Match Report
13 points and 6 places separated them: Prescot Cables 7th with 69, Atherton Collieries 1st with 82. Prescot Cables had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 7th overall. In league terms the two rates read 2.21/1.42 for Prescot Cables and 2.34/0.89 for Atherton Collieries (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.61.
Defeat had not touched Atherton Collieries in 9 games. The five-game form split read 6/15 points for Prescot Cables against 13/15 for Atherton Collieries.
The match was played at Valerie Park (capacity 3,200). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.


