Nantwich Town 0
Buxton 0
League (NPL Premier Division)

Match Report

Nantwich Town and Buxton played out a stalemate on a windy afternoon in South Cheshire.
A series of great saves from both goalkeepers prolonged both teams’ lengthy winless runs.
Neither side could dominate the early stages of the game with the wind making it hard to retain possession, although Buxton’s James Baxendale was close to breaking the deadlock on the quarter hour, his rasping half volley was well saved by Jon Brain.
The Dabbers will argue they should have taken the lead on thirty minutes when Michael Lennon turned Tommy Agus in the area and slotted home past Scott Hartley, but that goal was controversially chalked off by referee Gareth Hughes who had adjudged Lennon has backed into the defender.
Minutes later came Buxton’s best chance of the game, all-time leading scorer, Mark Reed, blasted over an open goal after good work from Kieran Lugsden down the right hand side.
Buxton started the brighter in the second half but it was Nantwich who again could have taken the lead, Sean Cooke’s chip was glanced just wide by substitute Ben Mills.
The final attack of the game nearly gave the visitors a last gasp victory, the impressive Steve Ridley broke down the left and cut back for Lugsden who was again stopped by Brain.
Nantwich: Brain, MacPherson, Foster, Maguire, Bailey, Moss, Cooke (Jack 82), Flynn (C), Urwin (Everall, 82), Lennon, Summerskill (Mills, 45). Subs: Solovjovs, Mitchell.
Buxton: Hartley, Black, Wilde (Johnson, 87), Agus, Williams, Maxfield (Taylor, 80), Baxendale, Banks, Reed (C), Lugsden, Ridley. Subs: Liversidge, Horne.
Attendance: 367

Match report written by Ashley Houghton