Saturday February 23rd Nuneaton Griff v Brocton February 25, 2008
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Nuneaton’s Pingles Stadium is proving to be a happy hunting ground for the Badgers as once again their visit yielded 3 points which keep them on track for a top six finish.Playing with the wind at their backs Brocton who gave a debut to Hamilton Nunda on the left wing were the first to show. Andy Harrison produced a back header that flew over the angle of post and crossbar and then Tom Kent fired over the bar.At the other end Griffs’ Darren Massingham also fired over from a similar opportunity before Danny Hollywood headed down to create a good chance for James Harri but his effort went wide.
Brocton keeper Mike Shelper then punted a long ball down the middle, Andy Harrison headed on and Lee Scott outpaced Jamie Fulford and headed over the advancing Steve Johnson to give the Badgers a 7th minute lead.
In the 11th minute a needless handball by Danny Hollywood gave James Dyke the chance to deliver a perfectly flighted free kick and Richard Reeves glanced it past the helpless Johnson to make it 2-0.
On 13 minutes Lee Scott lobbed the ball high over Johnson and looked set to make it 3-0 but the ball took too long to come down and was cleared for corner.
After 19 minutes Brocton lost Andy Harrison with damaged ankle ligaments and the attack looked less balanced without the big target man.
Substitute Richie Miller was soon in the thick of the action though and won the ball in midfield and fed James Dyke who played it forward to Lee Scott to run on to. Scott’s pace took him clear of the defence and with the equally quick Miller getting into box to support a goal looked likely until Johnson thwarted Scott with a fine block.
Dyke tried to engineer an opening early in the second half but Miller dragged his shot wide. Brocton had a scare on 63 minutes when Andy McMath was allowed a free header but Shelper brilliantly parried it away from point blank range. The windy conditions and the bumpy pitch took their toll and neither side looked like adding to score in the final quarter as the Badgers ran out comfortable 2-0 winners.
