FC United's first competitive league game started in the way they hope to go on. A rain drenched Harrison Park looked very much as though there may not be any football played. But the game went ahead and what a game it was. United started positvely and got amongst Leek's defence early on, but it was Leek who broke the deadlock Colin Fletcher capitalising on a poor clearance by United. The reds didn't take long to reply though, possibly spurred on by the fans continued singing. Steve Spencer drilling in a shot into the bottom right hand corner from just outside the area to level the match. Within 10 minutes United had took the lead, Joz Mitten slotting home from close range after Leek's keeper fumbled. The lead didn't last too long though, Leek hit straight back, a long range effort by Jake Johnson that Barrie George got a hand to but not enough and it ended up in the top corner. So after an exiting competetive first half the teams went in drawing 2-2, not bad entertainment for �4! United came out for the second half much more composed and started to control the flow of the game. Shooting towards the end that had the majority of the United fans in, it was looking only a matter of time before United took the lead. They did when a ball broke just to the edge of the box and steve spencer lashed a shot in that took a bit of a deflection and ended up in the corner of the net for his second goal of the game. 4-2 came when a freekick was given central to goal about 10 yards from the area, which Steve Torpey duly dispatched into the bottom corner of the goal. As the end of the match neared United were tottally domminant having the run of Leek's half with Torpey sub Lyons and Patterson taking on Leek's defence. United capped of the scoring when substitute Adie Orr found himself with space in the penalty area and time to lift the ball over the keeper and into the roof of the net. A fantastic game trememndous attmosphere once again and a great way for the reds to kick off life in the Noth West Counties League.
2 Mark Rawlinson(c)
3 Gareth Ormes
4 Steve Spencer
5 Rob Nugent
6 Kevin Elvin
7 Craig Fleury
8 Tony Coyne
9 Jonathan Mitten
10 Steve Torpey
11 Rory Patterson
Subs Used
12 Darren Lyons
13 Adie Orr
14 William Ahern
Attendance 2,590
Scorers
Spencer 20, 72 Mitten 30 Torpey 80 Orr 90