BIRC's BRACE BREAKS MILLERS HEARTS

Nottinghamshire Senior League

Division One

MANSFIELD HOSIERY MILLS FC 1 ASHLAND ROVERS FC 2

Att: 46

Wit having been ill and on bedrest for nearly two weeks, it was a pleasure to get out to some footie and went just up the road for this Derby game.

Mansfield Hosiery Mills began on the front foot and from a corner on the left, LUKE GREAVES headed them in to a early lead after just 4 minutes. I was then joined by AFC Mansfield;s Chairman Andy Saunders for most of the match.

Ashland were playing on the break, with the Millers trying to add to their tally but to no avail. On 41 minutes, a long ball by the visitors out of the defence saw DANIEL BIRCUMSHAW 30 yards out on the wing, cut in and the home keeper came dashing out wiith 2 defenders behind him for the visiting attacker to slot home from the edge of the area on 41 minutes.

The Second Half was the visitors go straight in to attack and in their first attack of the half after 46 minutes, saw them turn the game around and score through DANIEL BIRCUMSHAW for them to take the lead.

The Millers pressed forward and the visiting keeper had to be in fine form, preserving their advantage on several efforts and also the Mansfield side not being able to find the target as the ball was cleared off the ball several times.

After 86 minutes, a player from each side was shown straight red, after a tackle from a Ashland player was deemed to be wreckless, whilst the Millers player jumped up and squared up to his opponant.

Mansfield Hosiery Mills must be wondering how they didnt get a point out of the game, but sometimes sides have to scrape wins and get the luck which Ashland did in this game to claim the three points.

A good performance by the referee Phil Towers and his 2 assistants