Match Report: Heaton Stannington 0-0 Newton Aycliffe

Heaton Stannington played out a goalless draw with struggling Newton Aycliffe on Wednesday night.

In a game of little chances, Heaton striker Dale Pearson had the best opportunities to break the deadlock, with a header in the first half and a one-on-one in the second half.

The Stan came into the game unbeaten in their last five games, while their opponents had not picked up a victory in six outings.

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Points shared at The Willow Park – but our unbeaten run in the league stretches to six!

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After 25 minutes, Charlie Dawson had the visitors’ best chance of the first half. After some neat play with a team-mate on the edge of the box, his low, curling shot was not enough to open the scoring.

Three minutes later, it was the home side’s turn to come close. Pearson found himself unmarked in the box, but his header flashed the wrong side of the post.

The second half was somewhat of an improvement on a rather dull first 45.

Seven minutes following the restart, Andrew Nelson beat his Heaton defender with a skilful turn on half-way. Bearing down on goal, he played a pass wide to Scott Fenwick, who saw his shot saved by the home goalkeeper.

With 77 minutes on the clock, Pearson, again, had another chance to break the deadlock. A long ball over the Newton Aycliffe defence left him one-on-one with the visiting goalkeeper. However, a heavy first touch led him to rush his shot, which was saved by Kyle Seymour.

The visitors did have the ball in the back of the net on 87 minutes, only for it to be ruled offside.

Post-match, Heaton Stannington manager Dean Nicholson was content with a point against tough opposition.

He said: “At this level you take any point, especially against a side like that. I think they’re in a false position personally.

“Some of the play was decent; we’ve had some good chances, but we were just not quite clinical in the final third of the pitch.”