Post by ketteringoldschool on Dec 19, 2004 11:06:25 GMT -5
An impressive Rockingham Road crowd of nearly a thousand hardy souls, braved the wintery conditions to see two of the Conference North championship contenders.
Worksop Town came to Kettering in good form whilst the home side were still very up and down with their form in front of their own fans.
New home side signings Steve Croudson, Robert Greetham and Matt Nolan all started for the Poppies.
The first half started with both sides looking rather nervous, with the obvious importance of this game playing on everyone’s mind. To be honest, the visitors looked very confident in their own abilities and anxious to not run out of steam too early on.
For the home side, top scorer Darren Lynch was still out injured, so Ollie Burgess looked as if he took responsibility for Kettering’s attacking play, creating the best chance of the first half. After making room for himself, fired the ball right across the face of Worksop keeper Kris Rogers' goal. Perhaps if Lynch was fit he may have made the half-time score read 1-0 to the home side. Instead it finished goal-less.
The second half got underway with both sides still trading punches so to speak, until a mix-up between Ollie Burgess and Wayne Duik. Burgess decided to play the man and not the ball and Diuk was unsure weather to meet the ball of leave it to the midfield man to deal with. Neither made a decision and Worksop striker Blake Norton ran clean through on goal to put the visitors in the lead.
Only two minutes later the classy Jonny Rowan finished sweetly from close range after new-boy Matt Nolan rounded two defenders and crossed inch perfect for the former Grinsby striker to equalise.
With the bit between their teeth and the fans right behind them, the Poppies attacked and looked the most likely to score a winner. In the 70th minute Kettering did! Ollie Burgess smashed the ball home from 6 yards out, when again great attacking play out on the right wing made the chance which proved to be the winner.
A strong home performance saw the home side fans leave Rockingham Road in festive spirit and looking forward to Boxing Days away clash with Hinckley United.
Worksop Town came to Kettering in good form whilst the home side were still very up and down with their form in front of their own fans.
New home side signings Steve Croudson, Robert Greetham and Matt Nolan all started for the Poppies.
The first half started with both sides looking rather nervous, with the obvious importance of this game playing on everyone’s mind. To be honest, the visitors looked very confident in their own abilities and anxious to not run out of steam too early on.
For the home side, top scorer Darren Lynch was still out injured, so Ollie Burgess looked as if he took responsibility for Kettering’s attacking play, creating the best chance of the first half. After making room for himself, fired the ball right across the face of Worksop keeper Kris Rogers' goal. Perhaps if Lynch was fit he may have made the half-time score read 1-0 to the home side. Instead it finished goal-less.
The second half got underway with both sides still trading punches so to speak, until a mix-up between Ollie Burgess and Wayne Duik. Burgess decided to play the man and not the ball and Diuk was unsure weather to meet the ball of leave it to the midfield man to deal with. Neither made a decision and Worksop striker Blake Norton ran clean through on goal to put the visitors in the lead.
Only two minutes later the classy Jonny Rowan finished sweetly from close range after new-boy Matt Nolan rounded two defenders and crossed inch perfect for the former Grinsby striker to equalise.
With the bit between their teeth and the fans right behind them, the Poppies attacked and looked the most likely to score a winner. In the 70th minute Kettering did! Ollie Burgess smashed the ball home from 6 yards out, when again great attacking play out on the right wing made the chance which proved to be the winner.
A strong home performance saw the home side fans leave Rockingham Road in festive spirit and looking forward to Boxing Days away clash with Hinckley United.