by Peter Scherer (Images by Steve Ingers)
Mickleover secured their second away win of the season after a second half goal from sub Josiah Dyer, saw off second in the table Corby Town.
Starting line-up: 1-Oliver Bosworth 2-Jake Bennett 3-Louis Bonser 4-George Wilkinson 5-Brad Gascoigne 6-Ashton Offler 7-Michael Hollingsworth 8-Will Atkinson 9-Stuart Beavon 10-Andy Dales 11-Ali Mohiuddin. Subs: Harry Wood, Fraser Corden, Paddy Webb, Josiah Dyer, Archie White.
It was a fairly even start, reminiscent to Tuesday nights home win over Anstey Nomads. Beavon tested keeper Laban with an early header and Stohrer hit the post for our hosts.
But it continued end to end for the rest of the first half, as both teams tried to take control. So it remained 0-0 as the half time whistle blew.
Corby started slightly the quicker in the second half, but Sports made two changes just after the hour mark, with Dyer and Wood on for Beavon and Hollingsworth.
But Bosworth had to be at his best when a throw was intercepted, and Lewthwaite fired a shot in. Two minutes later though the deadlock was broken in Mickleover’s favour. A Dales charge down the left took it to the line before his cross found Dyer, who stroked it home 1-0.
Webb then came on for Mohiuddin after 72 minutes and Sports had taken control, with Corby looking to have lost their earlier rhythm.
Webb had at least three one on one challengers with keeper Laban, but lost out on each, but any one could easily have been a second goal.
Wilkinson, Gascoigne and Offler had looked particularly solid across the Mickleover backline ably supported by Bennett and Bonser on the wings and overall it was an impressive 1-0 win.
I was really proud of the players today from start to finish. We picked up where we left off on Tuesday night. They were together with the desire to compete and we went on to win in the same fashion. We had five or six chances near the end, but our defence did well as they had pushed us to try and create space behind.
said Mickleover boss Gareth Holmes.
