Harry McGee, right, takes the acclaim of midfield colleague Jay Harris after opening the scoring. Runcorn Linnets 3 Lower Breck 2 Report by Dave Bettley Desperate for a good performance, Linnets duly delivered it to inflict a first campaign defeat on Lower Breck. Anything other than victory would have been a travesty and the hosts played out a tense four minutes of stoppage time after the Anfield visitors had notched their second of the evening in the last of the 90. Runcorn

Runcorn Linnets are looking to bounce back after picking up one point from our last nine and exiting he FA Cup. There is no beter time to do it than this Tuesday as we host Lower Breck, who will be the third top-six outfit from last season to visit APEC Taxis Stadium in as many games. The Anfield club have won their first two West Division outings, triumphing away to Clitheroe 1-0. We have used 21 players in five matches so far as injuries continue to bite but centre back Sc

Runcorn Linnets 2 Trafford 3 By Dave Bettley Trafford come out on top at Murdishaw. Pictures by Neil Thornton. Runcorn Linnets 2 Trafford 3 By Dave Bettley AFTER a record-breaking run to the final qualifying round last season, Runcorn this time exited the FA Cup at the first time of asking. This really was a tough watch, the final scoreline doing Linnets a favour because it was clear from a good way out, it would not be their day. Just as inevitable was the sight of Runcorn's