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Citizens End Millers Unbeaten Home Record

29/10/2015

Eynsham Park is not a new ground to BoTP. Having been there twice before (see links at the bottom of the page), I won't spend time describing the stadium.
Suffice to say, if you haven't been there, you should go and, if you go to a night game take a torch to get to and from your car.
I'll be honest, one of the reasons that I returned to Eynsham Park (apart from it being one of my favourite grounds) was actually to take a first hand look at Winchester City striker Warren Bentley. Signed from Wessex League side Alresford Town where he scored 58 goals in his final season, Bentley has set the Southern League alight this season, scoring 14 goals already (before this evening) including 5 in the first half of the opening game.

North Leigh, with a win of more than 2 goals, had the opportunity to go top of the league this evening. Winchester were looking for three points to close the gap between themselves and the play-off spots and, with two games in hand over a lot of their closest rivals, this would put them in a strong position.
It was, however, the home side who started the strongest. Looking like a team who knew they could go top of the league and kicking down the slope, they set about Winchester with some vigour. Snappier in the tackle, first to every ball and looking very lively, it was no surprise when they took the lead after just 12 minutes. A deep cross was met by Zak Westlake at the far post with a powerful header. A Winchester defender made a desperate lunge to stop the ball crossing the line but the referee's assistant was perfectly placed to flag for a goal. This was probably a relief to the City defender who, it seemed to me, had used his hands to attempt the block.

The goal did not temper North Leigh's approach to the game and they continued to pressure the Winchester defence for the first 35 minutes of the game. In this time City rarely ventured too close to the home goal although the aforementioned Bentley looked lively up front and the team, as a whole, was undoubtedly working very hard to contain their hosts.

With two minutes remaining in the half and totally against the run of play, Winchester grabbed an equaliser. In one of their infrequent attacks a good ball was played down the left flank for Bentley to run onto. He beat his man and dragged the ball back for the onrushing Zach Glasspool to finish with some style.

Somehow, and you have to admire their resilience, Winchester had managed to go in all square at half-time despite being on the back foot for the majority of the half.
The second half was a totally different animal to the first. Maybe it was Winchester having the slope in their favour, maybe it was the late equaliser giving them a boost and knocking some of the stuffing out of North Leigh. Whatever the reason, it was Winchester who looked to have the ascendance. Whereas in the first half North Leigh were winning pretty much every 50-50 challenge, now it was the City player coming away with the ball. In the first half there were some angry exchanges between Winchester players, desperate to get their team going. Now, in the second half, it was noticeable that it was the home players getting on each others backs. Having said that, the game still looked to be heading for a draw until, with less than five minutes to go, that man Bentley popped up with his customary goal.
A ball was threaded through the left hand side of the home defence allowing Bentley to break clear, run on and fire a low drive into the keepers near post. It was the finish of a striker brimming with confidence.

The result was probably a little harsh on the hosts. Their performance in the first 35 minutes alone was worthy of at least a point and they will be disappointed to have lost their first home game of the season. However, City showed that they have a tenacity about them and are definitely going to be there or thereabouts at the end of the season. They certainly sent their travelling support, of who there were quite a number, home with a smile on their faces this evening.

North Leigh - @northleigh_fc
Winchester City - @wincityfc

Previous North Leigh games:
http://www.botp.co.uk/blog/windy-millers (April 2013)
http://www.botp.co.uk/blog/april-09th-2014 (April 2014)

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Goddy Progress in Mystery Cup

29/10/2015

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Having experienced more magic of the FA Cup at the weekend it was hard to let go of cup fever, so a Tuesday night trip to Bedfordshire for a Hinchingbrooke Cup match between United Counties Division 1 side Potton United and Eastern Counties Premier outfit Godmanchester Rovers seemed like a good idea.
The Hinchingbrooke Cup is a bit of mystery at the moment. It's been around a long time, possibly since the Victorian era. It seems to be contested by Step 5 sides and below from the central Eastern side of the country and, this year, is sponsored by our favourite skip provider Mick George Ltd. I am sure that someone out there has more information about this cup and can enlighten BoTP somewhat.
Meanwhile, onto Tuesday evening. Another new ground for BoTP and two new teams to take a look at. With the away side being a step above their hosts, this had the potential to be a classic cup match so it was with soem anticipation that I made the 90 minute journey across to Sandy.

