Premier Division
Irchester United 1 Sleaford Town 0
Saturday, 28 August 2010
This match was overshadowed by an injury to visiting player Adam Weston which caused a lengthy delay to proceedings.
The Romans had much the better of the opening half but could only score once, Michael Chong netting the vital goal scrambling home a cormer ten minutes before the break.
Both goalkeepers made some good saves during the contest, with Tom Cross denying Lee Llewellyn a late equaliser with the best stop of the match.
A third successive win lifted Irchester into the top five.
Irchester: Tom Cross, Mark Hackett, David Glass, Bobby White, Steve Julian, Paul Caswell, Tom Mills (Mark Forbes), Eddie Mills, Jamie Gilsenan (Ryan Cottingham), Alan Campbell, Michael Chong (Sean Goodall).
Sleaford: Andrew Scott, Matt Hodgkin, Gary Walters, Shaun Popple, Adam Weston (Liam Warner), Adam Fenton, Jamie McGhee, Jason Sedlan, Greg Smith (Lee Llewellyn), Jamie Shaw (Scott Wilson), Simon Bolland.