Yes you can score from there

Prescot Cables' game at home to Scarborough Athletic fell on Armistice Day, so we started with the traditional Remembrance ceremonies, this year including the Last Post, played by buglers from the Prescot Army Cadet Force.

Following this, there was a minute's applause in memory of Adam Ellison and Tommy Grace, both attacked and killed in the street in the town in the last month.

We attracted an attendance of 518, the second highest in the division after Hyde, also taking advantage of their local Premier League clubs being on the international break, and the third highest at step 4. This is our highest league gate I can recall for some years, our recent higher attendances coming in two Liverpool Senior Cup finals and in the FA Cup this season.

I took up position by the side of the pitch near the Safari Park End. We started a fast moving and competitive ninety minutes.

Baba Conteh

Before the game, I spoke to Marcus Burgess, who told me the injury to his knee was not as bad as he had feared, in that he had not torn anything and would not require surgery, but he still anticipated being out for a few weeks, and needed to take particular care not to come back before it was fully healed. Ben Barnes would therefore be secure in his place for a while. We had not had much chance to see what he could do at Glossop, but he was soon making some good saves, most of which had someone in the way, so I was short of photos.

Ben Barnes

I followed my practice from the last few games of spending about a third of the first half at the side of the pitch then a third each side of the goal.

James McCulloch

Our first goal came ten minutes into the second half. Josh Klein-Davies sent a ball into the area, which was cleared, then hit the post, before Baba Conteh was able to put it away. Our advantage was short lived as the visitors equalised within the minute.

By the time of our second goal, I had moved round to the side of the pitch, and captured Jordan Southworth's free kick.

Ronnie and Tony did not look as though they expected anything to come of it, so they were in for a pleasant surprise.

Next to have an opportunity from a tight angle was Josh Klein-Davies.

This time it was the turn of Chairman Tony Zeverona to wonder if you could score from that angle.

It would appear you can.

Despite good performances over the last few weeks, this was still a game from which many would have been happy to come away with a point, so securing all three was an added bonus and puts us into fifth place.

Ben Barnes was kept busy throughout, and secured a well earned man of the match award, with his definite physical presence just about fitting in the edges of the board for the presentation photo.

The rest of the pictures from the game can be seen on the club website here, and on Google Photos here.

Final score: Prescot Cables 3 (Conteh, Southworth, Klein-Davies) Scarborough Athletic 1.