North Ferriby United

The Young Villagers were were shown how cruel football can be. A spirited second-half performance had seen them draw level with Morecambe. However a goal deep in added time saw Morecambe through by the narrowest of margins.

The first-half was dominated by Morecambe who really should have led by more than one goal at the interval. They hit the underside of the bar, saw a goal=bound shot cleared just short of the line and had no end of efforts on James Wilkinson’s goal.

Despite all their pressure, it was Ferriby who could have taken the lead. Nathan Mist’s flicked header found Mitchell Levi-Lewis. However Morecambe keeper Max Povey came out quickly to block Levi-Lewis’s shot.

Morecambe eventually took the lead they deserved when Morgan homson-Smith fired home a low shot from 20 yards after 40 minutes.

The second-half was a much more even affair with Ferriby giving as good as they got. They certainly deserved their equaliser after 57 minutes when Joe Holmes headed home at the near post.

The game was an end-to-end affair with Morecambe looking more threatening and creating more opportunities.With the game seemingly destined for extra-time, Homson Smith fired home his second goal in the 93^rd minute.

The timing of the goal was cruel but overall, Morecambe deserved their win. There was no disgrace in this defeat for Ferriby. They palyed with skill and determination against a side of young professionals.

Manager Rich Bell commented,

”We rode our luck in the first-half when we could have concede more. However, we turned it round in the second-half and certainly deserved the equaliser. It was hard to concede the winner so late but the players did themselves proud and can hold their heads high.”

Team: James Wilkinson, Eddie Lee, Ben Naylor (Jamie Harvey 90+3), Tom Bolton, Steve Richardson, Will Clark, Harvey spence (Ryan Gledhill 59), Joe Holmes, Nathan Mist (George Bell 82), Mitchell Levi-Lewis, Tom Oliver. Subs not used: Josh Marris, Paul Hastings