it 4-2. In the dying minutes Whaley was awarded a penalty which he took himself to end it 4-3.
Other results mean its very tight at the foot of the West Lancs League with Eagley just holding on to 13th position.