NCEL Match Review #39
21st December, 2008
Mickleover Sports' lead at the top of the KoolSport NCEL Premier Division has been cut to one point.
They picked up a 1-1 draw at Nostell Miners Welfare courtesy of Ricky Law's 87th-minute equaliser, allowing second-placed Pickering Town to close the gap with a 5-1 win at Shirebrook Town.
Tom Adams struck either side of half-time for the Pikes before Joe Naylor pulled one back for Shirebrook Town.
Chris Batchelor grabbed the away side's third before Naylor found his own net and Chaz Wrigley got the fifth.
Selby Town move up to third with a 3-0 win at home to Maltby Main, going above Arnold Town who were held 1-1 by visitors Long Eaton United.
They levelled on 78 minutes through Martin Carruthers after Kevin Mabon had put Long Eaton, who move up to fifth, ahead in the first half.
Dinnington Town drop to sixth after Gavin Hunter's 42nd-minute strike saw them lose 1-0 at home to Hallam.
Thackley climb to eighth as a Dean Walters brace claimed a 2-0 win at Armthorpe Welfare.
Just above them are Bridlington Town who won 5-1 at Winterton Rangers with four in the last eleven minutes.
Parkgate won 4-0 at struggling Lincoln Moorlands Railway and Hall Road Rangers beat visitors Liversedge, 3-2.
A Ryan Blott hat-trick helped Division One leaders Scarborough Athletic put title rivals Barton Town Old Boys to the sword.
Mark Griffin, David Kemp and Craig Hogg also scored for the Seadogs in front of a season-best crowd of 560, after Carl Giblin had put the visitors ahead.
Askern Villa kept within four points of Athletic with Daniel Ferguson's goal at third-placed Pontefract Collieries.
Rainworth Miners Welfare remain fifth despite a 4-1 win at Yorkshire Amateur and AFC Emley kept themselves in touch with the promotion race with a 3-1 home win over Appleby Frodingham that sees them up to sixth.
For the second Saturday running, Rossington Main won the battle of the bottom two sides with an 89th-minute winner from Calum Coburn in their 1-0 victory at home to Glasshoughton Welfare.
Main now climb above Grimsby Borough who were beaten 3-1 at Teversal.
There were home wins for Staveley Miners Welfare and Worsbrough Bridge Athletic who were victorious 2-0 over Tadcaster Albion and 4-1 over Brighouse Town, respectively.
And, Leeds Carnegie claimed a point at Hemsworth Miners Welfare in a 1-1 draw.