Being drawn away against FC Navigation in both cups is never good news but after a 3-1 loss in the 1st cup tie earlier on in the season Barn knew what to expect from a Navigation side flying high at the top of the 1st Division.

Ladybarn started the brighter of the 2 sides and had the better of the opening exchanges and were rewarded when a long throw in by Birchall was flicked on and headed home by Potter.

This looked to have shaken Navigation who were hit again within minutes of the Barn opener by a looping effort from all of 35 yards by Malik. 0-2 to The Barn within 5 minutes.

Navigation now applied pressure to Ladybarn who were doing well to defend as a unit and overcome attack after attack from Naviagtion whilst still managing to put together some neat passages of football.

The Ladybarn defence was finally breached when a low ball across the 6 yard area was turned in to bring Navigation back into the game at 1-2. A second shortly followed for Navigation when a speculitive effort from outside the area found its way past Platt off both posts and in.

At 2-2 both sides were creating good chances and Navigations pressure on the Barn goal was finally rewarded when they headed in a corner from 6 yards out.

Going 3-2 down seemed to spark Ladybarn and with some substitutions they slowly started to apply pressure to Naviagtion and pin them back into their own half. Good chances came from Swain & Howard but with Ladybarn unable to find the net in the closing stages it finished 3-2.

A tough start back to a somewhat stop-start new year due to weather conditions should like the weather ease up as Ladybarn take on King Street next.

LADYBARN

Platt

Donnelly

George

Gilmartin

Cloran

Swain

Potter (1)

Malik (1)

Rimmer

Birchall

Vesey