Linby CW FC Res 0 Bulwell FC Res 1

It was agony for Linby Reserves as their 4 match winning streak came to an end as they were defeated by Bulwell Reserves 1-0. It was made even worse in that Bulwell scored their winning goal just 5 minutes from the end of an enthralling local derby, in which Linby deserved a point.

Bulwell started strongly, with the Spencer brothers, Daniel and Darren pulling most of the strings. Linby's nervous start to the game had them on the backfoot and twice in the opening exchanges they had to be grateful to Glenn Guyatt, who made two good saves to deny the bulwell dangerman Courtney Hastings. Linby slowly began to get a foot hold in the game and the pacy Mitchell Duffin was at the heart of everything good. As the First half ended goalless, words and handbags were exchanged by James “Fingers” Logan and some of his Bulwelian neighbours as the players left the pitch.

Linby were better in the second half and had the chances to take the lead. On 58 minutes, good work by Duffin and Tom Walters ended with Johnny Scott having his point blank header brilliantly saved by John Hames. On 65 minutes, Scott thought he'd scored when his lob beat Hames, but Jay Milbourne managed to get back to volley the ball off the line. As tired legs started to come into effect, chances came and went at both ends. Guyatt saved a Hastings shot and Duffin was just wide at the other end. The killer goal came in the 85th minute, as Daniel Spencer finished well at the far post to beat Guyatt, for only the second goal against him in 4 matches.

It was certainly better from Linby than the 5-1 thrashing they took away at Bulwell.

Line-Up:

Guyatt/
Peel, Ellis, Towle, Riley/
Walters, Howell, Ingram, Start/
Scott, Duffin

Subs:

Logan (for Riley 26mins)
Hamilton (for Walters 66mins)

MOM: DUFFIN