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Saturday 18 March

League Challenge Cup - Semi-Finals First Leg

Cammell Laird 5 - 0 Flixton > HT 4-0
Sheehan 12 - Weight 20, Morgan 22, 42 - Couch 67 > Att 166

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Cammell Laird 5 - 0 Flixton
Sheehan 12 - Weight 20, Morgan 22, 42 - Couch 67
HT 4-0> Att 166

Match Report Sat 18th March
Cammell Laird 5 Flixton 0

Both teams entered this Moore & Co Solicitors North West Counties Football League Challenge Cup semi final with aspirations of a treble winning season. Lairds of course chasing the FA Vase and First Division Championship, with Flixton in the semis of the Division Two Trophy but somewhat languishing behind Division Two big shots FC United in their quest for promotion to the top division.

Injury hit Lairds were not at a phased by Flixton’s stunning midweek away win at FC United and quickly took hold of the game with Anthony Sheehan netting in the 12th minute.

Flixton’s confidence was not too badly dented though and in the 18th minute they had a shot go wide of John Gillies' post. Straight from the goal kick, Lairds took the ball to the other end of the pitch and Stuart Wright had no problem getting number two!

Lairds were now in control of the game and passed the ball around slickly, this culminated in the merciless Rocket Ronnie smashing home his 41st goal of the season to make it 3-0 to The Battleships.
Ronnie was on hand again just before the break to send Lairds in with a comfortable 4-0 advantage.
The second half was a quieter affair; Lairds still have a potential 22 games to squeeze into the last 6 weeks of the season so it would have been foolhardy to keep up the pressure of the first half.

John Couch, so unlucky in front of goal at Abbey Hey last week grabbed himself a welcome goal on 67 minutes to seal the match… and possibly the tie at 5-0 to Lairds.

That score remained until the final whistle but not before Ronnie Morgan poleaxed Barrie George in the Flixton with a thunderous shot!!!

Lairds go to Flixton for the away leg next Saturday (25th) and should be confident of reaching the final at Bury FC and so keep up their hopes of becoming the first club to retain the League Challenge Cup.