Counter attack win Ilkeston corner. Now Zak is booked.  Great defending by Fenton.    Still 1-0      75 minutes

Corners piling up for Halesowen and they're getting all the decisions.  Again great defending by Fenton.  Its wave after wave of Halesowen attacks.         still 1-0      85  mins

We're into added time.   And there'll be  several minutes

It hits the wall and we've done it   The whistle goes for a magnificent win with ten players

Ilkeston fans are going crazy.     

Result    :   Halesowen  0   Ilkeston  1

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I'm still on a high. Certainly a tale of two halves. First half we were excellent and dominated the match. We deserved to be more than one up but never mind . Our supporters were brilliant. They out-shouted the Halesowen fans even though they were hopelessly outnumbered and that was because Ilkeston were playing so well. It was brilliant.  Second half Halesowen fought back but we were defending well. The turning point came about 15 minutes in when Ross saw red. I think what happened was : following a collision with one of their forwards the ball fell kindly for Halesowen. Ross made a desperate attempt to clear but missed the ball and booted the player just outside the area. The ref had been under intense pressure from Halesowen's baying fans to penalise every Ilkeston tackle. A free kick was given and Ross had to go. We had to sacrifice Adam Chapman to bring on rookie keeper, Bradley Foster. Foster saved the resultant free kick but from then on the Ilkeston defenders protected him brilliantly. There was wave after wave of attacks but credit to our defenders for putting their bodies on the line and minimising Halesowen's opportunities. Remaye was on his own up front and did really well. Terrific individual performances by all of the defenders and a cracking goal by Zak. Halesowen had a big chance in the final seconds from a free kick right on the edge of the area but Fenton took the blow.  That was a magnificent win which will be appreciated by all of the other promotion contenders. My MOM  Kieran Fenton.

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OMG what a game that was . Agree the first half was totally ours i havent seen us start like that for ages just what was needed . They couldnt cope with us attacking them even when they had the ball in defence , made them play the earlier than they wanted i thought . Was our first effort cleared off the line i couldnt tell from where i was standing . Thought we should have been three goals up at half time , even the Halesowen fans who i was talking to thought that to. Second you knew  Halesowen had to come out us and they did especlally with their sub ( dont know his name ) came on at half time , a good speedy winger , he looked good . Then the sending off wow . We had actually had just had the corner which the keeper claimed , then to his credit soon sent the ball up into our half . But Ross couldnt control properly and caught the player . I actually thought we would cave in because it was going to so long with ten men playing the top side . BUT WOW what a fantastic performance from the whole team battling for whatever ball they could get .. At a push and i really mean at a push MOTM for me was Raymaye he worked sooooo hard mostly on his own chasing any ball up front . But like i said what a fantastic performance from the team . At the end we had a great chance to make it two nil but the ball  came off a defender from Wakefield. shot. THEN came that last second free kick , i didnt think my nerves could take anymore drama but thankfully it hit our defence then the final whistle went ...PHEW what a win . 
  Best highlight of the day ....... Ghandi jumping over the hoardings to celebrate with the fans behind the goal SHEER BRILLIANT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

just a final word , i was talking to a few of the Halesowen fans in the first and a bloke had a little boy with him . The little boy was wearing a Paw Patrol coat and gloves . He sat down and was trying to show me his pepper pig socks as i was having a little conversation with him . Then all of sudden he called me Spiderman I thought >>>what ! . but his dad /uncle said its because my shirt and red hat . The little boy called it me a quite a few times which mad me laff . Then i saw this on twitter which made me laff even more .......see comment below
"Credit to @ilkestontown_fc deserved the 3pts today, think you may have brought us down a peg or 2 today as a @halesowentownfc fan, best away fans at the grove for long time, special mention to spiderman made my 3yr nephews day, good luck for rest of the season"
 

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Sat 23rd Oct 2021 : Northern Premier League
HALESOWEN TOWN  0  ILKESTON TOWN  1
Zak Goodson’s early goal proved enough for Ilkeston to end Halesowen’s unbeaten record despite having to play most of the second half one player short. The Robins controlled the game until the 58th minute when goalkeeper Ross Durrant saw red and from then onwards it was a rearguard action to defend the lead. 
Ilkeston started strongly and Halesowen captain Paul McCone had to clear Charlie Wakefield’s shot off the line in the third minute after Remaye Campbell had intercepted a back pass. Adam Chapman and Wakefield had shots saved before Goodson fired home Ilkeston’s opener on 8 minutes. Ilkeston could have had a second when Goodson created an opportunity for Alex Troke but his shot cleared the bar. Chris Lait volleyed over on 26 minutes but It took Halesowen until the 37th minute to create a worthwhile opportunity when Durrant saved well from Harry White. Ilkeston finished the first half as they had begun it but they were denied the second goal they deserved when Wakefield’s shot came back off the crossbar.
Halesowen came out fighting for the second half and a curling effort from Jack Holmes was only just wide. Durrant’s sending off after a clash with Kyle Finn forced Ilkeston to sacrifice Adam Chapman and bring on keeper Bradley Foster for his debut. Halesowen seized the initiative and pressed hard for the equaliser forcing numerous corners but Ilkeston’s defenders restricted the hosts to very few chances. Carvell and Wakefield might have made the game safe for Ilkeston as Halesowen were caught short at the back but on 89 minutes there was a scare when the ball fell kindly for the Yeltz top scorer Harry White but he put his shot wide. Then after seven minutes of added time Halesowen were given a last chance free kick on the edge of Ilkeston’s area but Kieran Fenton took the blow from Simeon Cobourne’s blast and the points were secured.  




