Goalscorers: SRCA: Hughes (2), Hope, Horsley. AFC Newbiggin: not known.
This was a hastily arranged friendly, after Cramlington FC pulled out of the match scheduled for Tuesday as they only had seven fit players.
Newbiggin of the Northern Alliance came with a game plan: to disrupt the flowing, passing game of RCA and they did a very good job of doing so in the first half.
RCA forward Joseph Hughes has the ball cleared from under him in the second half of the match.
Goalscorers: SRCA: Proctor, Charlton: RCW: Pounder.
With a week to go before the start of the season both managers put out strong looking teams, although there were few absences through injury and holiday, but as Allan Thompson always said,"It's not about the players who are not here, it is about the players on the pitch."
A decent crowd welcomed the teams for the start of the game and it wasn't long before they were treated to a piece of audacious skill from Luke Proctor, picking the ball up on the halfway line, he lobbed the ball, fully 45 yards, over the head of Rookes in the CW goal and into the net. Six minutes gone and 1-0 to RCA.
This set the game up and both teams responded with flowing end-to-end football which produced a number of half chances which went begging and so, unbelievably it remained 1-0 at half time.
Goalscorers: SRCA: Thompson (2), Hope, Hughes, Armstrong, Noble SRS res. Not Known
RCA continued their impressive pre season goalscoring record against a very impressive Seaham Red Star Res side.
In a fairly even first half Red Star had the better of the possession and also probably the better chances although RCA did have a shout for a penalty which was deemed to be outside the box.
Red Star took the lead on the stroke of half time when a long ball forward was brought down and lobbed over the keepers head by the Star's centre forward.
Goalscorers: SRCA: Hope, Scott, Hughes: West End: Fryatt
Sunderland RCA FC won through to the final of the LGV Summer Cup, by beating Sunderland West End 3 -1 in a scrappy match.
First half goals scored by Callum Hope (3 min), Chris Scott (8 min) and Joe Hughes (25 min) sealed the victory which was marred on the half hour by the dismissal of four players (2 from either team) after an extended altercation.
Clayton Davis in second half action.
Goalscorers: Armstrong, Hughes (2), Davis, OG.
Pre season friendlies are all about getting fitness levels up and trying new formations so it was not a surprise to see different starting 11 to the one which began the game against Horden.
The game started with both teams testing each other out, and there was little goalmouth action to write about.
Goalscorers: SRCA: Callen (2), Horsley (2), Larkin, Hughes. Horden: Pattison, Lonsdale.
The opening 25 minutes of this match was a fairly even affair with both teams creating chances and both keepers making good saves, the deadlock was broken in the 27 minute when Callen rose at the far post to send a looping header over the Horden Keeper and into the net.
Goalscorers: Larkin, Callen, Hope, Hughes.
RCA opened the scoring in the 30th second of their opening friendly of the season at Richmond. Larkin latching onto a through ball from Armstrong to steer the ball over the head of the sdvancing keeper.
RCA continued to press in the opening 15 minutes but found themselves on equal terms after 17 minutes when a mix up in defence saw Scott put into his own goal.
This gave impetus to the home team who started to look the better team.
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