Hucknall Battle Back To Take The Points

 Hucknall Town 2 Radford 1

UCL DIV 1 Weds 18th August 2021 19.45 KO

Match Report

Hucknall Team: 1 Jake Pearson 2 Lenny Jenkins 3 Oli Brown 4 Sam Sims 5 Aaron Short (capt) 6 Jordan Phillips 7 Cayne Maxwell 8 Tom Hubbard 9 Craig Westcarr 10 Liam Hearn 11 Eugene Francis

Subs: Jamie Crawford Brad Lathall Courtney Bartley Louis Kinnerley Aaron Lamb

Radford. 1 Yinka Abebowale 2 Jamie Thomas 3 Jacob Tabrhan 4 Sam burrows 5 Joe McLaaughlin (capt) 6 Lee Williamson 7 Jevon Seaton 8 Jack Smith 9 Tyrell Shannon-Lewis 10 Joe Meakin 11 Dexter Atkinson

Subs: Matthew Hopewell Tremere Lindo Matthew Cragg Jordan White-Davis Callum Law

Match officials Edgar Brown Ian Wilkinson Lee Harrison

Attendance 171

Hucknall came out on top in a hard fought battle with close rivals Radford. Hucknall had to turn round a 1 goal deficit at half time and did so though the visitors will be wondering how they lost this game. 

Hucknall made changes with ex Radford player Courtney Bartley dropping to the bench. Michael Banister was absent on holiday. Hucknall had experience up front with Liam Hearn partnering Craig Westcarr. Eugene Francis playing wide right. Cayne Maxwell in midfield with Brad Lathall on the bench.

Radford began the brighter culminating in a blocked shot from Jamie Thomas. Radford then survived a scare with Abebowale off his line he just made it back to steer the ball wide of the goal.

Play became a bit of a battle with no real chances. Sam Burrows blocked a Hucknall shot.

Radford then opened the scoring with Jevon Seaton placing a shot from the edge of the area past Pearson in the home goal.

Rather than the goal spurring the Yellows on it was Radford who took the game to the home side and were unlucky not to extend their lead when Pearson saved an Atkinson effort just before the break.

Whatever manager Andy Graves said at half time seemed to work as Hucknall began the second half with a much better tempo taking the game to Radford.

% minutes in and Sam Sims produced a delightful chip from an ancle which went over the visiting keeper for the equaliser.

Radford responded with a free kick on the hour mark that went just over but the hosts were playing much better.

Liam Hearn on his return to the club for the third time was on hand to smash the ball home just after the visiting keeper had made a superb save.

Radford pressed hard for an equaliser but unlike West Bridgford last Friday their finishing wasn't as clinical and Hucknall held on to claim the points.

Hucknall have a massive test when free scoring and early pace setters Aylestone Park are the visitors on Saturday.