Teams:
Guiseley –
1 Cracknell, 2 Ible, 3 Ridehalgh, 4 Ekpolo, 5 Mbeka, 6 Lawlor, 7 Thewlis, 8 Moke, 9 Ibbitson, 10 Ackroyd, 11 Whitham.
Bench: 12 Odunston, 12 Spencer, 15 Brown, 16 Johnson, 17 Emmett.
1 Yates, 2 McDonald, 3 Parker, 4 Meikle, 5 Marshall 6 Minkley, 7 Dixon, 8 Eratt-Thompson, 9 Abdullah, 10 Daniel,11 Walker.
Bench: 12 Stevens, 14 Wauchope, 15 Wafula, 16 Kirby-Moore , 17 Hardwick.
Guiseley are wearing white shirts, blue shorts. Ilkeston: red.
And off we go at a wet and cold Nethermoor Park ground.
Early chance for Jamie Walker whose shot is turned away by a diving Joe Cracknell.
Then Guiseley go close – Ilkeston defenders struggle to get the ball away following a corner.
Walker tries to connect with a cross but mistimes it.
[Fulham 1 Forest 0]
Joe Ackroyd shot is well saved by Matt Yates after if takes a deflection.
Walker gets his head to Declan Eratt-Thompson’s cross but Cracknell saves.
Closest yet as a Guiseley player’s header hits a post.
GOAL for Ilkeston. Short corner from Eratt-Thompson finds its way through to Colin Daniel who scores. 35 mins. 1-0.
GOAL for Guiseley. Handling offence gives Guiseley a penalty.
Jordan Thewlis converts. 38 mins. 1-1.
The Guiseley crowd are very partisan. It’s a foul if Ilkeston do something, it’s not a foul if Guiseley do it.
Lewis Whitham shot well saved to keep it level at the break.
Half time: Guiseley 1 Ilkeston 1.
[Fulham 1 Forest 1]
Underway again.
Ilkeston changes: Alex Hardwick and Jonathan Wafula on for
McKeal Abdullah and Declan Eratt-Thompson.
Connor Dixon goes down in the penalty area but nothing is given.
Just a corner which the keeper collects. It’s very physical out there.
Defender Kornell McDonald is so close to scoring. His shot flies across the goal as Ilkeston have a good attacking spell.
Walker replaced by Jordan Stevens.
[Fulham 2 Forest 1]
The pendulum has swung. Guiseley are pressing now.
Strong shot by Whitham but Yates is equal to it – parries it out for a corner.
Ten minutes of normal time to go. Ilkeston are hanging on.
Yates gets fouled as Guiseley pile in. He needs treatment but he’s all right.
4 mins added time to be played.
Full time: Guiseley 1 Ilkeston 1.
