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A Champion Newspapers Directory52 • Visit us @ www.ChampNews.com SF The Champion • Wednesday 9 January 2013SPORTAn old storyrepeated forNew Year’s DayGrand double headerReport by Ron EllisMacclesfield Town 2Southport 2IT was déjà vu time at Moss Rose ground onNew Year’s Day when Southport once againallowed a two goal lead to slip away in theclosing stages.Although an away draw might havesounded acceptable before the game,coming the way it did it felt more like twopoints lost, especially as the oppositionwere reduced to ten men for the whole of thesecond half and Southport had dominatedmost of the 90 minutes.On the other hand, this was four pointstaken from a full–time side who just fourdays later beat runaway Championshipleaders, Cardiff City.Leading scorer, Chris Lever, opened thescoring in the eighth minute with hiscustomary penalty after Shaun Whalley wasbrought down by Craig Braham–Barrett andfollowed this up three minutes later whenhe latched onto a defensive slip up.When Ryan Jackson was sent off for a foulon Whalley just before half time, it seemed aquestion of how many more theSandgrounders would score but the urgentneed for a scoring forward was emphasisedas chance after chance went begging.With nine minutes left, and the part–timersof Southport tiring after three games inseven days, Matthew Barnes–Hornerconverted Waide Fairhurst’s cross and,almost inevitably, put in a second twominutes later and only the crossbar keptChris Lynch from stealing an undeservedvictory for the Silkmen in added time.Liam Watson maintained it was one of theteam’s most complete performances of theseason and missed chances were as much toblame for dropping two points as anindividual defensive error.JANUARYMEMBERSHIPSALESimon Grand rises above the home defence to head home his first goal.AFC Telford 1Southport 3Report by Ron EllisSOUTHPORT comprehensively outwitted AFCTelford at Buck’s Head on Saturday with avictory that moved them up to 17th place in theBlue Square Bet Premier league.With only two defeats in the last ten games,Liam Watson’s squad are starting to find theconsistency which will help them climb thetable.Andy Owens, whose loan period has beenextended by Mansfield until the end of theGot an interesting story to tell?Champ Newsdesk 01704 392400JOIN NOW& GET THE REST OFJANUARY, FEBRUARYAND MARCHFREE!Looking forSomewhere tohost your Party?Our superb Marquee andFunction Room are availableat competitive priceswww.mossockhallgolfclub.co.ukPlease Call for more detailsTerms & conditions applyMossock Hall Golf Club, Liverpool Road,Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, L39 0EETel: 01695 421717Clare House, 166 Lord StreetSouthport PR9 0QATelephone01704 392 3921105401season, demonstrated his team’s attackingstrategy when his 20–yard shot in the eighthminute skimmed the bar and landed on theroof of the net. And only a double save fromkeeper Ryan Young in the 26th minute stoppedthe striker from opening his account.But the Bucks themselves had their chances,James Spray hit a post and Alan Moogan had toclear a goalbound effort off the line beforeSimon Grand hit them with a double whammyin the 65th and 69th minute, heading inconsecutive corners from Karl Ledsham andShaun Whalley.Chris Almond, whose introduction just afterthe hour proved the catalyst for his team’supsurge, then scored a brilliant goal,swivelling to direct a left foot shot from 25Carey set to smash scoringrecord as Squirrels hit sevenEccleshall 1Formby 7AFTER eight consecutive postponementsFormby returned to action in style onSaturday with a stunning 7–1 away win.The Squirrels had not kicked a ball sincemid–November and, with an abundance ofautumn cup games, they had only playedone league game since September.With promotion being the club’s primaryaim for the season, their eagerness to returnto league football was palpable.Indeed they were almost trying too hardand were disjointed for the opening quarterhour, conceding a goal.But when Mikey White hammered home apenalty to equalise in the 20th minuteCan’t fi ndthe expertyou need?CHECK-OUTYOUR LITTLEBLACK BOOKWebsitewww.champnews.com20121115445Grand’s second. Pictures by Julia Urwinyards out straight into the far corner, givingYoung no chance.A poor back pass by James Smith allowedJake Reid to snatch a late goal but the resultwas never in doubt. Liam Watson expressed hisdelight at his team’s performance.“It was a great win. The first half was twoteams nervous of getting beat but we broughton the extra striker which made the difference.We gave him some licence and he terrorisedthem.“We have a great work ethic. We just needconsistency but this will come as the playerscontinue to learn.”After Tuesday’s game against Lincoln City,the Yellows face a trip to Kings Lynn onSaturday for their FA Trophy third round tie.everything changed. The Squirrels becamethe outfit that made the opening to theseason the best in the club’s 93 years. JasonCarey and Jordan Rugg added a goal apieceto make it 3–1 before the break.As the hour mark approached Carey got hissecond, and with the 4–1 scoreline effectivesealing victory the Squirrels were rampant.Pacey winger Mini Adegbenro, the creatorof a huge proportion of other players’ goals,netted two himself before Carey got theseventh in injury time.It didn’t just give him his third hat trick ofthe season, it also broke a record and at 29goals, Carey is already Formby’s highestscorer in a season.Formby entertain fifth placed WestDidsbury & Chorlton on Saturday.PLAY GOLF ALL WINTER!The Golf Course & Driving Rangeat Leisure Lakes is open 7 days aweek … come rain or shine!PGA Coaches & courses availableFor further details see website or callThe Gravel, Mere Brow, Tarleton01772 815842 • www.southport-golf.co.uk© 2013 Champion Media Group (Waypride Ltd). All rights reserved.Printed by Newsprinters Knowsley Ltd.Registered as a newspaper at The Post Office.