An early lead by Avro was surpassed by the home side Bootle who returned fire twice to secure a 2-1 victory at the Berry Street Garage Stadium, writes Louie Kennedy (Photographs by Rob Currell).
Both teams were aiming to bounce back from previous losses as The RO’ were defeated 3-0 away to Chasetown FC, while The Bucks suffered a 6-3 loss to Vauxhall Motors.
An early goal was scored by Liam Ellis from far out in the 13th minute in what was a tremendous strike that caught the home keeper off guard as it sailed past.
However, Bootle soon equalised just five minutes later with a great free kick by Jack Lenehan that found the mark.
The rest of the half was cagey with yellow cards going both ways and Shenton making a spectacular save in the 30th minute.
In the final minute of the first half Dwyer headed over the bar off the back of a freekick and the game was tied up with 45 minutes to go.
Both sides came out of the changing rooms and back onto the pitch determined to provide the difference maker.
Towards the middle of the second-half Avro applied pressure with Benito Lowe and Darren Ehimamiegho both coming off the bench to attack the Bootle goal.
The three points would ultimately go to Bootle as The Bucks closed out the game in the 82nd minute thanks to a Michael Burkey goal.
Soon after, the referee blew his whistle for the final time and the homeside came off the park with a 2-1 victory.
The RO’ will next be in action away in Yorkshire at Liversedge this Saturday.
