Clitheroe produced a comfortable 2-0 win over Vauxhall Motors, controlling most of the game from start to finish and giving a great watch for their record crowd so far this season.

Demi Rhami came close with the first chance of the game, driving forward before cutting inside onto his right foot and trying to wrap an effort into the far corner, though the goalkeeper made an easy save. Vauxhall looked shaky to begin, not seeming to be able to cope with the pressure, which was to be a positive sign for Clitheroe. It didn't take long for Clitheroe to take the lead, as a great ball over the top from Freddie Machell found Harry Scarborough, who drove towards the edge of the box. Rather than shooting straight away, he opted to take the more difficult route and round the goalkeeper, and did so easily with some great footwork, before slotting the ball home into an empty net.

Clitheroe continued to dominate from there and ramped up the intensity, doing very well to keep hold of the ball and restricting Vauxhall's chances to a minimum. The Blues thought they had doubled their lead through Scarborough yet again, as the ball was swung into the box by Max Harrison, only for the linesman's flag to be raised and the goal ruled out for offside. Another golden opportunity followed soon after, Nathan Sandison using his pace to beat his defender before delivering a cross that dropped to Jason Gilchrist for what looked like a definite goal for the home side, but he unfortunately put his effort over the bar from just six yards out.

Newton was shown a yellow card for dissent as the half continued, which Clitheroe would hope wouldn’t become worse in the second half. It was an excellent first-half performance from the Blues overall, keeping Vauxhall very quiet and enjoying almost complete control of the game throughout the opening 45 minutes.

Half Time: Clitheroe FC 1-0 Vauxhall Motors

Vauxhall made a change just after the break, with Jay Ireland replaced by Joe Akpan. Scarborough came close with Clitheroe's first real chance of the second half, played in behind by Machell once and his strike was aimed for the far post, but his effort went narrowly wide. Clitheroe didn't have to wait much longer to double their lead, as Rhami and Machell combined well down the left side, with Machell's run in behind setting up an opportunity for a cutback that Sandison met to tap home past the goalkeeper and make it 2-0.

Vauxhall responded with a triple change, bringing on Haydn Cooper, Jonny Nixon, and Pascal Gomez for number Kevin Eillison, Finlay Heath, and Ryan Liu. The visitors were doing this hoping to try find a way back into the game, however with their performance in this second half so far, it was looking unlikely. Clitheroe made a substitution as well, with Jordan Windass coming on for Harrison, and the fullback had an almost immediate impact, swinging in a great free kick that found the head of Brad Ditch, though his effort went over the bar as Clitheroe continued to search for a third to add to their lead.

Clitheroe made a further change, with Gilchrist making way for Danny Wilkins, before another substitution followed shortly after, as Ditch was brought off for Jake Carroll after having clashed heads with Wilkins during the game, resulting in a broken nose for the defender. Sandison was also brought off, replaced by Alston, as Clitheroe continued to show their depth in the squad, having no lack of quality dropping in these changes.

In a strange turn of events, the Vauxhall Motors manager was shown a red card for dissent from the touchline, initially being booked however made matters worse for himself after approaching the referee and continuing his outburst in his response to the yellow card. Clitheroe continued to push for a third, with a flurry of chances through Rhami after some good skill to work his way into the box, who had a couple of efforts from close range saved by the goalkeeper, before Windass hit one from range and won a corner.

A foul on Wilkins gave Clitheroe a free kick in a promising position, which was delivered by Windass and headed by Jordan Carroll, but his effort went over the bar however continued to show Clitheroe’s dominance even in the late stages of the game. Touray was brought on for the closing minutes in place of Scarborough to help see out the remainder of the game, before Maine Walder was shown a yellow card for a poor tackle as the clock ticked down. Not long later, it was full time, Clitheroe taking all three points.

A great display from Clitheroe to see out the game, with a dominant first-half performance before the Blues saw the job through comfortably in the second half in front of a huge crowd.

Full Time: Clitheroe FC 2-0 Vauxhall Motors