Central Midlands Alliance South – 9 March 2024
Derby Singh Brothers were the visitors at Church Lane on Saturday (9). Arriving having only been beaten once in the league this season, it promised to be a stern test for Linby.
A fast, energetic start paid dividends for Linby, going 2-0 up inside 15 minutes. On 10 minutes, a searching through ball from Skipper Josh Wass sent Joe Butler away, he glided past the last man and fired his shot into the bottom corner, giving Singhs keeper Jarvis Denham no chance. 1-0.
It was 2-0 on 15 minutes, Archie Browns cross into the area was handled, and the Referee immediately gave the Penalty. Up stepped Butler to convert the spot kick, giving him his 10th goal in 10 games.
The striker could have had an hat trick, heading narrowly wide on 33mins, but Linby were pleased by an overall hard working first half performance.
Half Time . Linby Colliery 2 Derby Singh Brothers 0
The visitors made three changes at the interval, bringing on Subs Tyler Jomal, Steve Byrne and the much travelled Michael Fitzhugh, and promptly went onto to dominate the next 30mins, forcing Linby onto the back foot, with some sublime football.
They were rewarded with 2 lovely goals, Byrne on 58 mins, and Jomal on 70mins. 2-2.
Fitzhugh then rattled the Linby bar as the home team struggled to stay in the game. But, intelligent substitutions from Assistant Manager Andy Beeston, in charge for the day, gave Linby a much needed boost, and on 90 minutes, they found a winning goal. Butler this time turned creator, chasing a ball down the channel, holding it up, then playing Mason Moore in, for a terrific finish, in off the post. 3-2.
Line up: Walker, Thorne, Trigg, Wass, Wood, Conn, Pollitt, Gibson, Moore, Butler, Brown.
Subs: J.Smith ( for Pollitt 67m), Slawson (for Conn 70m), Hamilton ( for Brown 77m).
Man of the Match: Joe Butler
Att: 78.
