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Ilkeston Team :
1 Liam Mitchell, 2 Tom Marshall, 3 Billy Bennett, 4 Kyle Dixon (C), 5 Shaun Rickford, 6 Charlie Jemson, 7 Lavell White, 8 Jordan Wheatley, 9 Alex Marshall, 10 Elliott Reeves, 11 Jamie Walker.
Subs : 12 Ryan Wheatley, 14 Malachi Lavelle-Moore, 15 Ryan Whitehurst, 16 Tim Hopkinson, 17 Conor Green.
Stourport team :
1 Dominic Richards, 2 Jim Hanson, 3 Lewis Platt, 4 Ben Priest, 5 Shaun Griffiths (C), 6 Matthew Filloway, 7 Joe Billingham, 8 Mark Danks, 9 Andrew Nichol, !0 Drew Canauan, 11 Oliver Mulders.
Subs : 12 Jack Downing, 13 Callum Grant (GK), 14 Luke Malloy, 15 Harry Stratford, 16 Callum Parker.
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The teams are out. Stourport in all blue, Ilkeston in all red. The season is about to start.
Ilkeston are attacking the car park end. We're off
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Tom Marshall's free kick into the box is cleared. At the other end Nichol blocks Mitchell's attempted clearance. Early pressure is from Ilkeston. Walker header hits the bar. Great through ball by Dixon to Alex Marshall but Marshall fires wide. 0-0 6 minutes
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GOAL Stourport on 10 minutes Scorer Mark Danks. Well worked opening and Danks is ecstatic to finish it off. 0-1
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Good effort by Walker as Ilkeston hit back. Equaliser 14 minutes Elliott Reeves. 1-1
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Reeves rounded the keeper with ease and slotted in.
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Platt brought down by Tom Marshall near corner flag. Tom Marshall has to head off the line from the free kick. Good play by Walker but he balloons his shot mites over. 1-1 20 minutes
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Another free kick for Stourport in good position. White is booked for the offence. Free kick is headed clear. Nicol is very close to restoring Stourports lead but Mitchell saves. 1-1 26 minutes
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Stourport forwards are looking good on the break. Mitchell has to push over a speculative effort. After a strong Ilkeston start, it's now a fair scoreline. Bennet has to head away a dangerous cross then Mitchell saves from Mulders. Good spell for Stourport. 1-1 33 minutes
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Drinks break taken on 35 minutes. Rasping 30 yarder from Canauan is just wide. Ilkeston now can't find a way through the Stouport defence. Some excellent attacking by the visitors and they are looking the better side as we approach half time, 1-1 42 minutes
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Yet another free kick to Stourport 5 yards outside area. Mitchell only parries the shot and Ilkeston clear with difficulty. It's half time and 1-1.
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Almost a quick goal for Ilkeston but White is wide from close range. Walker then heads over. Nichol close at other end. Dixon gets a shot in under pressure but it's wide. Lively start.
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Half chances for Marshall then Reeves but they're not taken. Big chance for White but his first time volley goes over. Alex Marshall shot is deflected for a corner. Good save by Richards from Reeves. Promising start by Ilkeston. Stourport scramble the ball clear. Terrific pressure by Ilkeston
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Stourport are now hanging on. Alex Marshall replaced by Malachi and White replaced by Whitehurst on the hour
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Bennett surges through and forces a fine save. Rickford heads in from the corner. Absolute bullet header gives Ilkeston the lead on 64 minute 2-1
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Bit of class from Malachi nearly puts Reeves through. Reeves is brought down on edge of area central
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Tom Marshall free kick is blocked. It's all Ilkeston at the moment. Corners are mounting up for Ilkeston. Good punch clear by Richards. Mitchell then forced to save. Walker breaks through but his finish is easily saved.
Soft Equaliser for Stourport . Mitchell looked at fault Nichol the scorer 2-2 74 minutes
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Walker free kick nearly cracks the crossbar. So unlucky.
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Malachi gets a yellow for booting the ball away in frustration. Stourport nearly go ahead. Great chance for Walker but he Cant get past the keeper when through. Ilkeston are being frustrated by Stourport's offside tactics. 2-2 80 minutes
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Reeves replaced by Hopkinson as Ilkeston look for a winner. GOAL Malachi 87 minutes 3-2
Lavelle-Moore makes no mistake from close range.
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Late corner for Stourport. It's a nervy finish.
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Dixon to the rescue. There goes the whistle and Ilkeston get the win by 3-2.
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Much better second half by Ilkeston turned it round but it took a late goal to earn the 3 points.
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Match statistics :
Shots Shots on Corners Fouls Yellow
Target committed cards
First Half :
Ilkeston 6 2 2 7 0
Stourport 10 7 4 1 0
Second Half
Ilkeston 14 7 8 3 2
Stourport 5 2 2 5 1
Whole game
Ilkeston 20 9 10 10 2
Stourport 15 9 6 6 1
The match statistics confirm that attacking wise, Stourport had the better of the fist half with 10 shots to Ilkeston's 6. It all changed in the second half when Ilkeston had 14 attempts on goal to Stourports 5.
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