Atherton Colls 4 Runcorn Town 0

A goal in the third minute was just the tonic Colls needed and Jordan Cover was the man who got the plaudits. He sprang the offside trap ,after being fed by Mark Battersby, before running 30 yards and shooting past Danny Lever in the Town nets. After the lightening Colls start the game settled down with both teams trying to play attractive football on a very lively pitch. Cover made it 2-0 on 28 minutes.

He was set up by Mark Battersby again but the move had been started by debutant keeper Adam Reid rolling the ball out. A real team effort.

Colls dominated the second period and had numerous goal scoring attempts but Danny Lever was having an inspired game. Mark Battersby wrapped things up with another brace to take his total to 30 for the campaign.

It was a fine display and with Linnets and Colne drawing the win keeps the pressure up should there be any slips up by the title favourites.Atherton Colls 0 Runcorn Linnets 2

IT was second v first and a bumper crowd of over 500 flocked to Alder House to witness the most important game at Alder House for more than a generation.

The visitors led the table and wanted revenge for the 4-1 hammering Michael Clegg's men them at the Millbank Stadium in the reverse fixture early in the season.

The large crowd generated a powderkeg of an atmosphere and there wasn't really much between the sides. Jordan Cover could have opened the scoring for the black n white stripes midway through the first half but Linnets keeper Dean Porter saved well with his legs. Minutes later Linnets took the lead. There was a goalmouth scramble in the penalty box which resulted in Colls shotstopper Danny Taberner conceding a penalty. There was few complaints and Michael White dispatched the spot kick clinically. Taberner got an injury in first half injury time and he left the field on a stretcher with Centre Half Matty Grimshaw putting on the goalie gloves.

The second half matched the first with neither side really getting the upper hand. On 67 minutes Linnets did double their lead.

A corner was floated over and from about six yards Anthony Hickey got his head to it to the delight of the large travelling support.

Other than that Grimshaw was rarely troubled and he earned much kudos going in goal in such a pressure situation.

The mutually free scoring Colls attack were marshalled well and never really looked like scoring apart from an effort in stoppage time when an effort hot before before James Kirby put the rebound over the bar. Linnets celebrated their victory like they had won the League and the result left Colls 10 points adrift of them with a game in hand.

Colls have an Easter Alder House double-header. On Saturday Barnton visit in the MEN United Cup Semi Final and On Monday abbey Hey are welcomed in a league match up. Both kick off at 3pm.