Added April 30th 2007 -

Rothwell Town 0 - 1 Chasetown

Alan Biley admitted that his narrow defeat was a disappointing end to the season for Rothwell Town. But he paid tribute to the efforts of his players. The Bones boss said: "We have got a young side and they have done tremendously well this season. They can all feel proud of themselves. This game was always going to be one that was settled by the odd goal and Chasetown got it. But it was very close. We had a good go at them in the second half but just couldn't score."

The decisive goal came in the 29th minute. A long clearance bounced in front of Paul Rice and over his head. Then the lively Paul McMahon just had to run round him before lobbing the ball over Bones keeper Tom Smith into an empty net. The goal came after chances had been squandered by both Danny Nicholls and Michale Boyle-Chong while Ricky Miller also fired over the bar just before the break.

The second half began with more pressure from Chasetown. But the Rothwell defence stood firm. A superb move saw the visitors narrowly miss out on increasing their lead. A three-man move ended with McMahon shooting just inches wide of the target. And Rothwell would have expected a goal from another fine Miller effort. However Lee Evans pulled off an excellent save to deny him.

The Bones continued to push hard with Boyle-Chong also forcing a save from Evans. But Chasetown were happy to sit back and protect their slender lead to complete a double over the Bones. Understandably so, as the three points they earned from it sealed them a spot in the play-offs.

Report: Peter Bradley

Thank you to the Evening Telegraph.

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