First Win on the Road For Yellows

 BARROW TOWN 1 HUCKNALL TOWN 3

UCL DIV 1 SAT AUGUST 28TH 21 3 PM KO

MATCH REPORT

TEAMS

BARROW TOWN:  BINKS, HOPEWELL, CHAPMAN, MCINTOSH, TAYLOR, BALL, HOLMES. BAHREY, REEVES, RACEALA, MANGAN

SUBS: PRESTON, CRABTREE, WOOLEY

HUCKNALL TOWN: 1 JAKE PEARSON, 2 MICHEAL BANISTER, 3 LOUIS KINNERLEY, 4 SAM SIMS, 5 LENNY JENKINS, 6 JORDAN PHILLIPS, 7 CAYNE MAXWELL, 8 TOM HUBBARD, 9 CRAIG WESTCARR, 10 EUGENE FRANCIS, 11 OLI BROWN

USED SUBS: JAMIE CRAWFORD, ADAM NELSON AND JOE BUTLER

OFFICIALS: SIMON BELL, STEVE DAVIS, TONY BARNEY

Hucknall returned home with a hard fought for three points. The Riverside is never an easy place to go and this was no different.

Barrow indeed started the brightest and Hucknall's defence was tested from the start but held firm. This set the pattern for the first half as both teams found chances hard to come by as the defences dominated.

As it looked like the half was going to remain goaless Hucknall were rewarded a corner. The ball was swung into the mix right under the bar the ball appearing to go into the net off a Barrow defender with the keeper having appeals for a foul waved away.

Tom Hubbard was perhaps lucky to only see a yellow card for a bad tackle and Michael Banister was sin binned just before the half time break for dissent but Hucknall saw the half out.

The second half had barely begun when the home side equalised. The Hucknall defence switched off for the only time in the game allowing a free header at the far post which found the net. I apologise for not knowing the scorer.

Rather than spur the home side on it was the visitors who hit back playing with a quicker tempo. Manager Andy Graves made changes with Jamie Crawford replacing Oli Brown. 

Crawford added more width down the right hand side but it was an unlikely source that assisted for the second Hucknall goal. Lennie Jenkins made a blockbusting run down the right. His resulting cross came back to him. His cross/shot was diverted home by Eugene Francis.

Francis was the replaced by Adam Nelson. Nelson was involved straight away with Binksin the home goal producing a superb blocking save from the Hucknall strker from close range. The resultant cornerwas swung in right under the bar again. With a replica of Hucknall's first goal Cayne Maxwell this time getting the final touch to make it 3 1.

Maxwell was then replaced by Joe butler who made a welcome return to the team after injury. He should have made it 4 but the home keeper again saved from his close range shot.

Barrow tried hard to get back into the game but Hucknall's defence held firm with Louis Kinnerley having a superb game at left back.

So the three points went to the visitors for their first away success of the campaign. Barrow is always an enjoyable place to visit and I wish them well for the rest of the season and look forward to the return game at Watnall Road.

Next up for the Yellows is a home game on Wednesday night against Gedling MWFC.