Macclesfield break away and Ilkeston are in trouble but they get away with it.
4 minutes added time

Corner Macclesfield  - Its cleared again.    Ilkeston corner 
last chance its cleared
Full time.     1-1

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Tue 26 September 2023
Northern Premier League
Ilkeston Town  1  Macclesfield  1
A draw against the bookies favourites to win the league was not a bad result as the visitors dominated possession for much of the game but Ian Deakin’s team defended well and after Macclesfield made a late breakthrough they stormed back and found an equaliser.
The Silkmen made the better start and produced an early chance for Sam Heathcote who headed over.  On 20 minutes Kengni found Luke Duffy who should have done much better but he blazed over. Ben Starkie replied for Ilkeston with a shot that fizzed wide and a cracker that was just too high but the teams went in level at 0-0.
Duffy was Macclesfield’s danger man and his run and cross created their first chance of the second half. Starkie’s deep cross then had Macclesfield keeper Conor O’Keefe back pedalling but the ball dropped the wrong side of the crossbar. On 70 minutes Macclesfield went ahead through Kane Drummond’s close range header from Kengni’s cross. Ilkeston replied with a Jamie Walker effort which was deflected wide. The game changed on 79 minutes when Macclesfield captain, Laurent Mendy was dismissed  after a yellow card for a foul was followed by a second yellow for arguing about it. Ilkeston immediately took advantage as Jordan Hallam swung in the ensuing free kick and Jamie Walker’s glancing header in a packed goalmouth found the net despite O’Keefe’s best effort to keep it out. Either side could then have won the game. O’Keefe made a brilliant save and a Starkie effort flew across the face of goal as Ilkeston threatened but then Macclesfield had a chance following a swift break out.



 

Last edited by Matchman (27/9/2023 8:17 AM)

Matchman wrote:

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Last Night’s attendances :
Marine 3 Radcliffe 2               1222
Ilkeston 1 Macclesfield 1       993
Warrington 1 FC United  0        756
Worksop 2 Matlock 0                681
Whitby  4 Marske 2                   631
Workington  2 Lancaster  1       581
Stafford Rangers 1 Hyde  2      461
Morpeth 1  Guiseley   1            318
Ashton 2   Bradford   1             234
Atherton 1 Bamber Bridge 2     226 


After holding our own against Macclesfield I think it’s safe to forget any pre-season relegation fears we may have had. We seem to be defending better under Ian Deakin. After conceding 2 goals against Worksop in his first game in charge, we had clean sheets at Basford and Lancaster and conceded just one last night against Macclesfield.
Prior to his arrival we conceded 3 at Mickleover and 4 against Whitby and Bradford. 
With Deakin bringing in several new players it is inevitable that some players will have to move on. Some have already gone and more will follow including some of the more established players.

 

really good crowd for us saying they didnt bring as many as we thought did they ? 
 

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Mark Duffy's after match thoughts:


https://macclesfieldfc.com/silkmen-tv/mark-duffy-on-ilkeston-town-point/

Malachi Lavell-Moore played for both teams I think!

WhiteBallProject wrote:

Malachi Lavell-Moore played for both teams I think!

Lavelle-Moore Malachi2014-15 ForwardNC     League 1(4)0     Cups 1(1)1Debut 12 August 2014 Sub AFC Telford United (Away)Came through the ranks at Notts County signing his first professional contract with them at the age of 18, but did not break into the senior side spending time on loan at Grantham Town during the 2013-14 season.Signed for the Silkmen in August 2014 but found it almost impossible to force his way into the side becoming a fringe player.  He scored his one goal in an early round of the Cheshire Senior Cup at Hyde in January 2015. Spent a short time on loan at Witton Albion early in 2015.On leaving Macclesfield, after trials at St Mirren and Cambridge United during the summer of 2015, signed for Torquay United moving to Rushall Olympic in November 2015 and then to Boston United in January 2016 for the remainder of the 2015-16 season. In the summer of 2016 signed for Ilkeston but moved to Coalville Town in January 2017 and then to Carlton Town in February 2017. Signed for Alfreton Town in the summer of 2017 signing dual registration forms with Sutton Coldfield on 1 September 2017 but moved to Ilkeston Town in March 2018, and having assisted them in gaining promotion to the Midland Football League Premier Division was retained for the 2018-19 season however, was signed by Nuneaton Borough in January 2019. Nuneaton Borough announced on 1 March 2019 that he had left the club after making only four appearances. Whilst on trial at Basford United during a pre-season match in the summer of 2019, incurred a devastating knee injury to which Basford United responded by donating half the proceeds of a match between Basford and Ilkeston Town on 27 July 2019 where the attendance was 309.Born: 24 October 1994.

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More match highlights on Macclesfield website  (Good Quality)

You need to scroll down a bit 

https://macclesfieldfc.com/


 

Last edited by Matchman (28/9/2023 7:26 AM)