LIVE updates from our man at Aggborough, Jonny Bonell, where Worcester City open their Vanarama Conference North season against Stalybridge Celtic.
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Nick Wright bagged two goals on his debut to help Worcester come from behind twice to earn a point in their opening Vanarama Conference North match against Stalybridge Celtic. Wright’s brace cancelled out goals from Liam Dickenson and Paul Ennis. Thanks for following today.
FULL TIME: WORCESTER CITY 2-2 STALYBRIDGE CELTIC
– Three minutes added on.
86min: SUB: Mike Symons replacea by Tristian Dunkley
Yellow card: Graham Hutchison gies into the book for a foul on Aiden Chippendale. Chippendale is replaced by Harley Wigley
77min: Nti comes close again for City as he flashes a header from Nelson-Addy’s corner just wide.
– Heavy rain started to fall now at Aggborough.
72min: Nti crosses for Symons who gets the slightest touch on the ball to send it looping over the keeper but bounces back out off the post.
69min: SUB: Worcester – Danny Jackman off for Ebby Nelson-Addy
66min: SUB: Worcester – Nick Wright off for Daniel Udoh Stalybridge – Ben Mckenna off for George Lomax
60min: Real chance for Stalybridge to go back infront as Ennis’ cross found Dickenson but he didn’t make enough contact on his volley and the ball bounced inches past the far post.
51min: Yellow card: George Williams and Paul Ennis both go into the book following an off-the-ball incident between the pair.
More on goal: Danny Jackman’s corner was cleared to Ellis Deeney whose deflected effort fell to the feet of Wright five-yars out to smash home for his second.
47min: GOAL: Worcester City 2-2 Stalybridge Celtic – Nick Wright
– Back underway here
Attendance: 565
-Entertaining first-half here at Aggborough, Liam Dickenson opened the scoring for the visitors with a cool finish on 27 minutes, but a debut strike from Nick Wright leveled things up four minutes later. Paul Ennis then took advantage of some slack City defending ten minutes later to restore the hosts lead.
HALF-TIME: Worcester City 1-2 Stalyrbidge Celtic
More on goal: Sam Staunton-Turner fed the ball into the path of Ennis, who had acres of space in the City box, and the midfielder stroked the ball past Vaughan.
41min: GOAL: Worcester City 1-2 Stalybridge Celtic – Paul Ennis
37min: City pushing for a second here, great play by Nick Wright who crossed for Mike Symons, the strikers effort was well saved and Daniel Nti’s follow-up was blocked before Connor Gater smashed over.
– Heating up both on and off the pitch here after two quickfire goals.
More on goal: George Williams crossed wasn’t cleared by the visitors back line and Nick Wright smashed home from two yards out for a debut goal.
31min: GOAL: Worcester City 1-1 Stalybridge Celtic – Nick Wright
More on goal: Jack Truelove thread a long ball into the path of Dickenson and – despite heavy appeals of offside from the City back line – the striker ran in on goal to slot the ball past Vaughan.
27min: GOAL: Worcester City 0-1 Stalybridge Celtic – Liam Dickenson
20min: A slight lull in play here as both sides look to open their Vanarama Conference North goal-scoring accounts.
7min: Danny Jackman next to try his luck for the hosts after good work down the left from Connor Gater, but his effort on the turn from the edge of the box sails over.
3min: George Williams has the first effort of the game but his 25-yard drive fizzes over the bar.
KICK OFF
The two teams are out here and we’re ready for kick off.
– Former City defender Matt Regan captains the visitors today, with Daniel Nti starting for Worcester, something manager Carl Heeley admitted was unlikely a few weeks ago.
– Here are today’s starting line-ups:
Worcester City: Nathan Vaughan; George Williams, Tyler Weir, Graham Hutchison, Wayne Thomas; Connor Gater, Ellis Deeney (C), Daniel Nti, Danny Jackman; Mike Symons, Nick Wright SUBS: Trstian Dunkley, Jacob Rowe, Ebby Nelson-Addy, Daniel Udoh, Jose Veiga
Stalybridge Celtic: Lewis King; Oliver Crowley, Jack Truelove, Matty Hughes, Matt Regan (C); Sam Staunton-Turner, Aiden Chippendale, Matty Mainwaring, Ben McKenna, Paul Ennis, Liam Dickenson SUBS: Harley Wigley, James Cadman, George Lomax, Kelvin Bleau, Oliver Martin
Referee: Ollie Yates
– Welcome to Aggborough, the temporary home of the Blue and Whites, where Carl Heeley’s men will be looking to kick-off their campaign with all three points today. To see our preview ahead of this afternoon’s game click here.