Ilkeston are playing their final warm-up before the big kick off next Saturday.
Today’s Ilkeston lineup :
1 Mitchell Leivers
2 Tom Shepherd
4 Connor Dixon
5 Tom Marshall
6 Callum Minkley
7 L’Varn Brandy
8 Jonathan Wafula
9 Tom Cursons
10 Harvey Kirby-Moore
11 Jamie Walker
Bench:
12 Koby Eratt-Thompson
14 Akeem Hinds
15 Luke Cox
16 Sacha Markelic
17 Ben Hutchinson
Peep! We’re off.
GOAL for Harborough after only 4 minutes. We don’t have Harborough team sheet – No.7 scored.
Mitchell Leivers is in goal for Ilkeston today, getting a rare chance to show what he can do in place of Matt Yates. Yates was Player of the Season last season and is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers Ilkeston has ever had. In the last friendly Yates tried to dribble the ball out and lost it, presenting his opponent with an open goal which fortunately he missed. Someone in the crowd was heard to say: “****** ****, he IS human!”
Good save by Leivers, pushing the ball round the post.
Harborough are having most of the play.
Sam Parker replaced by Akeem Hinds on 19 mins
GOAL for Ilkeston. Jamie Walker scores from a free kick. 21 mins, 1-1.
GOAL for Harborough. No.4 scores with a blazing shot from some distance. 27 mins. 1-2.
The visitors almost increase their lead but No.9 sees his clever lob go inches over the bar.
Akeem Hinds replaced by Koby Eratt-Thompson.
Chance for Ilkeston goes begging. Great cross by L’Varn Brandy but no one is able to connect.
Half time: Ilkeston 1 Harborough 2.
Second half begins.
Another quick fire goal for Harborough. Moments earlier Ilkeston should have scored. Great cross by Koby Eratt-Thompson should have produced an equaliser. Instead Harborough score. 48 mins. 1-3.
Brandy replaced by Sacha Markelic.
Ilkeston are trying to find a way through Harborough’s solid defence but it’s hard work.
Brandy replaced by Markelic.
Controversy as Ilkeston are too quick for the ref. After the Harborough keeper handled the ball outside his area, Cursons took the kick quickly and put the ball in the net but the ref didn’t allow it. Marshall retook and the keeper saved. Big talking point!
75 mins. Still 1-3.
Ben Hutchinson comes on for Ilkeston.
Good save by Leivers from a close range Harborough header.
Free kick for Ilkeston in good position. Walker takes but keeper saves. 1-3 85 mins.
Full time: Ilkeston 1 Harborough 3.
