Chew Moor Brook Vs Fleetwood Town
Result : 0 - 4
Syndicate Cup
Syndicate Cup
Cup action again for Fleetwood this time in the Syndicate cup against opposition from Bolton.
A last minute change of fixture meant that Town had to travel to Bolton in a potentially tricky fixture against new boys C.M.B.
Fleetwood welcomed back goal keeper Joe Wheeler and striker Tyler Atack into the squad however missing was Lewis Thwelis, Lewis Phillips, Mick McAlpine, Henry Ogden and Lee Gallagher.
This meant a team re shuffle for the management team. In came Steve Rankin at left back and defender Alex Bethel moved to midfield whilst Jack Pope was on the bench.
For the Fleetwood players the first ten minutes meant getting used to the new system but they soon settled down and started to play some good football. Bethell and team captain Salisbury were dominate in the midfield and both full backs Amos and Rankin were getting forward well. However the final ball was poor and some of the build up play was sloppy. It was Leigh Clarke who on 35 mins eventually opened up a stubborn CMB defence with a delightful ball that found Tyler Atack un marked. His first touch was exquisite and his second sublime as he lifted the ball over the advancing keeper and into the net for Fleetwoods opener.
C.M.B. then had probably their best period of play and caused the Fleetwood defence plenty of consternation however Town Keeper Wheeler was in excellent form and the score remained 1 v 0 until the break.
In the second period Fleetwood started brighter and with a much quicker tempo. The passing was crisper and more accurate then it had been in the first half and the strikers were making some excellent runs. Fleetwood eventually got their just rewards when they were awarded a penalty after some excellent work by Tyler Atack. It was Atack himself that stepped up and slotted the ball home.
Credit to C.M.B. they didn’t let their heads go down and an excellent effort on goal from outside the penalty area by one of the strikers had to be superbly saved by the Fleetwood keeper Wheeler.
Fleetwood finally killed the game off when substitute Josh Cawley came on to the field of play. It was his control and subsequent pass that released Atack to fire home towns third.
This gave Fleetwood more confidence and belief and they dominated the play for the rest of the game with some excellent flowing football. One such move saw Leigh Clarke release Steve Rankin who played a neat one two and then hit a terrific left foot shot passed the CMB keeper
After the game Manager Mark Bowley said “We knew this would be a good test for our players and they dealt with it well. The changes we made took a while to settle in but we soon adapted. The last 25mins was very good and we are pleased with our finishing. We have players who moving up to play for Alan Wrights team in the F.A. Youth Cup (Thwellis, Walker and Phillips) and this is what we are here to do and we are delighted for these lads.
Man of the Match: Tyler Atack
Scorers: Atack 3, Rankine
Squad: Wheeler. Amos. Donaghy. McGough. Rankin. Wood. Salisbury. Bethell. Clarke. Atack. Walker
Subs: Eastwood. Pope. Cawley. 