Dangerous cross cleared by Ilkeston defender. Lights are on already. Ilkeston attack comes to nothing.  Save by Durrant         0-0    5 mins

Glossop are on top in the early stages. Wells flattened but offside is given.  Maeico looks good for Glossop.  
Goal No 2 for Glossop  Header from a cross. The scorer this time is Porya Ahmadi.      0-2    16 minutes

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Good move by Glossop nearly brings another goal. Massiah brought down near corner.  Nothing comes from free kick. First Ilkeston shot is by Whyman but way too high.         0-2      27 minutes

Good effort by Wells is only just wide. GOAL ILKESTON. It's a header by Wells after good play by OX on the right and a fine cross by McDonald which finds Wells.       1-2     37 minutes

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Apparently the first Glossop goal was not Durrant's fault. The ball hit a divot which took the shot past Durrant leaving him helpless to stop it. That explains why the scorer didn't celebrate.

Shot by Maeico is wide.  Campbell Gordon races away and his shot goes across face of goal. Then Hollis volleys wide. Game is more open now with both sides attacking.      1-2      52 mins

Lambert comes on and immediately has a shot  but it's  too high.  Ilkeston shot hits the post and comes back into play.       1-3         62 minutes 

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Another Ilkeston free kick into to box. It's cleared. Great counter attack by Glossop.      1-3     75 minutes

Glossop are hanging on now but still threaten on the break. Brilliant saving tackle by Robertson. Time is running out        2-3     85 minutes

Desperate Effort by Ilkeston butt its finished.   Glossop 3 Ilkeston 2

We terrible first 20 mins . Good first goal . Yet again thr ref let their get away with holding onto ball when was ours. Then he books our player for swearing.
Wells looks a great signing .

Glossop North End   3  Ilkeston Town  2
Ilkeston suffered a third defeat in four matches when they travelled to mid-table Glossop North End. On a difficult surface Ilkeston took too long to settle and were two behind after only 16 minutes, a deficit which proved to be too much to recover from. A fluke goal gave Glossop the lead on 9 minutes when a decent but optimistic shot by Glossop’s outstanding player, Braulio Maeico hit a divot on the bumpy surface which took the ball past the unfortunate Ross Durrant. Glossop extended their lead with a well taken far post header by Porya Ahmadi and at this point Ilkeston’s prospects looked as bleak as the weather. Gradually though, Ilkeston got back into the game and deservedly reduced the arrears on 37 minutes with the best goal of the game. Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain created the chance finding Massiah McDonald whose cross was met with a bullet header by Kieran Wells. The goal lifted Ilkeston but they couldn’t find an equaliser before half time. The second half started with opportunities for both sides. Maeico’s shot was narrowly wide for Glossop while Ryan Campbell-Gordon had a great run down the left which ended with his cross shot going wide of the far post. Glossop keeper Dale Latham did really well to hold onto a Wells snap shot but just as Ilkeston were getting on top they were caught out by a swift Glossop counter attack and a clinical finish by Maeico. A shot by Richard Whyman came back into play off a post as Ilkeston fought back but Glossop also had chances on the break. Following sustained Ilkeston pressure substitute Kole Lambert made it 2-3 after a goalmouth scramble on 79 minutes to set up a tense finish. Ilkeston pushed hard for a leveller but it wouldn’t come. Glossop nearly scored again on 90 minutes when Durrant saved magnificently after Ilkeston had thrown everyone forward.