UniBond Premier

29th March 2008

Attendance - 298

Team - Bell, Burton, Newby, Appleby, Tobin, Nogan(Claisse 70), Scott, Hackworth, Garvie, Brunskill(Gildea 83), Charlton. Sub not used: T Raw.

Report - by Andrew Snaith - The Seasiders rattled up a second successive 4-1 win after coming from behind to defeat Worksop Town at a rainswept Turnbull Ground on Saturday.

With six defenders injured, and keeper Dave Campbell suspended, the Blues made five changes from the side that thumped relegation rivals on Easter Monday. Mark Bell made a first appearance in goal since January, midfielder Tony Hackworth who left Whitby to join Conference North Harrogate in October returned on loan, defender Chris Scott from Sunderland Nissan debuted, Dan newby returned on the left and teenage striker Sam Garvie was handed a first ever start.

But it was in-form Karl Charlton who had the first effort of note, curling a neat free-kick just wide inside the opening three minutes.

After Paul Stansfield saw an effort disallowed for offside, The Blues were then let off again at the other end as Kevin Davies beat Steve Tobin with ease down the right and jinked along the byline before teeing up Stansfield who scuffed straight at goalkeeper Mark Bell from close range.

Worksop pressure finally told on 34 minutes but the home defence could claim an assist as Hackworth was dispossessed by the sliding Stansfield who played in the completely unmarked Andy White, and the former Crewe striker curled home with ease from the edge of the area.

Meanwhile Garvie, spotting bright yellow boots among the dark clouds and mud, had a couple of equally bright runs but was beaten by the surface and his final ball on both occasions. However, the 18-year-old should have done better after leaving defender Terry Henshaw trailing in his wake and faced one on one with Hernandez, but ran wide and could only find the side netting from close range.

The second half began as a fairly sedate affair with little sign of things to come as the rain lashed down and further damaged an already heavy pitch.

However, the hosts and the home support were lifted with a firework out of the blue on 56 minutes from leading scorer Danny Brunskill. The Seasiders' leading marksman ended a run of just one goal from his last 13 outings in style with a 25-yard screamer that flew into the roof of the visitors' net.

The big man duly added a second five minutes later, driving an unstoppable strike past Worksop goalkeeper Steve Hernandez from the edge of the area- the striker's 26th goal of the season.

Garvie, having put a difficult first half firmly behind him would've made it three if not for a splendid point-blank double save from Hernandez.

Worksop looked stunned, and Whitby took firm control as Charlton, notched his fifth goal in three games, Monday's hat-trick hero carrying on from where he left off in East Yorkshire. Just seven minutes had elapsed before the pacey 20-year-old beat the Tigers' offside trap to collect Hackworth's through ball and slot calmly over the onrushing keeper.

Brunskill came a whisker away from emulating Charlton's feat after blasting a near-identical effort to his second, that flew inches wide- surely that would've been the icing on the cake just three days after the forward's 29th birthday.

Worksop did have some joy at the other end with Whitby having to hack clear on a couple of occasions, but having humbled Ferriby five days earlier, the home side made it four once again with just three minutes remaining.

A vicious inswinging left-wing cross come shot from Andy Burton managed to evade every player in a crowded Worksop box with Hernandez's unconvincing flap at the ball only serving to help the ball into his own net.

Worksop's 50-strong contingent of travelling supporters did at least have something to cheer after winning possibly the first-ever underwater penalty shoot out, by four goals to two over their Whitby counterparts. Ian Ballard and Ben Hogarth were on target for the locals. The visitors also did themselves proud by kindly donating £45 to Whitby Town Football Club.