Brief football updates from a cold NMG.
Ilkeston team –
1 Yates, 2 McDonald, 3 Parker, 4 Meikle. 5 Marshall, 6 Minkley, 7 Stevens, 8 Daniel, 9 Abdullah, 10 Dixon, 11 Walker.
Bench: 12 Kirby-Moore, 14 Wafula, 15 Wauchope, 16. Eratt-Thompson, 17 Hardwick.
PENALTY for Stockton. Looked a soft one.
GOAL. Hayes the scorer. 0-1. 16 mins.
GOAL for Stockton. It’s two-nil now. Purewal the scorer. 22 mins.
Ilkeston are trying to respond but their efforts are not coming off.
Both these teams are scrapping to stay into the play-off positions.
Stockton keeper Harker saves well from Jordan Stevens.
Half time: Ilkeston 0 Stockton 2.
We’re off again and Ilkeston look better this half.
Declan Eratt-Thompson and Colin Daniel go close.
Two top drawer saves by Harker in quick succession.
And a good save by Yates as Stockton hit back.
Ilkeston change: Marshall replaced by Wauchope.
GOAL for Ilkeston. We’ve got one back. Just as ‘Magnet-hands’ Harker was looking unbeatable, Sam Parker gets the ball over the line from Declan Eratt-Thompson’s free kick. 1-2. 71 mins.
Tonight’s attendance: 372.
Jonathan Wafula, Harvey Kirby-Moore ON
Connor Dixon, Kornell McDonald OFF
Time is running out. Ilkeston have not been at their best.
4 mins Fergy time.
Harker is wasting loads of time.
Peep!
Ilkeston 1 Stockton 2.
