Windscale’s 11 game unbeaten run came to an end when they lost out by the odd goal in five to Farringdon, currently second in the Wearside League.
The start of the game was delayed for 30 minutes due to the late arrival of the visitors. However, it proved to be a feast of attacking football with both sides creating enough scoring chances to have registered double figures.
It was Farringdon who took the lead as early as the fourth minute when a cross from the right was fired into the net at the back post.
Almost immediately after the restart, Windscale were awarded a free-kick, Steve Walker hoisted a ball into the Farringdon penalty area and Matty Pierce was unlucky to see his headed attempt cannon back off the post.
The goalkeepers had to be on their toes, both making several saves from good scoring opportunities and the woodwork being stung numerous times at both ends of the pitch.
Windscale levelled the scores five minutes from the break. A superb long crossfield ball from Byran Todd was picked up by Dean Fox wide on the right. His first-time cross reached Kieran Fraser who headed the ball home beyond the visiting keeper.
Not to be outdone, Farringdon took the lead again with a minute of the half remaining on the referee’s watch. They caught out the Windscale defence to nudge ahead at the break.
Similar to the start of the first period there was an early goal. Windscale’s Matty Pierce forced the ball home through a crowded penalty area to bring parity to the scores.
In a game that was not over-physical or peppered with foul play, the referee appeared to be issuing yellow cards unnecessarily, with three cautions to Windscale and two to Farringdon.
The visitors scored the decisive goal with 16 minutes left to take the lead for the third time.
Windscale launched attack after attack trying to rescue a point from the game, but their efforts were not helped with 11 minutes to go when central defender Dan Morgan was issued with a ten-minute sin-binning.
Despite being a man down, Windscale still created better chances. However, Farringdon’s game management enabled them to see the game out and take all three points.
