Saturday's First Division North action review

Lancaster City beat the weather and their First Division North opponents Prescot Cables to take all three points in the only game played anywhere in the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League on Saturday, writes Pitchero's Steve Whitney.

The match at Giant Axe was the only game to go ahead in all three divisions with snow dumped across most of the country on Friday and Saturday morning. An enormous amount of snow had to be cleared from the pitch in the morning and a group of volunteers, including joint-managers Michael Stringfellow and Neil Wainwright, ensured the game went ahead.

Danny Gregson opened the scoring after just four minutes with a close range finish after Cables` keeper Adam Reid, signed on-loan from Conference North side Altrincham, had saved Dave Swarbrick's initial effort.

Reid then brought down Tom Kilifin in the box after 26 minutes and Lee Dodgson dispatched the penalty for his first goal since his return to Giant Axe. Danny Lambert got one back for the visitors with a long range strike six minutes later before Swarbrick rounded the keeper with three minutes remaining to make it 3-1 to the Dolly Blues.