The Hollow, home of Potton United, is situated just on the edge of Potton and is part of a sports complex that also hosts cricket and tennis. The ground has a single covered seating area along the car park side of the stadium. The clubhouse and players facilities are situated behind the right hand goal as you enter the ground and between the clubhouse and the far corner flag is another small covered standing area. The dugouts are on the far side of the pitch, opposite the main stand.
Entrance to pitchside is via a gate where a local in a shed, either named or supplied by Beaver Sheds, takes your £4 (plus £1 for a programme). The pitch, I have to say, looked to be in immaculate condition.

The teams took to the field on what was a very mild night for the time of year. There was a few spots of rain in the air but no sign of the downpour threatened by the weather forecast heard on the radio earlier.
Potton, The Royals, were clad in their home kit of all royal blue with Rovers sporting, what I am told was, a brand new red away kit. A quick glance at the squad lists in the programme revealed that the home side had one Joe Jordan in their ranks, whilst Godmanchester boasted a certain Jason King (this is one for the older reader) in their ranks.
Unfortunately, I believe that Jason is out with an injury at the moment.

Potton had clearly got a game plan to start quickly and unsettle their higher-ranked opponents and, as early as the seventh minute, this came to fruition when a crisp Kenny Smith strike earned them a 1-0 lead.
Going a goal down seemed to wake Godmanchester from their slumbers and the gradually began to take control of what was
becoming quite a niggly affair. One or two 'tasty' challenges were flying in and the referee was forced to have words on a couple of occasions.
Two goals in the space of two minutes then gave the away side an advantage that they would not let slip. First, on 25 minutes, Mick Hyem skimmed a 20 yarder into the keeprs right hand corner. One minute later a cross from the left went over everyone before falling to Dan Kerrigan at the far post, he cut inside and fired home to give Goddy a 2-1 lead.
A 50-50 challenge two minutes after the goal, in which the home player appeared to take more man than ball, sparked a brief session of handbags which was dealt with by a very long discussion from the referee. He did seem to like having protracted chats with the players.
As far as I could see, no cards were issued at this point. However, for the remainder of the half, you had the feeling that every 50-50 challenge could easily flare up. I'm glad to say that this didn't happen and the sides went in at half-time with Goddy leading, deservedly, by 2 goals to 1.

Somewhat surprisingly, the second half seemed to lose the tension that the first half had. Maybe the referee had words at half-time, but it seemed that both sides had calmed it down a little. This played very much into the away side's hands though. With a 2-1 lead and what seemed like a slightly subdued home side, they were able to start playing the ball around in the style you would expect from a team from one divison above. What they did seem to lack, though, was a final ball. Time and time again they made good progress, especially down their right flank, only to let the move break down with a poor final ball or cross. If they had been more ruthless in the final third, the game could well have been over with 30 minutes remaining.
As it was, just a goal behind, Potton sensed that they could possibly get something and did start to make some inroads into the Rovers half.
However, all thoughts of a comeback were extinguished in the 85 minute when Goddy finally sent over a decent cross which was met with a glancing header by James Hall. The ball flew over the keeper and went in off the underside of the bar. Game over.

So, Godmanchester progress to play St Neots Town Saints or Peterborogh Sports in teh Quarter Finals. Potton, currently sixth in Division One, have the league to concentrate on.

Potton United - @pottonunited
Godmanchester Rovers - @goddyroversfc

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Worthy Winners

21/10/2015

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This midweek BoTP finally got to visit The Heights, home of Hellenic Premier League Milton United. The floodlights, when on, are visible from the A34 and it is a ground that I have passed on many an occasion but never visited. So, a Premier League clash with last season's FA Vase semi-finalists Highworth Town seemed a perfect opportunity.
There is some dispute about the actual year that Milton were formed but the official line is 1926. They moved into their current stadium in 1998, installing floodlights and building a new clubhouse. The ground has an exposed feeling to it being completely open on three side and perched atop a hill. It's call the Heights for a reason I suppose.
There is a single structure along one side of the ground which houses the clubhouse and players area as well as the main covered seating area. There is also a covered standing area on this side of the ground. The dugouts are also on this side of the ground. There is plenty of parking available at the rear of the ground and, from what I could see, no official entrance to pitch-side. Not finding anyone to take my money I wondered in until I came across a man with a box of programmes. I offered him a tenner and got a programme, a sticker and £4 change. A very relaxed way of charging
for entry but, I suppose, it is quite easy to see who is not wearing their sticker. The programme man informed me that there were drinks and snacks available in the club house. Milton seems like a friendly enough club although there is way too much claret and blue around for my liking, especially on the team photos adorning the wall of the clubhouse. Despite hanging up my West Brom season ticket many years ago, once a Baggie always a Baggie and being surrounded by so many Villaesque kits still makes me feel uneasy. Having said that, the current Milton kit, being mainly pale blue with a claret centre panel, is more reminiscent of Scunthorpe than Birmingham's second team.

