Newton Aycliffe FC v Team Northumbria

By Dan LewisNewton Aycliffe slipped to a heavy defeat away at Team Northumbria.Allan Oliver took his team up the A1 to face the Students, who had been victorious in the League Cup tie the week previously at Moore Lane Park. And if revenge was their mission, all looked good when leading scorer Jamie Owens slotted home after just six minutes to give Aycliffe the lead. However, missing a number of key players through injury and unavailability, it was a lead Aycliffe were unable to hang on to. Team Northumbria came more and more into the game as the first half progressed, and gained a deserved equaliser on the half-hour mark.
Aycliffe were forced into further changes at the interval, with an unfortunate injury sustained by Paul Broom in a nasty looking challenge, again robbing Oliver of one of his more experienced men. With Team Northumbria taking the lead almost straight from the restart, it looked like being a long half for Aycliffe.
In truth, what followed was pretty one sided, and there were plenty of grumbles from the loyal army of supporters as they left the ground with the team having been well beaten 4-1.