Following their FA Cup replay disappointment last Tuesday Ilkeston are back in league action at Harrison Park.
We’ll also bring you goal flashes from Derby and Notts County.
Teams –
Leek Town
1 Visser, 2 Buckley, 3Heywood, 4 Okome, 5 Harrison, 6 Weir, 7 McGuiness, 8 Porter, 9 Edwards, 10 Daniels, 11 Woolley.
Bench : 12 Robson, 14 Curl, 15 Scully, 16 Grice, 17 Onyeka.
Ilkeston Town
1 Yates, 2 Minkley, 3 Parker, 4 Dixon, 5 Marshall, 6 Wilkinson, 7Brandy, 8 Daniel. 9 Cursons, 10 Kirby-Moore, 11 Stevens,
Bench : 14 Meikle, 15 Johnson, 16 Walker, 17 Hutchinson, 19 Owen.
We’re underway.
Leek are wearing blue shirts white shorts.
Ilkeston are wearing red shirts and shorts.
First corner to Ilkeston but nothing comes of it.
GOAL for Ilkeston, couldn’t see who scored (and no announcement). 1-0. 12 mins.
Scorer was Tom Cursons. Brandy was fouled on the edge of the area, the resultant free kick reached Cursons who headed the ball past Dino Visser.
Ilkeston are well in control – Visser is having a lot to do. Good saves from Cursons and Kirby-Moore.
[Sheffield Utd 0 Derby Co 0; Notts Co 0 Gillingham 0]
GOAL for Leek. Liam Edwards equalises for Leek, 24 mins. 1-1. Terrible defending by Ilkeston.
Good claim by Yates under pressure.
Sam Parker ventures forward for Ilkeston – his shot curls wide.
[Sheffield Utd 0 Derby Co 0; Notts Co 0 Gillingham 1]
It’s all Ilkeston but they can’t score.
A good spell by Leek just before the break, but Ilkeston should be in front.
Half time: Leek 1 Ilkeston 1
[HT: Sheffield Utd 0 Derby Co 0; Notts Co 0 Gillingham 1]
Ilkeston players came out very early.
GOAL for Ilkeston. Cursons, 49 mins. 2-1. He intercepts a sloppy back pass and scores after an interchange with Brandy.
[Sheffield Utd 1 Derby Co 0; Notts Co 0 Gillingham 1]
L’Varn Brandy turns on the style with a great turn and shot inside the area – only just wide.
Then a Cursons glancing header causes Visser concern.
Ilkeston are doing better this half after their half time team talk.
GOAL for Ilkeston. Brandy finds the net after winning the ball. He puts his shot beyond Visser and in off the post to make it 3-1. 64 mins.
Kirby-Moore is replaced by Casey Johnson on 69 minutes.
Cursons is flattened by Visser’s punch. It’s not a foul though as he got the ball at the same time.
Ten minutes to go and Ilkeston look fairly comfortable. You never know though.
Cursons replaced by Hutchinson.
Chance for Walker but he fires just wide from Hutchinson’s headed pass.
Corner to Leek as we near the final whistle. Daniel heads clear.
Full time: Leek 1 Ilkeston 3.