Millers & Ambers Both Win

Northern Premier League Division One Midlands duo, Carlton Town and Basford United, both registered victory on Tuesday night, maintaining their unbeaten start to the new campaign.

Tommy Brookbanks’ Millers made it two-wins-from-two, with a second successive, 2-1 win, as they welcomed Bourne Town to the Bill Stokeld Stadium.

Having hit the crossbar as early as the tenth minute, and had a penalty appeal waved away midway through the first half, midfielder Ewan Robson was on-hand to open the scoring on the stroke of half-time, converting from a routine corner, the visitors equalising just after the hour mark when substitute Lewis Darlington netted.

Visiting ‘keeper, William Lakin, certainly kept the Millers attack at bay throughout both halves of the contest, with a handful being cleared off the line for added measure, the came added time.

Brookbanks made a plethora of changes inside the final twenty minutes, one of which was bringing on Liam Moran for captain Niall Davie, with sixteen minutes left; however, with the game heading towards a draw, it would be Moran, at the second attempt, who’d snatch the winner.

A late cross from Lewis Durow, in the fifth minute of added time, was met by Moran who, at the second time of asking, beat Will Lakin in the visiting goal and give the hosts all three points.

CARLTON TOWN – Nykah Liburd-Hines, Liam Bateman, Lewis Durow, Daniel Brown, Dean Freeman, Ewan Robson, Niall Davie (capt), Khyle Sargent, Ashley Chambers, Nathan Watson, Niall Hylton. Subs: Shea Thompson-Harris, Greg Tempest, Alex Howes, Kieren Watson, Liam Moran.

Basford meanwhile, albeit recovering from Saturday’s opening day, eight-goal thriller, picked up their first three points of the season, winning 1-0 on the road at Shepshed Dynamo.

Both ‘keepers made early saves as the two sides niggled away at the other, neither side able to make the breakthrough however in an even, opening forty-five.

The breakthrough however was made early in the second half, manager Willis Francis watching on as his captain, Henri Wilder, rose highest for what proved the only goal of the game.

A free-kick from Jordan Hallam less then ten minutes after the restart was met by the Ambers skipper, and he headed home what proved the winning effort; both sides had chances to score late on as well but neither were able to take it, Basford taking the points back to Nottingham.

BASFORD UNITED – Matthew Yates, Lynden Joyce, David Chapman, Connor Dimaio, Cormac Maher, Henri Wilder (capt), Kieran Cummings, Callum Cocks, Jack Goodman, Jordan Hallam, Tyler Dacres. Subs: Osa Solomon, Louis Nicholson, Ethan Stewart, Finlay Armond, Tyreace Palmer.

This coming Saturday will see Carlton Town away to Barton Town, whilst Basford United host local United Counties side, Hucknall Town, in the Preliminary Round of the Emirates FA Cup.