Bulwell FC 3 Linby CW FC 3

J. Wright (2), S. Thompson

Linby travelled to local side bulwell on the back of 2 defeats but managed to come away with draw with ended up feeling like a win.
Again not for the first time this season, Linby fielded a much changed line up. With captain Campbell working and veteran Elson sunning himself, Jamie Hargreaves and Simon Martin found themselves thrown in at the deep end after long absences. New signing Dave Hardy slotted in at left back and young Richard Peel again stepped up from the Reserves.

Linby started quickly attacking up the slope and Wright found himself through on goal but the keeper manged to scramble the ball away. A few minutes later and Peel released Wright again, who this time made no mistake cooly skipping round the keeper to finish. Then the Linby injury curse struck with Peel having to be withdrawn, feeling the effects of giving blood the previous day, replaced by McDermott.

After 25 mins a neatly worked short corner found Davies on the edge but his goal bound effort was headed off the line by Jeffries.
Bulwell equalised moments before half time, when for the first time in the game Jeffries wriggled free from Dickens and smashed home at the near post. HT 1-1

At half time the debutant Hardy was with drawn with a hamstring pull to be replaced by Andrew Corthorn. Linby were happy with the first half showing, particually up the slope, but Bulwell started the 2nd more prominently with Bulwell's Danny Fuller becoming their main man. With Linby's pace up front and the big pitch you always fancied Linby to get in behind them but at times the passing just wasn't accurate enough and it was one of these balls that Bulwell intercepted and poured forward. A cross from the left found Fuller at the back stick who made no mistake. Fuller was suprisingly withdrawn and replaced by Courtney Hastings.

A Bulwell through ball down the right channel looked to have been delt with by Hargreaves but sub Hastings didn't give it up and deposessed the Linby full back and made for the penalty box, but trying to retrieve his error Hargreaves chopped him down for a clear penaly which Haywood duly despatched.

Bulwell seemed to think it was game over, but Linby's pace took effect 15 minutes from the end when Wright again got away, beating 3 players before squaring for Thompson to score his first goal for the club. You could sense an equaliser coming and it did 5 minutes from the end. Numerous players had the chance to stick the ball away but at last it fell to that man Wright who made no mistake from close range. FT 3-3

Line-Up (4-5-1)

Lear/
Hargreaves, Horton, Dickens, Hardy/
Davies, Keetley(c), Martin, Thompson, Peel/
Wright

Subs:
McDermott (for Peel 20)
Corthorn (for Hardy 45)