Bishop Auckland 5 - 1 Colwyn Bay - 31/03/01 - League
Colwyn Bay
slumped to yet another heavy defeat on their travels losing 5-1 to Bishop
Auckland in the UniBond Premier League.
In an incident packed game Bay had two players dismissed, had two penalties
awarded against them and saw their own claims for two blatant spot kicks fall on
deaf ears.
The beleaguered Seagulls who went into this game having picked up three points
for the first time since October 14 against Spennymoor last week
almost took a first minute lead when Deiniol Graham saw his shot go just wide.
The home side though took control of the match and took the lead after 22
minutes. Richie Roberts spilled Mark Foster's 18 yard shot into the path of
Danny Mellanby to finish the rebound.
Resilient Bay rallied and were denied a penalty soon after when Foster appeared
to handle Glen Graham's well struck shot.
On 43 minutes the Gulls were denied another penalty when Deiniol Graham was
scythed down by Mike Nelson in the box, still reeling from being denied a second
blatant spot kick, Danny Brunskill broke for the visitors beat Roberts in the
Gull's goal and put the hosts 2-0 up at the interval.
Three minutes into the second half the Gulls gave themselves a glimmer of hope
when Colin Caton blasted his free kick into the host's net.
However 10 minutes later the luckless Gulls found themselves 3-1 down after
Brunskill headed home from a Dion Rates cross.
In the 77th minute Bay were dead and buried when Richie Roberts was dismissed
for bringing down the lively Brunskill outside his box.
Then on 85 minutes it was the impressive Brunskill who again wreaked havoc in
the Bay box and this time was brought down by Colin Caton in the area, Andy Shaw
stepped up to convert the resulting penalty.
Four minutes later Glen Graham was red carded for his challenge on Mark Salmon
and in the 90th minute Bay's miserable afternoon was completed as Shaw stepped
up to score his second spot kick following a clumsy Dean Williams foul on
Mellanby.