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1 Deeney, 2 Bennett, 3 o'Hanlon. 4 Bradley. 5 Turner, 6 Fenton,  7 J Thomas, 8 Willock, 9 Goodson, 10 Troke, 11 Wakefield.
12 Bird, 14 Brown-Hill,, 15 Tom Hilton, 16 Montel Gibson, 18 Remaye Campbell, 19 Tremere Jack, 
No numbers : Harvey (gk), O'Grady, Kalern Thomas.

Last edited by Matchman (16/7/2022 7:39 PM)

It's a fast start and fairly even so far. Good Ilkeston move ends with Wakefield firing wide. Strong run by Willock but he's penalised.  Jack Thomas tries his luck but his shot is well over the bar.      0-0      16 mins

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Chance for Kimberley but the finish doesn't match the move and Deeney saves easily. Another comfortable Deeney save then great possession by Ilkeston as they queue up to get a shot in.  Eventually O'Hanlon's cross shot drifts just wide.       0-0     30 mins

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Gibson sends Bennett away but his cross is cut out by Kimberley keeper.   1-0        41 mins

Second half is underway

Good collect by Deeney from a rare Kimberley attack. Free kick Kimberley in good position . No 5 whacks in an equaliser from close range when the ball comes across        2-2      56 mins

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Great saving tackle by O'Hanlon. Great save by Kimberley keeper from Goodson.  Ball is in Kimberley's net but it's disallowed for foul on keeper.     Drinks break         2-2      67 minutes

Great charging run by O'Hanlon earns a corner. Kimberley survive the corner. Nice Ilkeston move ends with a good block by the Kimberley keeper. Gibson races forward and fires just wide.         2-2        83 minutes

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Ben Turner has just left the field. Had a good game. Always seemed to have time on the ball and good distribution.

Its a penalty for Ilkeston.  It was an obvious trip  Ref couldn't refuse that one.    GOAL.        3-2       90 minutes.  And the ref blows for time.   Montel Gibson hat-trick

Result :  Kimberley MW  2  Ilkeston Town  3

 

Kimberley Miners Welfare 2
No11 46’
No5  57'
 
Ilkeston Town 3
Gibson 34' 48’  93’pen
 
Attendance 312
 
Ilkeston Town crossed over the county border to beat Kimberley Miners Welfare 3-2 in their third pre season friendly. Ilkeston were made to work hard for their victory by a stubborn Kimberley who twice came from behind. The Robin’s hero was Montel Gibson who scored a hat trick after coming as a thirty-minute substitute.
 
The Robins started the game brightly in the sweltering conditions at a packed Stag Ground. The crowd of 312was the second highest ever for the Miners at their present home. Ilkeston controlled possession from the kick off and with their fluent passing movement they looked to be over powering the hosts. Despite this domination Ilkeston were finding it difficult to create clear-cut chances against a resolute Kimberley defence. The home side did however have the occasional break away in the opening half hour but Saul Deeney in the Robins saved each effort comfortably.
 
The game changed after Ilkeston made their first batch of substitutions after 32 minutes. Gibson was played through and scored with a vicious shot in to the left hand corner of the net to give Ilkeston the lead. Gibson had yet another effort minutes later that was well saved by the Kimberley keeper and he then set up Ollie Brown-Hill who strike was well saved by the by the hosts custodian. As we approached half time Kimberley finally broke out of defence and scored after some fine inter passing to make the game level at the break.
After half time Ilkeston continued to press forward and it was no surprise when Gibson swooped at the far post to score with a well-placed header. However again Ilkeston let their lead slip from their grasp on 57 minutes when the Kimberley No5 volleyed home from close range after the Robin failed to clear their lines. The hosts then had a chance to go in to the lead but the header went just over.
 
Ilkeston got stronger as the game progressed however and Kimberley appeared to be wilting somewhat in the heat. Remay Campbell, Brown-Hill and Gibson all had shots that went close. Despite this on 84 minutes  Kimberley almost took the lead when their no16 was put clear but he fluffed his lines and dragged his weak effort well wide.
 
The host were made to rue this missed chance when well into added time Brown-Hill again surged into the box and was bought down giving Ilkeston a penalty and a the chance to win the game. Gibson stepped up to send the keeper the wrong way from the spot and claim his hat trick.
 
The 3-2 scoreline did not reflect Ilkeston’s domination of possession and without the brilliance the Kimberley keeper the Robins could have won by a much greater margin. Stand out performers were Gibson who showed a ruthless streak in scoring his hat trick. Brown-Hill was yet again a major attacking threat down the right. New signing Ben Turner looked solid at the back and Ben O’Hanlon yet again looked to be a class act down the left.
 
Ilkeston entertain Shepshed Dynamo on Wednesday night  for what should a much stiffer test than their last previous pre season games. The Robins will still be smarting from their surprise 4-2 defeat to Shepshed at the end of last season. Overall the pre season appears to be progressing smoothly and with a number of players still to return from injury Ilkeston will be looking to give more players valuable game time.
 
Ilkseton Town Line up:- Deeney, Bennett, O’Hanlon, Bradley, Turner, Fenton, Thomas J, Wakefield, Gibson. Troke and Willock. Subs Bird, Brown-Hill, Triallist, Gibson, Campbell and Triallist. 

Another poor performance. Missed the Melton game, but the only 2 that have come out with credit in the games I've seen are O'Hanlon and Gibson.

Fenton's got good technical skill, and it looks like Turner and Willock have as well, but none of them have any pace. All 3 are slow. Not only that, but 3 in front of them (Bradley, Bird, Thomas) also don't have any pace.  Anyone remember that midweek away game at Newcastle Town 2/3 years ago when their speedy forward ripped our defence to shreds? I've got horrible visions of this happening often this season. Hope I'm wrong.

Sorry gents its pre season and I thought we played OK! The result is irrelevant its about getting fit and not picking up injuries. I thought Kimberley like Heanor were plucky fighters raising their game against classier opposition. The pitch was slightly better than Heanor but the refereeing was of the same poor standard. I do however agree with what you say about Montel. He is a class act who can do things other players only dream about. O'Hanlon looks a very good signing and Ollie Brown-Hill is definitely up for it so far. He has won three penalties and possibly could have had even more. I think that the Shepshed game will give us a better idea of where we are. I think the midfield have been steady and Wakefield and Thomas can certainly move, Bradley does not have to move very fast because he has some much time on the ball. I think Shepshed are likely to come out and try and play football unlike our last three opponents who have all looked to avoid a heavy defeat whilst putting their mark on a few of our players.
If I find I am wrong after Wednesday I will just claim somebody hacked this site and made it all up!

MC clearly not happy with that performance either …

https://youtu.be/GGXVQtZ7IjY

Interesting that he plans to play his strongest side in the last 2 or 3 games to give them 90 minutes. I’d love to know what he thinks his strongest side is. 2 of Fenton, Willock and Turner or all 3 with wing-backs? Has the new right-back (Thomas is it?) played a game yet?

Yes, it was Alex. Newcastle Town away on Tuesday, 20th October 2020 (lost 4-1) and Hartlepool at home 4 days later in the FA Cup (lost 6-0). You've got a better memory than I have!

Last edited by Trowell Nicky (18/7/2022 9:43 AM)

With the wing backs system. How you going to have gibson, ward and Goodson in the same team? It not work.

The only time it will work is if we play 4-4-2