The records of the two teams seemed to point to an away victory. Highworth have lost just once on their travels this season whereas Milton have only won one at home. However, as we all know, football doesn't necessarily work that way. If it did we would have all won fortunes on the pools or at the bookies.
Having said that it was Highworth who started the brighter. In fact, Milton barely got out of their own half for the first 15 minutes, knocking the ball about with some confidence but not really creating a clear-cut opportunity. As so often happens in these situations, it was the home side who actually created the best opening, forcong the Highworth keeper into a decent save down at his right-hand post.
Milton did start to get a small foothold on the game, venturing past the halfway line a number of times but were still spending a lot of the game penned in their own half. Highworth's passing and movement was causing a lot of problems for the home side, but they were fairly resolute at the back and continued to cut out the final ball or get a body between the ball and the goal.
Finally, with just a minute or so remaining in the first half, The Worthians got the breakthrough that their efforts had deserved. Following a very neat passing move, one of the best of the half, the ball finally reached Parsons inside the penalty area. His drilled shot left the home keeper with no chance.
So the teams went in at half-time with the away side 1-0 up. No more than they deserved, to be fair, but they would certainly be wondering how they only lead by a single goal. You wondered if Milton might take some comfort from only going in a goal down and make Highworth regret it in the second half.

Just a few minutes in, however, Town hit the goal that effectively ended the match when Aaron Maximen applied the finishing touch to a Highworth break. This second goal seemed to instill a lot of confidence in the Worthians and for the next few minutes their football flowed freely. Milton were in real danger of being swept aside at this point. However, to give full credit to United, they kept plugging away and never let Highworth rest on their laurels.
There was no further scoring in the game. So, the 2-0 scoreline sees Highworth climb to fifth in the league whilst Milton remain in fourteenth.

Milton United - @miltonunited
Highworth Town - @highworthtownfc

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Hidden Treasure

17/10/2015

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Almost a year on from my first, rained off, attempt to visit Rothwell Corinthians I finally made it back for a UCL Premier clash with unbeaten league-leaders, Leicester Nirvana. Sergeants Lawn, Corinthian's home since 1988 is one of the stranger grounds in the UCL, not because of it's appearance once inside but because it is almost like Rothwell are trying to keep it a secret. There is no car park attached the ground which lies back a good thirty yards or so off Desborough Road. Access to the ground is through a small gap in the fence (there is a Rothwell Corinthians sign advertising the next game), down a narrow path that runs through a field and then through another small gap into the
ground itself. Maybe it's because I have only been to the ground in the evening that it seems to be almost hidden. I presume that, during daylight hours, the way in is much more obvious.

Anyway, that being said, once inside you are greeted with a tidy and quite compact ground. The entrance is right next to one of the corner flags. Straight on, as you enter, behind the goal is the clubhouse and players facilities. On the far side of the ground there is a small(ish) covered seating area with the team name emblazoned on the roof. On the near side touchline there is another small covered seating area, a covered standing area and the team dugouts. Behind the far goal there is a row of large trees
forming a backdrop to the pitch, which slopes down towards the near-side (turnstile side) of the ground.

This game was always going to be a challenge for Rothwell. Newly promoted, Corinthians have made a reasonable start to life back in the Premier League with 3 wins from their first 9 games. Leicester, after finishing second to Rushden & Diamonds last season, have started where they left off. Bringing a 12 league game undefeated record to the Lawn and averaging over 3 goals per game, they are a team full of confidence.

This confidence was apparent from the kick-off. Nirvana started like a whirlwind, passing and moving, always having options open for the man on the ball. To be fair, Rothwell did extremely well to stay with them in the first 20 minutes.
However, 20 minutes in and the score was still 0-0. Rothwell, after some defensive mistakes, were starting to make some inroads themselves but not really causing the Nirvana keeper to work too hard.

