The season plumbed new depths of despair, with Linby's worst defeat since the infamous 9-2 at Kimberley on 14th April 2007. Missing the influential pair of Spencer Goff and Kyle McDermott, they welcomed back Club Captain Pete Campbell.
Linby had the first chance of the game, when Jonny Scott hit the side netting on 18 minutes. Just 4 minutes later and Linby find themselves 1-0 down, as Jake Keetley is adjudged very harshly to have handled the ball while he made a sliding block. Despite Micheal Evan being asked to leave the field due to a lack of shin pads he takes Heath's shin pads and takes the penalty. Craig Lear saves the kick, but Evans is first to the loose ball and scores at the second attempt. Following the goal, referee Simon Hare books Jake Keetley for vociferously telling one of his teammates to 'shut up'.
Clifton make it 2-0 on 48 minutes as Danny Johnson turns and fires a rocket low into Lear's left hand post. Referee Hare then gives Keetley a second caution on 50 minutes for a late challenge, leaving Linby with 10 men. These yellow cards being the only two of the match.
Linby held out at 2-0 until the 82nd minute, when Clifton clinically put them to the sword, scoring 5 goals as Evans completed his hattrick and Stuart Robinson, Ashley Way and Pat Sneath netted for the home side.
Linby have 6 games left in which to stay out of the bottom two and possible relegation.
Line-up: (4-4-2)
Lear/
Horton,George,Harrison,Robinson/
Cheeseman, Campbell,Keetley, Davies/
Middleton, Scott
Subs:
Randle (for Cheeseman 75m),
Atter (for Campbell 77min)
Hargreaves
Start
MOM: DAVIES
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