 

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Still buzzing after yesterday`s superb performance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Agree with your summary of the players . I was talking to some of their during the first half and the players they kept talking about was  Mitch and Ramaye . They said that Mitch was quality , Ramaye they said a good solid hard working forward .

Defo agree about Mitch . It was great how Ramaye was clapping us fans . I was shouting to him that he ( sorry about the language) f--king brilliant chasing down all the game to him . I got big smile and the thumbs up . Another thing I loved is the play from Mitch and Carvell down the left wing late in the second half , their delicate one touch football was great to see . Keeping the ball as much as they could up at their end of the pitch.......Amazing !

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thought there might have been some highlights of the game but i can understand if they dont . 
 

do we know if there are any highlights of the game being finalised ? 

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Match Report on Halesowen's Web Site:





Match Report  Northern Premier League Midlands  –  Saturday, 23rd October 2021 
Halesowen Town 0 Ilkeston Town 1 
Ilkeston ended Halesowen’s unbeaten league record despite being reduced to ten men for most of the second half in a hard-fought top of the table clash, writes David Johnson. The Robins enjoyed the better of the first half as Halesowen struggled to hold possession or find their passes with consistency in a victory that provided revenge for Ilkeston’s FA Cup exit at the Grove last month. Ilkeston started brightly and as early as the third minute Danny Coogan’s poor back pass on his Yeltz debut failed to reach goalkeeper Dan Platt, allowing Remaye Campbell to cut the ball back to Charlie Wakefield, but home captain Paul McCone retreated to clear off the line. Adam Chapman then shot at Platt a minute later and an 8th minute free-kick from Wakefield caused further danger. The Robins took a deserved 8th minute lead when Chris Lait lost out in his own penalty area allowing Zak GOODSON to lash home the winning goal. As Halesowen eventually featured, Richard Gregory set up Harry White to side-foot wide in the 11th minute. But Ilkeston continued to cause the greater danger and Alex Troke blasted a good 20th minute chance over the bar after Calum Flanagan was this time guilty of losing out. Lait volleyed high after 26 minutes and after a couple of bookings for the visitors, Jordan Goddard played the ball into White in the area but goalkeeper Ross Durrant went down smartly to save after 37 minutes. Lait then worked down the left but his 41st minute ball along goal was cleared. The Yeltz ended the half with their defence again under stress and Wakefield went close to doubling their lead when he struck the bar with a superb effort. Halesowen made a somewhat better start to the second period and substitute Jack Holmes curled just wide after pressure on the edge of the Ilkeston penalty area. The hosts were then given hope when Ilkeston goalkeeper Durrant was sent off after bringing down Kyle Finn as he mis-controlled a long ball. But White could only strike the resulting free-kick straight at replacement goalkeeper Bradley Foster and Halesowen barely troubled Foster from that point on for the remainder of the game as the Robins defended their lead well and restricted the hosts. On the break Ilkeston substitute James Carvell fired over the bar in the 87th minute. The Ilkeston goal remained little tested although White put the ball wide from substitute Robbie Bunn’s cross as the game entered injury time. In the seventh minute of added time substitute Simeon Cobourne was fouled on the edge of the penalty area but Goddard hit the resulting free-kick into the defensive wall. Halesowen remain top of the table but the defeat provides a stark warning of the stiff opposition from the competitive top-five clubs. 
Halesowen Town: Dan Platt; Danny Coogan (Robbie Bunn 79), Brett Lloyd, Josh Hawker, Paul McCone (c), Calum Flanagan, Kyle Finn, Jordan Goddard, Harry White, Richard Gregory (Jack Holmes 46), Chris Lait (Simeon Cobourne 68). Subs Not Used: Dan Brookes, Toby Scott.
Ilkeston Town: Ross Durrant; Tom Williams, Mitchell Tait, Charlie Wakefield, Joe Maguire, Kieran Fenton (c), Zak Goodson, Adam Chapman (Bradley Foster 59), Remaye Campbell (Patrick Webb 88), Alex Troke (James Carvell 79), Jared Bird. Subs Not Used: Ollie Brown-Hill, Rashaan Frances. Referee: Harry Tarrant            
Attendance: 932
Booked: Chapman (30), Campbell (33), Goodson (72), Coogan (77)
Sent Off: Durrant (58)


 

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i have seen a video clip of the game somewhere and it does show a chap at a large tall tripod with camera of some sorts. It actually looks like the one Danny had at the Bromsgrove game .