Horden 0-2 Yarm and Eaglescliffe
Horden 0-2 Yarm and EaglesCliffe
Yarm and Eaglescliffe won the Ernest Armstrong cup after a 2-0 win over Horden in the final.
Yarm opened the scoring in the 43rd minute through Joe Dalton.
Before Yarm got their second in the 54th minute with a goal from Joshua Larkin.
539 fans turned up to Hartlepool FC’s ground to watch the final between the two clubs.
The first chance of the game came for Yarm after the whipped free kick was flicked on but held by the goalkeeper.
Yarm remained on top after Dan Jones struck wide from just outside the box.
Yarms first goal came after a delivery from winger Harry Williams is turned in from close range by Dalton just before half time.
Early into the second half Yarm doubled their lead in the cup final after Williams is found out wide again before delivering again to Larkin who fires in.
Hordens first big chance came in the 70th minute after a whipped free kick went just over the bar.
Another chance for Horden came as Jack Pounder found space on the edge of the box and fired wide of the post.
Horden were then reduced to ten men after some lovely football by Yarm worked themselves in behind leaving Ross Kidskn with no choice but to drag Roberts back.
Yarm bounced back from their recent play-off heartbreak to lift the cup against the Division Two champions.
