Blyth Spartans 0 Gloucester City 1 (Merit Marks)

Detailed below are the merit marks for the Blyth Spartans v Gloucester City game, played on Saturday 24 March 2012.

The marks were awarded by Martin Hunter.

Team:

01. David Knight - 6/10
02. Dan Groves - 6/10
03. Joe Kendrick - 6/10
04. Neal Hooks - 6/10
05. Wayne Buchanan - 8/10
06. Jordan Mellish - 7/10
07. Shaun Utterson - 6/10
08. Andy Ferrell - 6/10
09. Graeme Armstrong - 6/10
10. Rob Dale - 8/10
11. Wayne Phillips - 7/10

Substitutes

S1. Lee Mason - 6/10
S2. Glen Taylor - 6/10
S3. Richie Slaughter - 6/10

Man of the Match

Rob Dale

On what was ultimately a bad day for the Spartans, given the result, the star performer goes to Rob Dale - who, as he has done for pretty much 7 seasons, provided the Croft Park crowd with sublime moments of skill and enjoyment.

The attacker was at the heart of all of the good things that the Spartans did, with his trademark jinking runs, but his good work ultimately proved fruitless, as the Spartans recorded their first blank in front of goal for 13 games, as well as halting their recent unbeaten stretch of 5 matches.