Premier Division

Sleaford Town  1    Irchester United  0

Saturday, 18 February 2012

Sleaford took another step towards Premier safety while plunging Irchester deeper into trouble.

Chris Gell's first game as Irchester boss looked like ending in stalemate until substitute Jamie Shaw snatched victory for Sleaford with eight minutes remaining. The record marksman slotted home after Liam Tunstall's shot rebounded from the crossbar.

The Romans played the bulk of the contest a man down after Liam Craig-Boucher's first half dismissal for a late challenge on Kris Jones.

Tunstall, Sam Husband and Tim Beadles missed chances as Sleaford dominated.

Sleaford: Doug Lindberg, Damon Tunnicliffe, Adam Fenton, Kris Jones, Joe Braithwaite, Shaun Popple, Tim Beadles (Harry Ginniff), Jason Sedlan (Paul Ward), Liam Tunstall, Michael Musson (Jamie Shaw), Sam Husband.

Irchester; Szabolcs Fekete, Dave Maguire, Matt White, Ben Wilson, Phil Lawrence, Dion Putnam, Liam Bright, Darrell Smith, Chris Homer (Shaun Melville), Liam Craig-Boucher, Casey Kiernan (Kai Robertson).