Whitby Town 5 - 1 Colwyn Bay - 13/01/01 - League
Despite
scoring an early goal, the Bay fell to a heavy defeat in North Yorkshire.
That early goal came after just two minutes when Marc Limbert struck a fierce
shot from 18 yards and Mickey Lennon was on hand to hit the ball home.
It was the Bay who were in control during the early stages, and they could have
extended their lead when an Alun Evans effort was saved by the keeper.
But Whitby equalised after 20 minutes. Graham Robinson crossed in from the left
and Lee Ludlow was left unmarked to head powerfully into the bottom corner of
the net.
Ludlow struck again on 34 minutes when he darted down the left and shoot low
past Richie Roberts. His and Whitby's third came just before the interval when
he had a simple tap in.
The Bay could have made it 3-2 in the second half but it seems the Bay's luck
was out, when Paul Jones headed against the bar. The home side scored a fourth
on 63 minutes through Graham Robinson.
The Bay's afternoon of rotten luck was confounded, when Lee Ludlow was brought
down in the box by Richie Roberts. Roberts who was shown the red card for the
foul, and Ludlow picked himself up to slot the resulting penalty past stand in
keeper Graham Roberts, securing his fourth goal of the afternoon.
Late on Jonathan Cross could have scored a consolation, but he hit his free kick
wide of the post.