REYROLLE TRAVELLED TO RED ROW WELFARE F.C. LOOKING TO BUILD ON THERE OPENING DAY WIN.
REYROLLE STARTED THE GAME WITH THE SAME TEAM THAT BEAT PENRITH ON THE OPENING DAY AND AGAIN THEY STARTED LIKE A HOUSE ON FIRE A THEY FOUND THEMSELVES ONE NIL TO THE GOOD WITHIN 15 MINUTES WHEN JAY TELFORD FOLLOWED UP A CRAIG MALLEY EFFORT TO SMASH THE BALL HOME TO GIVE THE IMPRESSIVE VISITORS A DESERVED LEAD.
CRAIG WALTON MADE IT TWO NIL ON 30 MINUTES WITH AN EXCELLENT FINISH FROM THE EDGE OF THE BOX.
REYROLLE THEN HAD WHAT LOOKED LIKE A PERFECTLY GOOD GOAL DISALLOWED BEFORE THE INTERVAL MUCH TO THE DISMAY OF THE REYROLLE PLAYERS, MANAGEMENT AND TRAVELING SUPPORT AS THE REFEREE GAVE THE GOAL BUT THEN DISALLOWED IT FOR A NON EXISTENT FOUL ON THE HOME KEEPER!
THIS GAVE THE HOME TEAM A LIFT AND FROM NOWHERE THE RED ROW NUMBER 8 BLASTED HOME FROM THE EDGE OF THE AREA TO REDUCE THE DEFICIT JUST ON THE STROKE OF HALF TIME WITH A SHOT THAT GAVE KEEPER GOWLAND NO CHANCE.
THE SECOND HALF STARTED WITH AGAIN REYROLLE ON TOP BUT THEY THEY HAD A MASSIVE HILL TO CLIMB WHEN ON 60 MINUTES MARC HAIR GOT SENT OFF FOR A OFF THE BALL INCIDENT FOLLOWING A HORRIBLE TACKLE THAT DESERVED A STRAIGHT RED CARD, HOWEVER THE AWAY TEAM CONTINUED TO DOMINATE AND CREATE FURTHER CHANCES TO EXTEND THERE LEAD AND LUCKILY THE DEFENSIVE PARTNERSHIP OF DONMALL AND WRIGHT DOMINATED THE RED ROW CENTRE FORWARDS TO MAKE SURE THAT THREE POINTS WERE GOING BACK TO HEBBURN AND THAT REYROLLE WOULD SIT TOP OF THE LEAGUE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG LONG WHILE!
MANAGEMENT TEAM COLLINGWOOD AND DONNELLY QUOTED "WE WOULD HAVE LOST THAT GAME LAST SEASON BUT WE HAVE GOT A STRONGER SQUAD THIS SEASON WITH A MORE POSITIVE MENTALITY" CLUB SECRETARY GORDON TAYLOR WAS ALSO DELIGHTED HE QUOTED "THE SQUAD IS A LOT STRONGER THAN LAST SEASON AND THE LADS WOULD HAVE FOLDED IN THAT GAME LAST SEASON SO THREE POINTS TODAY ARE MASSIVE!"