EPIC PARK DISPLAY WINS PROMOTION
BLACK REDS LOOK TO REGROUP FOLLOWING HEAVY DEFEAT AT PERCY PARK
Aspatria could not have been landed with a more daunting fixture to finish their away game schedule, than a visit to top of the table Percy Park.
Park boasts the best attack and defence in the league and at kick-off needed only a win to be crowned champions of the Regional 2 North league, with a game to spare. They achieved this by some margin, producing a display that Aspatria ultimately could not live with.
Aspatria sent a reasonably strong line-up to the North East but from early in the game all the momentum was with the home side that can rarely have played better. There was ample resistance on show from Aspatria in the early stages of the first half. Indeed up until the 28 minute mark, Percy Park only held a 7:0 lead and the visitors had generated a couple of positive attacks without reward.
Only 10 or so minutes remained in the first half when the dam burst and in that short time frame Parks scored three tries to end the half 24:0. Two of these scores were a direct result of unforced Aspatria errors and this set the tone for the second half.
Into the second period and home tries just kept coming. It was not exactly one way traffic as there were instances of resistance from Aspatria. However, the Park back division simply had too much guile and pace for a badly bruised defence to cope with.
Aspatria’s moment of consolation came on 51 minutes when a rare foray into home territory set up a charge over the line by Tom Gardner. At this stage the score was 36:7 but home tries kept coming at regular intervals and Aspatria.
In the final analysis Park were just too good for Aspatria on this day and provided irrefutable evidence that they are the standout side in the league. No consolation for Aspatria but they do have one remaining home league fixture on 6th April when Middlesbrough visit Bower Park. This is a game that the Black Reds will want to use to rid them of a Percy Park nightmare.
All at Aspatria congratulate Park on becoming League Champions and wish them well for next season at Level 5. Our thanks also go to the Officials of Park who laid on some excellent hospitality before and after the game.