Left click pictures and team sheet image to enlargeGrange Lane, Church Road, North Ferriby
North Ferriby United (0) 1 (Colin Hunter 52)
Worksop Town (0) 1 (Gary Townsend 64)
Admission £8. Programme £2. Attendance 202
Replay - Wednesday 21st October 2009 at the New Manor Ground, Ilkeston
North Ferriby United's Steve Wilson saves Ryan Hindley's penalty kick
Worksop had the best of the first half exchanges without actually managing to get a final touch on the end of the succession of corners and crosses launched into the box.
NFU's Ben Turner fouled Andy White in the penalty area and thought he'd got away with it, but the referee Mr A McIntyre of Doncaster spotted the infringement and pointed to the spot ... at which point I would've expected Alistair Asher to take the penalty, but the ever confident Ryan Hindley stepped forward and spotted the ball up instead. He hit the kick well enough, straight down the middle, but Steve Wilson in United's goal had guessed it right and blocked the shot.
White was the last man and through on goal, but the referee didn't brandish a red card at Turner, at least he had spotted the foul though ... it was a crafty foul rather than a malicious one so the ref just about called that right IMHO. These things balance themselves out - or so I'm told.
HT 0-0
NFU's Ben Turner fouled Andy White in the penalty area and thought he'd got away with it, but the referee Mr A McIntyre of Doncaster spotted the infringement and pointed to the spot ... at which point I would've expected Alistair Asher to take the penalty, but the ever confident Ryan Hindley stepped forward and spotted the ball up instead. He hit the kick well enough, straight down the middle, but Steve Wilson in United's goal had guessed it right and blocked the shot.
White was the last man and through on goal, but the referee didn't brandish a red card at Turner, at least he had spotted the foul though ... it was a crafty foul rather than a malicious one so the ref just about called that right IMHO. These things balance themselves out - or so I'm told.
HT 0-0
In the second half there was more urgency about United's play and they pushed forward in waves. In the 52nd minute Colin Hunter ran into space and belted the ball home unchallenged from the edge of the box - he took it well - and the home side now seemed to have the upper hand. They were twice foiled in their efforts to put the game out of reach when two goals in quick succession were disallowed after the linesman raised his flag on both occasions.According to the locals the referees assistant was biased, according to the official both were offside.
Those NFU fans moaning on the way out weren't complaining about Worksop having a late goal by substitute Ben Tomlinson chalked off when the ref sounded his whistle seconds before the ball crossed the line though.
Steve Wilson remains focussed as a Trans Pennine Express train rattles along the roof of the nearby stand at 90mphGary Townsend doesn't score ordinary goals, he's already struck a few 'corkers' this season and on 64 minutes he took the ball down in the D on the edge of the box, swapped the ball from his left foot to his right and curled the ball into the top corner of the North Ferriby goal beyond Steve Wilson.
The game was now there for the taking, by either team ... and if those North Ferriby fans who felt they had reason to complain want somebody to blame for them not winning (even though they still had eleven men on the pitch in spite of that penalty they conceded) they ought to vent their spleen on the two NFU players who missed absolute sitters as the clock ticked down towards the end of ninety minutes instead of the match officials.
North Ferriby United had the bulk of play in the second half but didn't have anybody willing to step forward to and turn all that possession into an end product. Maybe there is a clue to a solution for their lack of prowess in front of goal in the picture below???
FT 1-1
The replay is this coming Wednesday 21.10.2009, Worksop's first 'home' game (at Ilkeston) for some considerable time. Pay at the gate - 7.45PM kick off.
Note. Worksop's next 'home' game after that v. Burscough 24.10.2009 has been switched and is now an away game because Ilkeston Town are at home in the FA Cup that day against Tamworth that day.
Ever wondered what's behind that fence at the 'Humber Bridge' end of Grange Road?
'Deano' started his career at North Ferriby United.
Amended 20.10.2009 - Strong rumours abound that Dean Windass may end
up at Grimsby Town as their new manager in the near future.
up at Grimsby Town as their new manager in the near future.
Scores elsewhere - Mansfield won 2-1 at Eastbourne to keep their play off push in the BSP Conference on course and Hearts drew one apiece at Aberdeen (full game delayed coverage on BBC Alba tonight, twice - and Sunday at 4.30pm if you miss both of those). Retford United went out of the FA Trophy courtesy of an own goal in the last five minutes, a real shame because they need the income from a decent run in an FA competition as much as anyone at the moment. AFC Emley seem to have recovered from the goal scoring shyness that they've been suffering from of late and won 4-2 at Rossington Main in the NCEL.
