Gateshead 1 Ossett Town 0

A Goal straight from Roy Of The Rovers in the dying seconds of injury time was needed for Gateshead to grab all three points.

Although it was fantastic end to the game the 90 minutes and 30 seconds that came before it were drab and painful to watch.
Ossett Set their stall out well and defended, Looking to hit on the break. This left the game with a lot of long ball being played.

Three of the four Midfielders where not at the races at all leaving Wayne Phillips the only stand out player out on the left. Wayne kept darting down the left and cutting inside causing the most problems for Ossett town. He Didn't look the Same player from his two previous games. A vastly improved performance from his two previous games.

The Second half was much the same as the first with the ball seeing very little of the green stuff and a lot of forehead and boot end.

Its took a great cross from the right wing in the dying seconds from Craig Baxter, GraemeArmstrong (pictured) leaped in perfect timing to meet the ball above all around him to place it in the bottom corner.
A goal that wouldn't have looked out of place in a World Cup Final, Just a pity the rest of the game was very harsh on the eye's.

With the win Gateshead moved second in the UniBond table, six Points behind Witton.

UniBond Table

1	Witton Albion	13	10	2	1	30	6	+24	32
2	Gateshead	11	8	2	1	31	13	+18	26
3	Guiseley	11	7	3	1	23	9	+14	24
4	Fleetwood Town	10	8	0	2	26	14	+12	24
5	Marine	14	7	2	5	27	18	+9	23
6	Matlock Town	12	6	3	3	17	15	+2	21
7	Ossett Town	14	6	2	6	16	13	+3	20
8	Eastwood Town	13	6	2	5	15	14	+1	20
9	Lincoln United	14	5	4	5	18	22	-4	19
10	Buxton	12	5	3	4	14	13	+1	18

Line Up and Ratings:

Allsion 6
Had little to deal with

Baxter 8
With Crosses like his Dracula will leave him alone

Cave 6
Never caved in

Flynn 6
With Curtis kept picking up the long ball from Ossett

Curtis 6
Left heart in mouth when he and Flynn both slipped and let the Osset Player through on goal, thank god the Ossett Player had never seen a goal before and did not know what to do.

Phillips 8
Played like he should have in the past two games, the pint sized marvel is back in form
HEED ARMY BLOG MAN OF THE MATCH

McClen 6
Didnt see much of the ball

Salvin 6 (captain)
Poor for his standards

Harwood 5
The Ball was very much not his friend

Southern 6
The long ball isn't ever going to keeping Southern involved

Armstrong 7
Great finish for his goal, but struggled at times

Subs:

Thompson 7
Got in the thick of it and won headers

Gates 6
linked up well with Baxter on the right

Bowey 6
Little impact