TEAM: SPENCE, HOWARTH, MENDUM, CLARKE, PTAK, MASON, MOORE, EVERITT,MASTERS, GREDZIAK,NIVEN: SUBS: EMSON, RAITT,JURY

Tow Law were the visitors to Dean Street on an awful day with driving rain, on a heavy pitch the early signs from both sides were good with good passing and movement .Shildon had the first sniff at goal in the 8th minute when Daniel Moore went close with a header. It was positive to see two sides trying to play the ball on the ground , Shildon did look more dangerous upfront with Masters and Gredziak both looking lively. Spence was forced to save in the 13th minute after some good play by The Lawyers, former Lawyer Stuart Niven thought he had given the home side the lead in the 33rd minute when his scrambled effort looked like it had gone, the ball seemed to come out through the side of the net which hadn't been secured properly and the referee awarded a goal kick to the bemusement of the home crowd. Shildon continued to press until the half time whistle without managing to create a clear cut chance.

HALF TIME SHILDON 0-0 TOW LAW TOWN

Both sides carried on in the same way as the first half trying to play the ball to feet, Shildon looked dangerous, Tyson Masters forced a great save out of The Lawyers keeper in the 47th minute. The Railwaymen piled on the pressure, Masters went close after the keeper fumbled his effort in the 54th minute, Niven also went close in the 58th minute with a well struck long range shot. The pressure finally paid off inn the 62nd minute, Stuart Niven played a class ball to Andy Howarth who was having a cracking game at right wing back, Howarth played a superb ball into the area which Tyson Masters snapped up to put Shildon deservedly in the lead. Masters went close just 3 minutes later but the striker just couldn't angle his header past the keeper. Tom Ptak doubled Shildons lead in the 67th minute when Tow Law failed to clear the danger, the big centre half deserved a goal for his outstanding performance. Shildon were playing the sort of football everyone at the club would want to see, everyone looked comfortable on the ball and more importantly everyone wanted the ball, Tow Law deserve a lot of credit too as they approached the game in the same manner and did go close in the 68th minute but Andy Spence was quick to react when really the Tow aw player should of buried a golden chance. Shildon were on fire creating chance after chance, sub Emson went close in the 78th minute but just couldn't get enough on his shot, Masters went close after another great ball by Andy Howarth in the 83rd minute. Adam Emson put the game out of reach in the 86th minute, Tyson Masters great skill in the box gave Emson a chance, the striker made no mistake with a brilliant finish to put the icing on the cake. Despite being three goals ahead Shildon still looked for more goals, Andy Howarth did well to win the ball in his own half and then side step a Tow Law player, he then played a class ball into the path of Emson who did well to get a shot in a goal from a difficult angle which just fell short.. Captain Daniel Moore had the last chance of the match in the final minute with a shot just wide. This really was one of the best performances this season from Shildon who throughout the game and in difficult conditions played some superb football, to their credit Tow Law also played some good stuff and this match was a fantastic advert for the Northern League.

FULL TIME SHILDON 3-0 TOW LAW TOWN

SAFC MATCH STATS.

GOALS: EVERITT: 41 MINS

GOALS: MASTERS, 62, PTAK, 67, EMSON,86.

SUBS; GREDZIAK/EMSON/ 59 MINS

NIVEN/ RAITT/ 71 MINS