Gateshead 4 - 2 Colwyn Bay - 03/02/01 - League
Colwyn Bay fell to their seventh
successive defeat at Gateshead in the UniBond League Premier Division.
The game opened brightly as Deiniol Graham put the Bay into the lead after 16
minutes with a fine turn and powerful shot from 12 yards.
Four minutes later, Marc Limbert nearly doubled the advantage only to see his
shot well saved by Gateshead keeper Adrian Swan.
Gateshead spurred on by this close shave equalised almost immediately, with new
signing Wayne Edgecumbe firing home from close range. After 24 minutes Bay fell
behind to a second Edgecumbe goal after Richie Roberts failed to clear his
lines, but Bay bounced back and it was Graham again who applied the finishing
touch for his second of the match.
Edgecumbe completed his hat-trick in the second half and it was in the 62nd
minute that Craig Lawton's indiscipline saw him sent from the pitch for two
bookable offences.
Preen rounded things off when after 68 minutes he netted Gateshead's fourth.
Colwyn Bay: Richie Roberts, Owain Roberts, Paul Jones, Graham Roberts(Captain),
Colin Caton, Mark Price, Marc Limbert, Jonathan Cross, Deiniol Graham (Mickey
Lennon 67), James McIlvogue, Craig Lawton. Unused subs. Andy Kendrick, Mike
Jones.