MAIN IN ACTION TUE 12TH FEBRUARY // NCEL DIVISION ONE ROSSINGTON MAIN 1-4 HEMSWORTH M.W. Sadly Main were without the services of John Tunney and Jonno Mirfin, both ruled out due to injury, plus Liam Copley and Chris Hanson through work, but David Holvey and Nathan Cook returned to the centre of defence whilst Adam Wisdom started up front. On paper this looks like another heavy defeat for the Main but we must remember that we have a lot of inexperienced players at this level at present even though there were occasions in this game when we were the better side. Our inability to convert our chances and lack of concentration when out of possession is continuing to cost us at the moment. We got off to a good start and could have taken the lead in the first 25 minutes but two excellent saves by the visiting keeper denied both Scott Spencer and Nathan Doyle, then young Brandon Fallon placed his shot inches wide when in one-on-one, Nathan and Fraser’s shot did beat the Hemsworth custodian but struck the foot of the post. At the other end young Jordan Wildey had produced a good block early on but then was not troubled until the visitors took the lead on 30 minutes when an inswinging freekick was glanced home. Hemsworth’s second goal was a fast break
following a corner at the other end and we went into the interval 2-0 down. We started brightly again in the second half but in our eagerness to get forward we were again leaving ourselves exposed at the back and Hemsworth began to take control. They went two further goals ahead when strikes from the edge of the box beat Wildey in the home goal low down to his left. Whether our visitors took their foot off the pedal, or we eventually saw the gravity of our situation, but to the lads credit we played some good stuff late on in the game. There was more movement, our passing was crisper and shorter and we were rewarded when a decent cross (at last) was headed home at the back post by substitute Scott Maughan in the dying minutes. There is no doubt that we have some very difficult games ahead and only hard work and a solid team effort (and a change in fortune in front of goal) will improve our situation. Main Line-Up: 1. Wildey;, 2. Taylor, 3. Billam, 4. Spencer, 5. Cook, 6. Holvey, 7. Fallon, 8. Fraser, 9. Wisdom, 10. Thornton, 11. Doyle Subs 12. Maughan (on for Wisdom) 14. Clark (on for Thornton) Match Report by Ian Wilson
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