It was just past the 35th minute when Leicester finally got the breakthrough not through their quick passing style but through a hotly disputed penalty. The ball certainly hit the hand of the Rothwell defender but, from my viewpoint, it was very difficult to tell if it was in the area or not. The referee, however, did not hesitate in pointing the spot.
Captain Matt Melbourne ignored the home protestations, stepped up and, even though the keeper got a touch, put his side 1-0 up.
Five minutes later the dangerous Pearson Mwanyongo for once used his right foot driving in a cross which was scrambled over the line by Melbourne.
2-0 was a little harsh on the home side, who had worked hard to get themselves into the game.They did, however, get the opportunity to pull a goal back with the last kick of the half. another right wing cross was handled by a Nirvana defender and the referee pointed to the spot. Captain Jordan Henson confidently placed his spot-kick to the keeper's right and in off the foot of the post.

A number of players and staff from both sides (I believe) had some words with the officials as they left for half-time. There had been a few contentious decisions given against both teams, but especially against the home side in my opinion. There were one or two feuds happening on the field which the officials either weren't seeing or maybe just didn't deem them worthy of note. Whatever the case they needed to get a hold of it in the second half before it boiled over.

When the second half started it was again Leicester who flew out of the traps. This time, however, it was only for the first few minutes before Rothwell started to get to grips with them. Rothwell were clearly buoyed by their late goal back and pushed hard to try to take the game to their opponents.
It was certainly a different game in the second half. Corinthians started to make a few chances of their own but,again, never really had visiting keeper Aaron Harris sweating.

Halfway through the second half Nirvana struck the decisive third goal. A very quick break down their left, completely outstripping the home defence, and a low cross left Jordan Nelson with the relatively simple task of knocking the ball past the keeper for 3-1.

To their credit Rothwell didn't give up on the game but, despite having more of the ball in the last 20 minutes, Leicester always looked in control of the game.
Visiting manager, former West Brom player Brian Quailey, certainly didn't let performance levels drop. With his side unbeaten and 3-1 up away from home, he was still not satisfied with the display and handed out a few choice words when he saw something he didn't like. Left-Back Shaquille-O'Neil Brooks got more than his fair share of words from his manager leading to some 'banter' from the home crowd.

There was still time for some 'handbags' after the final whistle, but nothing too bad to be fair. Probably some left over grievances from a few earlier, tasty challenges that the officials chose to let go.
Rothwell shouldn't feel too down about this defeat. This is a very good Nirvana side. A team that, in my opinion, will win this division with some ease this season. They have a very good blend of pace, technique and work ethic. Combine this with a fairly solid defence and a good bit of grit in the centre-midfield area and you have the makings of a championship winning side. If someone takes Pearson Mwanyongo aside and teaches him to use his right foot as well as his left, he could be a devastating weapon for Leicester. At times he frustrates his teammates by doing too much or not playing the correct final ball but, belive me, he has the ability to terrify defences.
The only concern for Leicester would be keeping their high intensity game going throughout the winter months when the grounds get heavier. We shall see.

Rothwell, meanwhile, have another tough home game with Yaxley at the weekend. Life back in the Premier doesn't get easier but I think they will be ok this season. They have a good work ethic and it appeared that they have a good team spirit. They certainly looked like a team that will win their fair share of matches this season.

Rothwell Corinthians - @rothwellcfc
Leicester Nirvana - @leicnirvanafc

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Non-League Day

12/10/2015

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The Main Stand

With the exertion of running the Oxford Half on Sunday and the excitement of the cup draw on Monday, this week's entry is a little shorter and much later than normal.

Non-league Day, FA Cup Day and a visit to Amblecote to watch the Mighty Glassboys with my Dad. It was like the 70s all over again.
The War Memorial is a ground that I am quite familiar with and have written about in this blog before. However, after reading an article in which Stourbridge's home was listed in the 10 most atmospheric non-league grounds, I paid a little more attention to the detail this time around. The article made reference to the coexistence of football and cricket at sports ground, something that was quite prevalent in the early days of football but not so much these days. Stourbridge, however, quite famously play on a 3-sided pitch with one side being completely open to enable the cricket team to use some of the ground.
One thing that is easily over-looked at the War Memorial is the rather ornate cricket pavilion. Maybe I have become blasé to it because it has always been there, from the early 70s when I first went, to present day it has been there in the distance reminding us of days gone by. The cricket club was founded in 1842 and the football club followed in 1876. The pavilion has that Victorian look to it, so I am assuming it was constructed fairly early on in the existence of the clubs (I bet some local historian out there could supply the exact date), possibly even before the football club was founded.
The football ground has changed considerably since the early 70s when I was a regular visitor. In fact, it has changed quite a lot in the past year. Terracing has been added at both ends of the ground and improvements made to the seating area in the main stand. You can no longer walk behind this stand for it's full length either. Another memory of my childhood was running behind the stand hoping that I didn't miss a goal.

