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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

10-Sep-2011 - South Shields 5 Billingham Synthonia 1

South Shields picked up their first points of the season in emphatic style on Saturday as Gary Steadmans side defeated Billingham Synthonia 5-1 in front of a strong crowd at Filtrona Park.

Colvin gets there first

The first chance of the game came in the first minute from Alex Benjamin, but his low shot from 15 yards was safely caught by Moody.

Colvin shows his pace

Shields were awarded an early corner, which was taken by Yanis Galas and met by the head of debutant Lee Bell but Moody saved well to deny the former Dunston man a debut goal.

Colvin applying the pressure

The home sides pressure was to eventually result in the first goal. On 13 minutes, a good cross from David Colvin on the left found the head of Tony Burnell who beat Moody to put the Mariners in the lead.

Nobody's looking

It took 20 minutes for the visitors to create their first chance of the game with a long range effort from Crossen that was high and wide.

Yanis surges forward

On 34 minutes, a superb through ball by Andrew Barclay set Yanis Galas away, but the pacy winger was brought down in the box and the referee awarded South Shields a penalty. Defender Lee Bell stepped up and struck the ball with force straight down the middle of Moody's goal to double the Mariners lead.

Galas is upended

Bell makes no mistake from the spot

Andrew Barclay almost grabbed a third goal for Shields, with a strong run up the pitch from deep in midfield before unleashing a 30 yard drive that was just over Moody's bar.

Barclay strides clear

But Gary Steadman's men didn't have long to wait to get their third goal, and it came in some style on 39 minutes with a superb curling effort from 20 yards by Yanis Galas following some great link up play with Alex Benjamin.

Nothing the keeper can do as Yanis's shot flies in

Celebrate!

And Shields extended their lead further on 44 minutes when a mixup in the Billingham defence
allowed Alex Benjamin through one on one with Moody and the Mariners number 9 made no mistake to make the score 4-0.

Shields began the second half as they had finished the first, and it wasn't long before they had grabbed a fifth goal, when a good ball in from the right by Michael Pearson found Andrew Barclay in the box who slid in to beat Moody to open his account for Shields following his recent signing from Birtley.

Pearson gets in the cross

And Barclay despatches it for number five

Billingham pulled a goal back on 63 minutes with a superb long range effort from Hillerby to make it 5-1.

McAvoy battles to the end

That was how the game was to finish, and the result moves Shields from the foot of the table and now have their FA Cup replay with Newcastle Benfield to look forward to on Tuesday night
at Filtrona Park with a 7.30pm kick off.
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