EBAC NORTHERN LEAGUE DIVISION ONE ROUND-UP
ASHINGTON RYHOPE CW 1 2
RYHOPE CW assistant manager Chris Mccabe wants his side to finish the season with an unbeaten run and they made a positive start with a narrow win at Ashington.
Jon Weirs gave the visitors a perfect start as he converted a Robbie Bird cross after eight minutes.
Sammy Perez made the most of a defensive errors to grab his first Ashington goal and get his new side back on level terms.
Ryhope pressure was to pay off on 68 minutes as Devlin tapped home from close range after a fine, low cross from King.
Perez and Chris Youldon went close late on for the hosts, but they couldn’t find an equaliser as their poor form continues.
Ashington: Grant, Sampson, Robson, Uddgren (Henderson), Lycett, Hutchinson, Stansfield, Ross, North (Butler), Youldon (Morrison), Perez Subs: Rowlandson, Kalthoeber Ryhope CW: Atkinson, King, Cocks (Wallace), Walker, Lay, Trewick, J Weirs, Hotchkiss, Devlin (Melvin), Bird, Ellis Subs: Kane, Ball, M Weirs BISHOP AUCKLAND STOCKTON TOWN 0 5
BISHOP Auckland conceded five goals for the second consecutive home game as they were hammered by Stockton Town.
The Anchors took the lead on 10 minutes through Nathan Mulligan.
Max Craggs doubled the lead before the midway point of the first half but Stockton had to wait until the hour mark to add a third goal.
It came from Sonni Coleman, as the striker tapped into an empty net.
Woodhouse got a deserved goal 20 minutes from time with a neat finish from the edge of the area. Chris Stockton made it five on 75 minutes.
A miserable day for the hosts was rounded off when Kyle Patton was shown a red card for a stamp on Anchors substitute Mikey Roberts.
Bishop Auckland: Rookes, Hoganson, Galbraith (Robinson), Munro (Patton), Salmon (Mcmahon 73’); Ryder, Bott, Fryer, Richardson; Winn, Johnson Subs: Gibbons, Fenwick. Stockton Town: Moody (Arthur); Bulmer, Coulthard, Nicholson, Ward; Stockton, Mulligan (Taylor), Craggs, Risbrough (Roberts); Woodhouse, Coleman Subs: Mohammed, Robinson. PENRITH NEWCASTLE BENFIELD 1 4
PENRITH’S recent arrival was abruptly ended by a ruthless display of finishing from Newcastle Benfield.
The Bonny Blues could barely believe their luck when striker Martyn Coleman struck to put them ahead with just seven seconds on the clock.
But it was the visitors that were to grab the next goal just before the half-hour mark as Paul Brayson beat Jonny Jamieson from a narrow angle and Benfield took a lead into half time after a cool finish from Dean Holmes.
Penrith came close to restoring parity early in the second half, but were left to rue their luck when Tyler Bowman diverted a cross into his own net on 68 minute.
That seemed to break the hosts resistance and Benfield sub Dennis Knight added a fourth goal deep into injury-time. Penrith: Jamieson, Eleftheriadis, Johnson, Davidson, May, Bowman, Clarke, Moynan, Coleman, Shields (Gardner), Hebson (Robley) Subs: Paul, Holliday Newcastle Benfield: Grainger, Evans, Holmes, Turnbull, Robson, Novak, Noble, Slaughter, Brayson (Mccarthy), Orrell, Pearson Subs: Martin, Knight, Parker, Elliott SHILDON WHITLEY BAY 2 2
NEW Whitley Bay manager Nathan Haslam saw his side come from two goals down to secure a point.
The Railwaymen took the lead on seven minutes when Brad Hird’s shot sneaked inside the far post.
The hosts were reduced to 10 men on 21 minutes when striker Zak Atkinson was shown a red card for a poor challenge on Lewis Walton.
Shildon extended their lead before half-time AS Billy Greulich-smith tapped home after Hird hit the post.
The Bay got themselves back into the game in the second half with a stunning effort from Andrei Ardelean.
And they were level just before the hour as Luke Salmon cut in from the left and unleashed a powerful effort.