Dean Is At The Double For Colemen

HIGHGATE UNITED 1

Hawker 85 (pen)

COLESHILL UNITED 2

Rathbone 77, 89

- Andy Mitchell

DEAN Rathbone’s double proved enough for last season’s semi-finalists Coleshill in a muck-and-bullets derby at league rivals Highgate.

A muddy, fragile pitch allied with well-matched sides made for an attritional but engaging contest that seemed destined to end in stalemate for most of the afternoon.

The match gradually opened up as it went along, but chances were few and far between and when they did arrive, both sets of players squandered good positions or picked the wrong option.