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Best of luck to the players and everyone connected to Ilkeston Town Football Club this afternoon in the FA Cup match against Hartlepool United. 


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It's wet and windy here at the NMG. It's not raining just now but we've had some short sharp showers. Ticket holders are starting to come into the ground as we approach 2 40.

Early touch for Durrant. Molyneux shoots wide for Pool.  Bloomfield breaks into area and Fenton's challenge forces him to shoot wide.  Molyneux scores after 6 minutes chipping the ball over Durrant.     0-1   6 minutes

Ilkeston free kick on corner of area. Reid's kick hits the wall and Pool break out again but a player is offside. Hartlepool are looking really good in skill and speed.     0-2       17 minutes

Great tackle by Fenton stops another goal. Ilkeston are under severe pressure from Pools attacks. Great shot on the turn by Bloomfield is just too high. At the other end Goodson fires wide.  Goodson shot hits a defender and a Molyneux shots crashes against the bar.        0-3     30 minutes

Now Pools header hits the bar and goes over.  Free kick to Ilkeston wide right. Reid takes Troke header hits the post .  So close.     2 minutes added time.   Corner to Pools.    Ilkeston reach half time without conceding another

Half time  :  Ilkeston  0  Hartlepool United  3

We're all set for the second half.  We're off again.

Brown-Hill crosses but keeper gathers.  Ilkeston are having a go but Pools are generally in control. Another good break by Goodson but his shot is weak. Good run by Thomas and he wins a corner. Another corner.       0-3        60 minutes  

Goal Bloomfield who has had an excellent game   0-4   68 minutes

Wilson does well down the right but keeper collects.  Good spell of Ilkeston attacking.  Brown-Hill and Bennett replaced by Bertram and Tait.   Really good save by Ravas from Thomas as Ilkeston look for a consolation . Ilkeston corner.    Goal on the break by Pools All the Ilkeston defenders were upfield and Ilkeston were punished        0-5        82 minutes.  

One minute added time.  

Full time     Ilkeston Town  0  Hartlepool United  6


Depite the score   Great support from the Ilkeston fans.  ILKeston players cheered off as usual.

Hartlepool just too good for us

 

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Created some chances but the opening ten minutes cost us. Failure to provide enough cover for the full backs by those in front of them proved crucial

Not enough tracking back. At 2 nil the game was over. But after that we continued giving it a good go

Unlucky not to score. Olly lobbed over when making it 2 1 would have given us a lift. But after a dodgy start we did well. It’s been a great adventure. So back to the bread & butter stuff now

Plenty of money in the coffers and the clubs profile has been nicely enhanced

Well done to Hartlepool. Excellent side who played it the right way and in the right spirit

Match Report :
Saturday 24th October 2020  :  FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round
Ilkeston Town  0  Hartlepool United  6
Ilkeston had no answer to Hartlepool’s superior quality and firepower which brought their FA Cup run to an abrupt end. The three leagues gap between the two sides proved too much for Ilkeston to bridge as National League pacesetters, Hartlepool United stormed into a two goal lead inside the first eight minutes. Hartlepool’s plan was to kill the contest quickly and goals by Luke Molyneux and Joe Grey put the visitors two up before Ilkeston had  time to settle. It took the Robins 19 minutes to get a shot on goal. Ollie Brown-Hill was played though by Alex Troke but his effort was too high. Kieran Fenton’s excellent tackle stopped another Hartlepool goal but two minutes after that Tom Crawford made it 3-0. A cracking shot by Molyneux smacked against the crossbar, before Ilkeston went close twice at the other end. Brown-Hill found the net but was given offside then Troke was unlucky to see his shot hit the post. Hartlepool continued to threaten but Troke was unlucky again when his header crashed against post just before half time.
On 50 minutes Zak Goodson had a chance when played through by James Reid but keeper Henrick Ravas saved. Jack Thomas was next to burst through but Ravas saved again. Mason Bloomfield fired inches wide before Goodson found the net but was flagged offside. On 68 minutes the hardworking Bloomfield  extended Hartlepool’s lead. Five minutes later everyone in the ground appealed for an Ilkeston penalty when Reid was knocked over in the area but the referee said no. Ilkeston desperately tried to force a consolation goal but their efforts were punished when Hartlepool made it five with a swift counter attack finished by David Parkhouse. On 88 minutes Joe Maguire forced another fine save from Ravas, then as if 5-0 wasn’t harsh enough, Gavan Holohan made it six in the 90th minute.    

My biggest current concern is how easy it is to score against On the counter attack us at the minute

Yesterday and Tuesday

We commit so many bodies forward so often with full backs bombing forward at every opportunity. That’s all well and good if you have a holding midfielder who is mobile, pacy, sits in front of the defence and can get across to cover

But we don’t. I’d like to see us adopt a more safety first approach at times - especially early in games while we’re sussing the opposition out

All in all though it’s been a great start. Back to basics now. Chasetown will be no mugs Tuesday so if we underestimate them it will be at our cost

Hope we have no new injuries after yesterday