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www.ilkestonlife.com ILKESTON LIFE December 2021 24
TOP TOWN! Robins are perched high Reports by Matchman

Sat 6th November 2021 Northern Premier high before Ilkeston finally broke Zak Goodson got Ilkeston off to immediate impact creating opportu-
League the deadlock. Hall did really well flyer with a header on 5 minutes. nities for both Campbell and Webb.
STRONG FINISH to keep out Campbell’s effort but The hosts fought back and Ross Dynamo created a good opportunity
Ilkeston Town 4 Troke was there to gleefully ham- Durrant made an incredible double themselves on 83 minutes forcing
save to stop Courey Grantham
Durrant into a fine save but three
mer in the rebound. Before Corby
Corby Town 0 could recover Goodson made it 2-0 equalising on 13 minutes. Ten minutes later Ilkeston scored a fifth.
Four goals in the final 20 minutes with an outstanding finish from the minutes later Durrant rescued Brown-Hill and Webb combined to
gave Ilkeston the points and a boost edge of the area into the bottom Ilkeston again saving a thumping set up an easy finish for Campbell ent and saw Ilkeston at their best.
to their goal difference. Alex Troke corner of the net. Five minutes Tristan Matthews effort. Ilkeston but in the final minute Lough- They started strongly and a second
broke Corby’s resistance on 70 from time Corby had a big chance were close to a second when Jared borough deservedly got one back goal arrived on 53 minutes when
minutes and this was quickly fol- to get back in the game when Owen Bird saw a shot go just wide and through Sacha Markelic. Alex Troke’s cross was hammered
lowed by a Zak Goodson cracker. Montgomery found himself with Alex Troke’s volley was blocked in by Charlie Wakefield. On 60
Two further goals at the death made just Ross Durrant to beat but the on the line. Ilkeston doubled their Sat 20th November 2021 Northern Pre- minutes Adam Chapman’s shot
the win look more emphatic than Ilkeston keeper denied him with a lead on 40 minutes following a mier League against an upright was so ferocious
it was. saving block. On 90 minutes Pat- fine passing sequence finished by TENSE BATTLE that George had no time to react.
Corby came to the New Manor rick Webb raced through and drove Goodson. Loughborough could Ilkeston Town 2 Ilkeston piled on the pressure and
Ground with an excellent defensive the ball past Hall for Ilkeston’s have felt aggrieved to be two down Cambridge City 0 had a chance to go three up from
record and their first half perfor- third. There was time for one more at that point but matters got worse a penalty but George brilliantly
mance showed why as Ilkeston and it was created by Ollie Brown- when Kieran Fenton fired a free A howler by Dan George gifted pushed Troke’s spot kick wide. A
struggled to make scoring opportu- Hill who weaved his way past three kick perfectly into the top corner of Ilkeston a half time lead but the nice Ilkeston passing move ended
nities. defenders before being brought the net a minute before half time. It Cambridge keeper redeemed him- with Wakefield’s effort striking a
Elliott Sandy nearly put Corby down for a penalty which was was nearly four when Joe Magu- self with some outstanding second defender. Troke saw George off his
ahead on 15 minutes with a lob that calmly slotted home by Campbell. ire’s glancing header almost flew in half saves. For Ilkeston it was a line but his long range effort cleared
was just too high and James Clifton at the far post as Ilkeston finished seventh league win on the bounce. the bar then George made a point
had a similar effort with the same Sat 13th November 2021 Northern Pre- the half strongly. The first half was even with City blank save to prevent Goodson from
result ten minutes later. Ilkeston mier League The second half was less fran- more than holding their own. Kier- scoring. Ilkeston were piling up cor-
came closest to scoring when TOP OF THE LEAGUE! tic than the first with both sides an Fenton put a free kick opportuni- ners and headers from two of them
Kieran Fenton’s free kick struck the Loughborough Dynamo 1 producing flowing moves. Charlie ty just wide and Charlie Wakefield skimmed the crossbar. A Tommy
crossbar before being scrambled Ilkeston Town 5 Wakefield was behind most of made a chance for Zak Goodson Williams volley was blocked as
clear. Ilkeston’s attacking moves as the that was blocked. For Cambridge, a City’s goal survived a continuous
Ilkeston started the second half Another storming victory, their Robins asserted control. Troke had Swift effort was blocked by Fenton battering but another goal wouldn’t
with real determination and Corby sixth on the bounce, took Ilkeston two shots saved before Remaye and a Davis volley was too high. come. The visitors never gave up
soon found themselves under to the top of the table for the first Campbell fired narrowly wide. Robson then saw a good effort go and at only two behind they were al-
constant pressure. Keeper Matthew time. Dynamo’s average home On 64 minutes Troke made it four wide as City threatened with some ways still in the game and occasion-
Hall pulled off a brilliant reaction attendance was tripled as large from Bird’s pass. Campbell had good counter attacks but George’s ally threatened on the counter.
save from Troke’s close range numbers of Ilkeston fans made the a terrific effort pushed behind by blunder just before half time
header as Ilkeston’s attacking threat relatively short journey to Lough- Ruben Rabstein who then saved allowed Goodson to give Ilkeston a YAXLEY v ILKESTON REPORT
increased. Headers from Campbell, borough for what looked like a from Wakefield. Sub, Ollie Brown- lead they scarcely deserved. - P23
Maguire and Fenton were all too tricky test. Hill was introduced and made an The second half was very differ-