Match Report 14/2/2025
Billingham Synthonia 3, Grangetown Boys Club 2

Ebac Northern League Division 2

Teams:
Billingham Synthonia: Taylor, Bennett, Groom, Lines, Marshall, McLeod (C), Bulmer (Garton), Birtles (Davis), Appleby, Porritt, Hogan. Unused Subs; Garbutt, Windsor, Winstanley.
Grangetown Boys Club: Lincoln, Cuthbert, Cairns, Eglington (C), Lawler, Eason, Nevitt, Thompson, Paterson, Bell, Gnaglo. Subs; McLaughlin, Jack, Keogh, Ezeaputu, Draper.

Synthonia welcomed Grangetown Boys Club to the Map Group Stadium and ran out 3-2 winners after going down to ten men late in the first half.

Grangetown opened the scoring in the 10th minute when a slipped in ball to AARON BELL to the left of goal saw him finish well.

Billingham were soon level with Lewis Porritt playing left to Luke Hogan in the 13th minute who crossed for RYAN APPLEBY to head in.

Synners were in the ascendancy and took the lead in the 16th minute as LEWIS PORRITT took the ball right to left on the edge of the penalty area and saw his left-footed shot into the net.

A third for Billingham came a minute later when they won the ball in midfield and the ball was played for RYAN APPLEBY who sent a low shot under the advancing keeper and in.

Synners were reduced to ten men in first half stoppage time when Will Bennett received a straight red card for what looked like accidental contact on a Grangetown player on the ground, the Referee deeming a red card offence.

Grangetown pulled a goal back from the penalty spot in the 71st minute following a foul, ex-Synner DYLAN GNAGLO converting from twelve yards.

Referee: J Payne, Assistants: P Burt, J Henderson.

Attendance: 130

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