View from The Church End

The Shed still remains from the 70s but the old white wooden stand that used to be behind the goal at the Church End has long since been pulled down. A shame in some ways because it was, in my eyes, an iconic part of the old ground. However, I am guessing that, even if it were still standing, it would no longer be fit for public use.
So, onto Non-League Day. With it being a local derby, an FA Cup tie and both local Premier League clubs out of action, there was a considerable crowd building by the time we arrived. A quick mention here for the new-look programme. At £2 it's not the cheapest at this level but it is certainly now one of the best. A very professional looking, glossy, informative 44 pages, full of statistics. Well done to all concerned.
On to the game. Both clubs have pretty lengthy match reports, Rushall (http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/rushallolympic/teams/17281/match-centre/2-29272) and Stourbridge (http://www.stourbridgefc.com/teams/61056/match-centre/2-29272), so there is little need for me to go into too much detail.
In essence. Stourbridge were a little fortunate not to go behind early on when some hesitant defending allowed Jamie Spencer in on goal and his lob beat Solly but clipped the angle of bar and post. Just a few minutes later a mazy run from Chris Lait was illegally interrupted about 22 yards out. Justin Richards stepped up and stroked a superb free-kick over the wall and past a stranded Dean Coleman. After that, the rest of the half was pretty even. Lait was causing the Pics some concern but, at the other end, Spencer was doing the same to the home defence. There really was little to choose between the sides at half-time. The consensus amongst the home support was that they would need another goal at least.

An ominous sign for the Rushall fans

The second half was, in many ways, similar to the first. There was still little to choose but, if anything, Stourbridge created the better openings with Lait rattling their woodwork. Rushall, however, never gave the game up and came within inches of getting a leveller with practically the last kick of the game.
A hard fought cup tie decided by a piece of quality from Justin Richards. Rushall will have to wait another year for their cup glory. Stourbridge meanwhile have just been granted a plum home tie with National League neighbours Kidderminster Harriers.

Stourbridge - @stourbridgefc
Rushall Olympic - @rushallolympic

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FA Cup Draw

12/10/2015

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FA Cup - 4th Qualifying Round

North Section
Gateshead v Solihull / Worcester
AFC Fylde v Barrow
Wrexham v Gainsborough Trinity
Marine / Northwich Victoria v Chorley
Harrogate Town v Grimsby Town
Barwell v AFC Rushden & Diamonds
Salford City / Bradford PA v Southport
Sporting Khalsa / Spalding United v FC United / Buxton
Chasetown / Stalybridge Celtic v North Ferriby United
FC Halifax v Guiseley
Tranmere Rovers v Lincoln City
Stourbridge v Kidderminster Harriers
Macclesfield Town v Alfreton Town
Brackley Town / Rugby Town v Kettering Town / Bamber Bridge
Altrincham v Chester

South Section
Whitehawk / Gosport Borough v Poole Town
Maidenhead United v Woking
Basingstoke Town v Torquay United
Grays Athletic v Welling United
Boreham Wood v AFC Hornchurch
Wealdstone v Bognor Regis Town
Didcot Town v Hoddesdon Rown / Brentwood Town
Eastbourne Borough v Dover Athletic
Chesham United v Enfield Town / Hitchin Town
Staines Town v Gloucester City
Aldershot Town v Hemel Hempstead Town/ Sutton United
Bromley v Eastleigh
Margate v Forest Green Rovers
Braintree Town v Harlow Town / Bath City
Havant & Waterlooville v Cheltenham Town
Chippenham Town v Maidstone United
St Albans City v Weston-Super-Mare

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The Eyes Have It

9/10/2015

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A handy team sheet in the bar

As normal, when planning a midweek roadtrip, I do a bit of research about the clubs and the stadium especially if it is a new ground to me and teams that I have not seen before. This was the case for the planned trip this week. Eynesbury Rovers v Peterborough Northern Star in the United Counties Premier. Having never been to Eynesbury before and having never seen either of the teams play before, there was plenty of research to be done.
Eynesbury were only promoted back into the Premier Division at the end of the 2013/14 season, finishing runners-up to Ooadby Town. PNS, once known as Eye United (Eye is a village near Peterborough) and nicknamed The Eyes, have been in the Premier since winning promotion as runners-up to Irchester United in 2009/10. Incidentally, third place in Division One that season was Eynesbury Rovers. Last season Rovers took 4 points from the two league encounters, drawing 2-2 at home and winning 2-1 in Peterborough.

