WALSHAW 3 NORCROSS 3 LFA SHIELD (WALSHAW WON 3-1 ON PENS)





Walshaw entertained Norcross from the West Lancs league in the Lancs Shield . The early stages were dominated by the home side and they took a deserved lead when Tom Padgett drilled home a low shot from the edge of the box they also hit the bar and had one cleared off the line in the opening quarter . The home side then gave to sloppy goals away to gift the visitors a 2-1 lead at the break .



Walshaw regained the momentum in second period and scored two goals via the boot of Lee Chapman but then let the lead slip in the closing stages to take the game to penalties .



The home side scraped through in the shoot out but the performance was well below the required standard.



The reserves won their league game at Hindsford 3-0 with a brace from Matt Barnes . The A team won their first game of the season 2-0 and the youth team thrashed Daisy Hill 7-0 to maintain their 100% record this season.