Added February 15th 2006 -

Dartford 0 -1 Rothwell Town

Rothwell Town continued their unbeaten run in 2006 with an impressive win over fifth-placed Dartford. Manager Dave Williams is delighted with his side's efforts so far this year. He said: "It was an excellent performance and we deserved to win. We were hit in the week with Chris Difante being recalled to Kettering and Justin Jenkins was on a one-match suspension. So we called in Andy Almond and he scored. What more can you ask for? We're going in the right direction now and are only four points off the play-offs - so we will just have to keep working hard and see what happens."

Rothwell were dominant from the start with Mickey Tolton, Robbie Maddox and Almond all having chances to put the visitors in the lead. The Bones defence was outstanding against a team who have scored 46 goals so far this season - so much so that Sean Allen only had one critical save to make in the whole 90 minutes.

That came on 40 minutes when he tipped a powerful on-target shot by Ryan Hayes onto the bar and out to safety. The Rothwell goall came seven minutes after the break and was no surprise. Tolton put in a down-the-line pass over the home defence to Maddox out on the right. He, in turn, carried the ball towards the goal before putting in a lobbed dross which was headed home by Almond from close range.

The same player missed a golden opportunity five minutes later to put the game out of reach but dragged his shot wide. Further chances fell to Steve Towers and Tolton while Dartford were completely pinned back in their own half.

This was a splendid win for the Bones, particularly as they were without a couple of key players, and if they can continue to play like this they will certainly start to climb up the table.

Dartford: Hudson, Carter, Osborn, Henry, Avery, Hayes, Briggs, Craig (sub Elmes), Pullman, McClements, Martin. Subs (not used): Maguire, Potter

Rothwell: Allen, Brown, Spencer, Rice, Flannigan, Boyle-Chong, Tolton (sub Capps 78), Towers, Maddox, Almond, Brooks. Subs (not used): Wright, Haughton

Goals: Almond (52 mins)

Bookings:: none

Att: 312

Referee: Mr T Power