Richmond faced Hurst Green on Richmond park in this first division game of the West Lancs league.
Hurst Green may have been the visitors, but to the home side it must be said it felt like they where the away side, with only playing two games on the pitch since the 24th of October last year.

Richmond needed a good result here today to keep their promotion chance's alive, but after kicking off they found themselves 0.1. down after three minutes due to a calamitous defensive mistake that let in Hurst Green striker Chris Scott, who couldn't believe his luck and easily found the back of the Richmond net.
It was severe blow that the home side just didn't need, with defeats in the three previous matches.

The home side started a recovery and played some excellent football leading up to the equaliser around the 20 minute mark.
Good midfield play ended with the ball at the feet of midfielder Chris. Jones, who let fly from thirty yards out from the Hurst Green goal.
Goalkeeper Matt Joyce could only look as this unbelievably well struck shot ballooned the back of his net out.

That was the lift the home side needed and once again the home side kept playing some attractive football.
The home side where rewarded for their persistence, when they forced a corner.
The kick taken by fullback Mike Cooney landed perfectly at the the feet of central defender Scott Taylor, who's goal bound effort squeezed through the space between two defenders and beyond the reach of keeper Joyce to go 2.1. up on the 30 minute mark.

Hurst Green came back into the game 3 minutes later, being awarded a penalty in what can only be described as unfortunate by the the Richmond player.
The penalty was ably dispatched past Richmond keeper Halton by Tom Bartlett to level the scores 2.2.

Richmond did put the ball in the visitors net before halftime with a shot from striker Jimmy Hanson, only to see his effort ruled offside by encroachment from another player.

So close, but the half wasn't short of a little comedy when referee Mr. Sumner somehow found himself on the ground with the ball underneath him, several player's trying to kick the ball from under the referee.
The home side weren't to happy with their own defending though when the ref. had regained his composure a few minutes later and blew for halftime.

On the resumption of half time the visitors went very close to scoring again, only sloppy finishing denied them a third goal.

Scott Taylor went close on 50 minutes when the center half goal bound header from a Mike Cooney corner was headed onto the bar by the Hurst Green defenders.

On the hour mark the home side seemed to fade, play in the Hurst Green last third wasn't happening, the nearest the host's went near to scoring was a speculative effort by Jimmy Hanson who's shot went high and wide.

Eighty minutes Hurst Green where awarded a free kick just inside their own half.
The long punt found it's way into the Richmond danger area.
Richmond defender's didn't attack the ball and paid the price, with the ball falling loose in the six yard box, Hurst Green striker Craven beat goalkeeper Halton to give the visitor's the lead.

The away side had a forward player sent off for persistent raising of the elbows,but prior to this incident had been a difficult player to pin down, a type of player Richmond might benefit from.
Referee Sumner blew the final whistle, the away side managing to hang onto their lead.

Richmond's chances of promotion look very slim now and after such a brilliant start before the rains came and drove them off their pitch.

Final score 2.3

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