One other thing that the sides have in common is sponsorship from local skip hire company, Mick George Limited. I mention this because, during my research of this fixture I came across this link and looked into it in some more detail, discovering that this company invests a lot of time, money and resource into supporting communities, espcially sports teams, schools and charities.
They are the shirt sponsor for Cambridge United, Peterborough United and St Neots Town as well as providing other forms of sponsorship and partnership to Deeping Rangers, PNS, St Ives Town, Stamford AFC and Eynesbury Rovers amongst many others (http://www.mickgeorge.com/media/sponsorships/). Fantastic support for the local community. Mick George Limited, we salute you!

Back to the game in hand. The journey into Cambridgeshire was made in almost continual heavy rain and, as I approached St Neots, I was starting to wonder if the game would even be played. However, pulling into the car park off Hall Road, there appeared to be a lot of cars, the floodlights were on and the game looked like it would at least start.
The Alfred Hall Memorial Field, or Mr Walton's Field as it was originally known, has two covered areas. The main stand, to the right of the entrance, includes a covered seating area and is attached to the club house and players areas. On the opposite side of the ground is a small covered standing area which is located between the team dugouts. It was here that I positioned myself for the first half. Despite the heavy rainfall the pitch looked in pretty good condition and looked, for all it's worth, a pitch that had been graced by the great Sir Stanley Matthews. Yes, the Stanley Matthews, the wizard of the dribble who once guested for Rovers in a friendly against Fulham in front of a record crowd of 5,000.
So, the teams emerged with the rain still beating down on the roof of the stand. Both sides playing in stripes, Eynesbury in the thinner blue and white and PNS in their thicker black and white stripes. It seemed starnge that the officials had not asked PNS to change their kit, but perhaps the kits were deemed sufficiently different to be admissable?
After a first minute scare, when Star could easily have taken the lead but for a couple of good saves from home keeper Lea Jordan, Rovers settled the better and began to look dangerous down both flanks (maybe channelling the day that Sir Stan played there?). Dan George in the PNS goal was called into action, parrying a Colmer effort before reacting quickly to turn the follow-up away for a corner. Five minutes later the Rovers keeper was again called into action to tip a stinging shot around the post.

A very wet Hall Road

Following this initial flurry, we had to wait until the half-hour mark to get the next clear-cut chance when a good PNS move lead to Joyce rounding the keeper but smashing his shot off the bar.
Both sides were playing some tidy enough football until they got to the last third but then, time and again, the choice of pass was either wrong or the right pass wasn't played well enough. Having said that, as a neutral, it was still a very entertaining game.

At half-time it was still Eynesbury Rovers 0 Peterborough Northern Star 0.

The rain let off somewhat at half-time and by the time the second half kicked off it had pretty much stopped. Once again, as in the first half, the home side got into their stride a bit quicker than their opponents but still could not find that final pass to open the defence up.
A Peterborough break down the left, 8 miniutes into the second half, finally lead to a better ball into the box. This was met by the head of Tom Waumsley but his effort was turned around the post by the Rovers keeper. However, the delivery from the corner was also of a better quality and was again met by the head of Waumsley. This time there was nothing that Jordan could do as the ball flew past him to give the away side the lead.
Somehow, even with 30 minutes left to play, there was a feeling that the goal may be enough to win the game and that was proved to be correct. Eynesbury made a few chances but never really looked like getting the breakthrough. PNS seemed realtively happy to keep what they had even though they still managed to make Jordan work again before the end.
The referee blew for full time with the rain, once again, pouring down. PNS had earned a good away victory and, on the balance, probably just about deserved it although the home side will also feel that they should have at least taken a point. Despite this being the fourth defeat on the bounce for Rovers, they should have enough to stay clear of trouble. In fact, I can see both of these sides finishing somewhere around mid-table.

Eynesbury Rovers - @eynesburyrovers
Peterborough Northern Star - @fcpns

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