In a dramatic encounter at The Vestacare Stadium, The RO’ faced a tough challenge against City of Liverpool, ultimately losing 3-1 in a match marked by early goals and a controversial red card.
Going into this game, The Purps have had a slow start to their campaign with five points on the board after seven matches. They came off the back of a defeat in the FA Trophy third qualifying round against Macclesfield.
Whereas the home side Avro, put in a top performance against Widnes — earning them a point for their efforts.
Avro suffered an early setback, with Mike Howard scoring following some play down the right by Morris and Sonko.
A few minutes later, however, The RO’ answered promptly with a penalty, with Fitzpatrick netting it calmly into the bottom right corner.
The second half saw chances for both sides, with possession shared and both teams battling hard.
Avro had an opportunity to score before halftime with Thiam’s pace being too much for the away side. However, his final ball was dealt with well.
It was 1-1 as both teams headed into halftime.
In the second half, Liverpool started strong, with Shenton making a superb stop to his right to keep the score level.
However, in the 56th minute, Elliot Morris scored to give the Purps a 2-1 lead.
Things went from bad to worse, with Avro goalkeeper Shenton receiving a red card, forcing Ebhote to go in goal.
The away team was awarded an indirect free kick from close range, which they converted to make it 3-1 in the 65th minute, leaving The RO’ frustrated.
The remainer of the second half saw City of Liverpool seeing the game out with Ebhote making a late save for Avro.
Avro’s next encounter will be away to Stalybridge Celtic this Saturday, October 12th.
