WhiteBallProject » Ilkeston v Clifton : Additional pre-season fixture : Tue 3 Aug 7 30pm

Matchman · 02/8/2021 6:11 PM

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UP NEXT We Welcome Clifton All Whites to the New Manor Ground tomorrow evening in an additional fixture to our pre-season campaign. @cliftonfc1963 Pre-Season Friendly New Manor Ground DE7 8JF 19:30 #OneTownOneClub

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Matchman · 03/8/2021 5:02 PM

30 minutes to kickoff here at the NMG. Looking at the players kicking about , I can see James Reid so it looks like he's playing tonight.

Ilkeston Team :
1 Ross Durrant, 2 Charlie Marzano, 3 Billy Bennett, 4 Charlie Wakefield, 5 Joe Maguire, 6 Kieran Fenton, 7 Jack Rodgers, 8 Aman Verma, 9 Redmaye Campbell, 10 Alex Troke, 11 Ollie Brown-Hill.
Bench ; 12 Stern Irvine, 13, Richard Stainsby, 14 Rashaan Frances 15 Zak Goodson, 16 Kole Lambert, 17 James Reid.

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Matchman · 03/8/2021 5:31 PM

It's kickoff time and we're off......

Matchman · 03/8/2021 5:36 PM

Durrant forced to react in first minute when Clifton free kick is deflected by forward towards the goal. Lively start by the All Whites. Troke heads into side netting following good run and cross by Marzano. 0-0 5 minutes

Matchman · 03/8/2021 5:48 PM

Durrant comes well out of his area to head clear. Campbell shot blocked following Bennetts free kick. 0-0 16 mins

Matchman · 03/8/2021 5:50 PM

Maguire header is just too high then Durrant tips a powerdrive round the post. 0-0 19 mins

Matchman · 03/8/2021 6:02 PM

Troke picks up a loose ball and fires over. Campbell shot deflected for corner. Now Maguire shot deflect just the wrong side of the post. 30 minutes gone and several changes being made.

Matchman · 03/8/2021 6:06 PM

on - Irvine, Reid, Frances, Goodson, Lambert
off - Fenton, Troke, Marzano, Campbell, Wakefield

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Matchman · 03/8/2021 6:14 PM

Great pass by Reid. Ilkeston pressing now. GOAL Maguire heads in Bennetts free kick 1-0 42 minutes

Matchman · 03/8/2021 6:21 PM

Half Time ILKESTON TOWN 1 CLIFTON ALL WHITES 0

A very robust Clifton started strongly and held their own but Ilkeston gradually got on top and deservedly lead 1-0.

Matchman · 03/8/2021 6:28 PM

Second half is underway ....

Matchman · 03/8/2021 6:35 PM

Superb run and cross by Bennett but its cleared. Ilkeston playing some excellent football. Great goal by Kole Lambert. Fed by Verma, Kole turned and fired home. 2-0 51 minutes

Matchman · 03/8/2021 6:44 PM

Lambert to Brown-Hill and the keeper holds on to Ollie's ground shot. Keeper again denies Brown-Hill. Ilkeston well on top now 2-0 59 mins

Matchman · 03/8/2021 6:55 PM

More substitutions being made now. Ilkeston are enjoying the majority of possession. Tremendous turn and shot by Lambert and the keeper pulls of a super save. 2-0 67 mins

Matchman · 03/8/2021 7:04 PM

Stainsby replaces Durrant on 70 mins. Cracking shot by Cambell but Keeper saves well. Good effort by Campbell from tight angle but defender cuts it off. 2-0 76 mins

Matchman · 03/8/2021 7:11 PM

Some terrific football being played by Ilkeston tonight. Charlie Wakefield shot slams against the bar and comes back into play. 2-0 84 minutes

Matchman · 03/8/2021 7:21 PM

Another save by keeper this time from Goodson but it's offside anyway. There's the full time whistle.

Ilkeston 2 Clifton 0

Incredible that Ilkeston only scored two. A really good performance in terms of possession and passing.

Good to see Reid back in action and on form. Lambert was on fire tonight showing the form he's capable of. Verma was again class. The team are starting to look good. We look a really strong squad. When changes were made the momentum stayed the same.

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WhiteBallProject · 03/8/2021 8:09 PM

Pre Season Friendly
7:30pm Tuesday 2nd August 2021

Ilkeston Town 2 (1)
Maguire 43’
Lambert 51’

Clifton All Whites 0 (0)

Ilkeston Town Line Up:- Durrant, Marzano, Bennett, Wakefield, Maguire, Fenton ©, Verma, Campbell, Troke and Brown-Hill. Subs Irvine, Frances, Goodson, Lambert and Reid. Sub not used Stainsby.

Notes
Clifton All Whites included Ex-Robin Jan Yeomans

Next Game
1pm Saturday 7th August 2021
v Coalville Town home Pre Season Friendly

Dick Durrant · 03/8/2021 8:27 PM

Better. A welcome clean sheet. Not the brightest start again but ball retention was good as were patterns of play

Lots of questions for the manager as Reid Marzano Brown - Hill Lambert Rogers & Irvine all impressed in patches

Troke was MOM for me. Played in a variety of positions and was never found wanting - but quite a few ran him close. We looked really comfortable in possession throughout

A good nights work

Matchman · 04/8/2021 8:00 AM

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Tue 3rd August 2021 Pre-season Friendly
ILKESTON TOWN 2 CLIFTON ALL WHITES 0
In terms of possession and passing, this was Ilkeston’s best pre-season performance so far and a welcome clean sheet. Clifton provided robust opposition and could have gone ahead in the opening minute but for a fine save by Ilkeston keeper Ross Durrant. Martin Carruthers used seventeen players and made several changes during both halves as he continued to search for his best formation and give all of the squad their opportunity. Influential James Reid returned from injury and was back at his best.
Clifton started strongly and matched Ilkeston in the early stages but the Robins gradually took control and only an inspired display by the Clifton keeper stopped more goals flying in. Defender, Joe Maguire twice went close to giving Ilkeston the lead before he finally made the break through on 43 minutes heading home Billy Bennett’s free kick.
Kole Lambert scored with a superb strike in the 52nd minute to double the lead after being fed by the excellent Aman Verma. A Charlie Wakefield shot was inches wide and Ollie Brown-Hill was twice denied by the All Whites keeper who then pulled off a real super save to keep out Lambert’s effort. As Ilkeston piled on the pressure, first Alex Troke then Charlie Wakefield saw shots slam against the woodwork. Zak Goodson was close in the closing minutes but the third goal which Ilkeston’s performance deserved was to elude them.