Boldon pull off huge cupset against Whitley Bay
Boldon CA upset Whitley Bay in the Brooks Mileson Memorial League Cup with a spirited 2-1 victory.
A back and forth first half saw Boldon score their goals through Robbie Gateshill four minutes in and Aaron Williams in the 34th, either side of a Whitley Bay equaliser from Joe Robson.
Whitley Bay had their chances to draw themselves level for a second time, however saves from Boldon’s Oliver Walker guided the home side into the 3rd round.
Boldon came into the game looking to maintain the momentum they have recently built up in the league, whilst Whitley Bay were off the back of a big home win vs West Auckland in Division One.
Boldon took the lead when a swift move down the left-hand side was finished neatly by Gateshill into the bottom-right corner.
Whitley Bay didn’t take long to hit back however. A scramble in the box landed at the feet of Robson who powered home to level the tie.
The winner came around ten minutes before the break. A ball into the box from a free kick wasn’t gathered by the Whitley Bay keeper and Williams reacted first to prod home and regain Boldon’s lead.
The visitors had the better of the second half, but struggled to test the Boldon number one until the latter stages, when a finger-tip save from Walker denied Whitley Bay captain Michael Scott.
It was a huge win in the end for the Division Two side against a team pushing for the play-offs in the division above.