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Cambridge United v Gateshead
Saturday 4th August, 3pm
Blue Square Bet Premier
Abbey Stadium
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Darlington 2 Gateshead 0
Blue Square Bet Premier
Saturday 28th August
New stadium...
Dates for your diary...
Sat 04/09/2010 - Cambridge United (BSBP), 3pm - Away @Abbey Stadium
Tues 07/09/2010 - Southport (BSBP), 7:45pm - Home, Gateshead International Stadium
Sat 11/09/2010 - Altrincham (BSBP), 3pm - Home, Gateshead International Stadium
Sat 18/09/2010 - Crawly Town (BSBP), 3pm - Away @ Broadfield Stadium
Tues 21/09/2010 - Grimsby Town (BSBP), 7:45pm - Home, Gateshead International Stadium
Sat 25/09/2010 - Luton Town (BSBP), 3pm - Home, Gateshead International Stadium
Tues 28/09/2010 - Histon (BSBP), 7:45pm - Away @ Glassworld Stadium
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Histon 0 Gateshead 0
Date: Tuesday 9th March 2010, by Tynesider
Gateshead picked up a point from their trip to a depleted Histon, but in truth it should've been all three. In this league you don't often get presented golden opportunities, but when you do you have to take advantage.
Histon dropped five first-team regulars over contract disputes, and the phonelines to the bookies rang red hot, it's a shame Gateshead weren't. The recent pleasing solidity in defence was there again, unfortunately the attacking side of the team has dried up at this point. Gate's absence is a massive miss, but it presents opportunities for others to grab, unfortunately they aren't doing that.
Credit to Histon's youngster, they started at a high tempo and made the opening exchanges difficult for Gateshead to get a hold of the match. Histon nearly went ahead in the 20th minute as Glen Southam broke through and beat Farman only for the excellent Carl Jones to clear away. Our first real opportunity arrived on the half hour, as Daryl Clare burst into the left side of the box only for Knight to save his shot low down at the near post.
Phil Turnbull hit the post early in the second half and Peter Winn shot wide, but Brian Wake should've won the match for Gateshead with two one-on-one opportunities. Unfortunately he hesitated in pulling the trigger the first time and the second opportunity he shot straight at ex-Darlo keeper Knight in the Histon goal.
It was a point at a side who've done well this season. However when you're presented with such an oppotunity it feels like two lost. We now move onto high flying Rushden on Saturday missing the suspended duo of Curtis and Ferrell and the injured Gate. Bogie will have to think long and hard about tactics and it may end up we have to play a compact formation and look to hit on the break.
Gateshead: Farman; Baxter, Jones, Swailes, Heckingbottom; Parkinson (Francis), Turnbull, Ferrell, Winn; Wake (Armstrong), Clare
Chester City officially removed
Monday afternoon saw Chester City's record for this season officially expunged. Having not appealed the decision for the league to call a vote to remove them, the new table can be found here...