Morpeth:
1 Langley, 2 Evans, 3 Robson, 4 Dowling, 5 Henderson, 6 Buddle, 7 John, 8 Hickry, 9 Foalie, 10 Barlow, 11 James.
Bench: 12 Wombwell, 14 King, 15 Bollado, 16 Greaves, 17 Griggs.
Ilkeston
1 Yates, 2 Minkley, 3 Walker, 4 Dixon, 5 Wilkinson, 6 Parker, 7 Brandy, 8 Meikle, 9 Cursons, 10 Kirby-Moore, 11 Stevens. e
Bench: 12 Eratt-Thompson-Declan, 14 Wafula, 15 Eratt-Thompson-Koby, 16 Daniel, 17 Hutchinson.
It’s going to be a slipping and sliding night.
Morpeth official says they’re expecting a low attendance because of the rain. Ilkeston faithful are here though.
Peep! We’re underway.
Morpeth are in amber and black. Ilkeston are in red.
A cross into Ilkeston’s box brings an early penalty shout for Morpeth but it’s not given.
Both teams are finding the rain and the slippery conditions difficult to master.
Henderson gets a yellow for stopping Tom Cursons illegally.
Dan Langley to the rescue for Morpeth with a point blank save.
Ilkeston are on top. Cursons shoots, keeper saves at second attempt,
Ilkeston should be in front, considering the possession they’ve had.
Kirby-Moore brought down – no penalty says the ref.
Half time: Morpeth 0 Ilkeston 0.
The second half begins…
GOAL for Morpeth. 46 mins. 1-0. Dreadful start to the half for Ilkeston.
Ilkeston have been well on top but they continue to trail.
Cursons has been closely marked throughout and brought down many times – but he’s getting nothing from the ref.
GOAL for Ilkeston. Harvey Kirby-Moore equalises at last. 61 mins. 1-1. He turns in the area and finds the top right hand corner.
Two mins later Ilkeston get the ball in the net again but this time it’s disallowed.
And still the rain comes down.
Big chance for Cursons – his shot has power but it’s straight at Langley.
About ten minutes left for either side to get a winning goal.
GOAL for Ilkeston. Jamie Walker forces the ball in after a scramble. 80 mins. 2-1 to Ilkeston.
Good effort by Dowling for Morpeth. His shot from distance is just wide.
Then Ilkeston break and keeper Langley has to run out and boot the ball clear.
Into added time.
Full time: Morpeth 1 Ilkeston 2