Ashby Ivanhoe are describing this match as the biggest in their 68 year history. They normally get gates of around 100, so let's make it a great occasion for them by taking loads of fans. Its only 20 miles away and takes only half an hour to get there. The game is at the NFU Sports Ground, Lower Packington Road, Ashby de la Zouch, LE65 1 TS. Admission is only £5 and £3 concessions.  It would be nice to give them a record attendance for this FA Cup 1st qualifying round, match. Hopefully many Ilkeston fans will make the journey and have a memorable day. From our point of view, this should be the game to kick start our season and enable us to score our first goals after two blanks in the league. 

The heavy morning rain has now almost stopped. It looks a good turnout so the Ivanhoe record attendance of 328 could be beaten. Here come the teams Ivanhoe in Blue shirts and shorts Ilkeston in Red and blue shirts white shorts. Ilkeston to kick off, We're off.

No clear cut chances yet but plenty of endeavour.  Goal! Dwyer on 17 minutes. Long clearance from Durrant and Dwyer blasts home from 25 yards.  1-0.

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Near miss by Ivanhoe from header just wide. Superb run by Ivanhoe's Quinn but he can't quite finish. Ilkeston go straight down the other end and Atkinson makes it two for Ilkeston after great pass from Shelton. 2-0. 35 minutes.

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Second half underway It's 3-0 on 47 minutes. Shot by Shelton takes a deflection and goes in. 

Good save from Atkinson by Ivanhoe keeper. Tremendous save by Durrant at other end. 70 minutes gone

As you may expect Ilkeston now in total command. Gordon replaced by Connor Walters. on 79 minutes. Morris almost gets his second on 85 minutes.

Thats full time.    Ashby Ivanhoe 0 Ilkeston 6.    My man of the match - Mark Shelton.

IIkeston had a bit of luck in the first half when Ivanhoe gave a good account of themselves. The game had been pretty even when Dwyer put Ilkeston ahead. Ivanhoe came very close to equalising but within a minute they found themselves two down when Atkinson scored at the other end. Ivanhoe must have thought they could get back in the game in the second half but a third Ilkeston goal two minutes in ended their hopes. They never gave up but Ilkeston's defence gave nothing away. Durrant pulled off one particularly good save to keep them out. The longer the game went on the more Ilkeston dominated. With the game won Paul Holland brought on Connor Walters, Reid Owen and Ben Morris and they all did well. Luke Foster was lucky to escape a yellow when he retaliated after being kicked. Fortunately neither the referee or linesman saw it. The goal scored by Luis Rose followed the best move of the game and drew applause right round the ground. It may not have been a perfect Ilkeston performance but they kept a clean sheet, scored six goals and go through to the next round.