Recap
Bishops’ displayed their superiority against Newcastle-based Heaton Stannington to chalk off another victory and make it ten games unbeaten in the league.
After a couple of early sighters, Bartliff driving an angled shot that De Jesus beat away and Haase flicking the top of the crossbar with a thunderous effort, John Howard opened the scoring on 26 minutes. A corner worked its way out to the midfield man, and after beating a couple of players, he guided an inch-perfect shot across goal and in off the far post.
Jack Norton, again deputising for Ryan Catterick, was rarely stretched in the opening half but commanded his area well and safely dealt with a long-range effort as the visitors struggled to impose themselves on the game.
After a couple of efforts were blocked, Bishops’ pressure paid off three minutes before halftime when Bartliff played Johnson through, and the striker displayed expert composure in slotting past De Jesus.
The visitors saw more of the ball at the beginning of the second period and arguably had their best moment of the game when a nice move resulted in a shot being pulled just wide of Norton’s goal. However, the Bishops were still getting plenty of joy out wide and regularly posed an attacking threat, and it was a delightful team move which saw the crucial third goal of the game. After a nice build-up of play, Martin provided Johnson the opportunity which again was taken with aplomb, a lovely dink over the out-rushing De Jesus.
Bishops ensured the margin of victory was the biggest so far in the league this season as Bartliff’s speculative effort with just three minutes left on the clock somehow escaped De Jesus’ grasp and squirmed over the line. Young substitute Leo Robinson almost added a fifth in the dying embers of the game but his header glanced the far post.
Match Report by Gavin Hadden
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