Ravens Beaten by Barlick

FC Isle of Man lost 0-3 away at Barnoldswick Town on Tuesday night, with the home side scoring all three in the second half.

Rearranged from earlier this year, the game had an end of season vibe about it that led to a tense and tight first half.

The ravens first big chance came the way of striker Luke Booth whose tenacious pressing forced an error at the back, but he was unable to find the net as keeper Alex Byrne recovered.

After that chance in the 15th minute, the only other attempt of note saw Dean Pinnington try to sneak a free kick in at the front post, that went just over.

The first big opening in the second half went the way of the home side as Mark Blair had to be at full stretch to stop Gareth Hill scoring with a well placed header.

Will Decandia deserved to give Rick Holden’s side the lead in the 57th minute as he turned defender inside out in the box, but Byrne got down quickly to save at his near post.

Barlick would however take the lead shortly after in the 59th minute as the Ravens failed to deal with a free kick, allowing Bruno Carnovale to score as he pounced on the second ball.

Gareth Hill then added two quick fire goals in the closing moments to give the home side their 3-0 win.