Oldham Athletic 1 Town 1

Sep 29 2008 By Doug Thompson

Veteran goalkeeper Mark Crossley also saved from Craney and Michael Flynn as Town showed a willingness to shoot whenever possible.

In fact Ternent’s team, with Roberts and Phil Jevons taking the wide berths and Jon Worthington the anchor midfield role, came close just 17 seconds into the contest.

Worthington and frontman Dickinson linked neatly to set up Craney, who was shaping to shoot when Latics skipper Mark Allott slid in with a crucial block tackle.

Craney’s runs from central midfield, where he was partnered by Flynn, were a feature of Town’s first-half play.

The ex-Accrington man shot too high after Roberts flicked on a Jim Goodwin throw in the sixth minute, and couldn’t quite connect with Roberts’ teasing ball across the face of goal in the 10th.