Reserves Return To Winning Ways

by Peter Scherer

Mickleover youngsters returned to winNing form last night, with  a 2-1 victory over South Normanton in the Central Midlands Premier Division South.

Sports were looking in fairly good shape from the kick off, but then gave away a free kick, which was followed some careless passing.

But then Fin Ryder got clear on a run and earned a free kick just outside the box. Harry Atwal’s kick rebounded back to him, earning -corner at the second attempt. As the corner came in Charlie Rock met it with a cheeky back heel and it was 1-0.

Ryder managed to make a midfield interception to find Declan Brown. They had a quick one-two, but a last-ditch tackle thwarted any attempt on goal.

Both Jack Leighton and Brandon Ferron started to use their pace on the wings. Leighton found Brown, whose shot was just over the bar and then Ferron reciprocated, with Brown’s effort rebounding to Leighton, only to shoot straight at the visitors keeper.

Another Leighton cross was met by Owen Parr’s head, but failed to trouble the keeper.

Brown was then in the action again though, having come back on side to meet a Leighton pass. He ran back through the defence, let fly and hit the underside of the bar, which then deflected into the net 2-0.

Mickleover keeper Josh Maher had easily coped with any threat from South Normanton and almost set up Ferron for a late run as the half time whistle arrived.

Mickleover started the second half strongly, with Atwal finding Ronnie Bonser. He got a cross in to the far post but there was no one to meet it.

South Normanton managed to earn another free kick, failing to trouble Maher and then Brown held the ball nicely, to set up Jake Edge-Lucas, but his shot was over the bar.

Brown had a another half chance, which then became a South Normanton break, before Rock charged back to recover the situation.

A few random long distance shots from South Normanton failed to trouble the Mickleover goal, only for a late free kick to be headed in from the far post to make it 2-1.

Dean Ironmonger had come as sub and had one late chance, reigning in on the South Normanton keeper. But the keeper won the duel and remained 2-1 as the final whistle went.

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