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Kempston Rovers are in the Southern League Central Division.

So far this season they have played 5 matches, won 1 drawn 1 and lost 3 

Last season they were next to bottom when Covid ended the season early. Their record then was  :  P28, W5, D2, L21,  GF29, GA68  Points 17.

 

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Kempston have been allocated 60 tickets ( 15% of the 400 limit  as per FA Rules)
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Welcome to the 60 fans travelling up from Kempston which is is 2 miles south of Bedford

Live Updates as usual


 

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It's kick off time.   Ilkeston are wearing red and white shirts, black shorts. Kempston are wearing lime green shirts and green shorts.  Kempston to kick off.   Ilkeston are attacking the car park end


We're off ...

Fenton takes a hard knock from Jordan Slama. After a delay he's limping off.  Fenton replaced by Maguire after 10 minutes.

Bertram chases back and clears off line. Would have been a fortunate goal but nevertheless a goal. It's a really scrappy game so far       0-0      23 minutes

Hopeful lob by Stratton is high and wide. Good run by Wilson but keeper races out and smothers the ball. Great ball by Thomas to Render but no one on the end of his cross.Shot by Render just too high.        
Goal Kempston      36   Alvin Magagada           0-1

Yellow card for Ladipo.  Shot by Wilson forces a good save by Denton. 
Half time :  Ilkeston  0   Kempston  1

It was a poor first half from Ilkeston's point of view :  Kempton were average and Ilkeston were worse than average. 

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Brown-Hill and Reid shoot from distance but both shots easily saved by denton. Cullingworth cross troubles Denton but he grabs the ball under the crossbar.     0-1       52 minutes

Goodson crosses bullet header from Troke     1-1      63 minutes

Good chance for Goodson but he delays and his shot is deflected wide. D urrant fouled.    2-1      82 minutes

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Kempston free kick on edge of area. Bertram booked for the foul.  Baker's effort is pushed out by Durrant. 
Kempston having a go now with nothing to lose.    2-1   into added time. 

Not a great performance but we did enough.

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Saturday 17th October 2020  :  FA Trophy  2nd Round
Ilkeston  Town  2  Kempston Rovers  1
Two second half goals by Alex Troke enabled Ilkeston to progress further in the FA Trophy.  Not much went right in the first half as first, Kieran Fenton and then Billy Bennett limped off inside the opening half hour. Between those two injuries Rovers nearly took the lead. Ross Durrant found himself stranded as a looping header looked to be going in but Riece Bertram got back to scoop the ball off the line, wrapping himself round the post in the process. The first half was very scrappy with numerous stoppages for infringements but Rovers took the lead on 36 minutes through Alvin Magagada who took advantage of a defensive lapse.Ilkeston started the second half with a bit more urgency with James Reid testing Rovers keeper Peter Denton two minutes in, following a great ball by Jack Thomas.  On the hour mark a terrific effort by Thomas was just wide. Three minutes later Ilkeston were level. A fine cross by Zak Goodson was met by Troke whose bullet header gave Denton no chance. Soon after, Troke nearly scored again but this time his header was well saved. On 70 minutes Troke finally gave Ilkeston the lead when he latched onto an intended clearance, firing low into the corner of the net. Goodson then had a further opportunity but his close range effort was deflected wide. On 85 minutes Denton spilled a cross by Troke but got away with it when Joe Maguire couldn’t convert Bertram’s pass. In the closing stages Durrant did well to push away Ben Baker’s fierce free kick as Kempston made a last ditch effort to take the game to penalties.  

 

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