Added March 6th 2006 -

Potters Bar 0 - 0 Rothwell Town

With Justin Jenkins being shown a straight red card after 65 minutes, in the end Rothwell Town were pleased to come back from Potters Bar with a point. And even more so because other results meant that they stay in the same position and can still make the play-offs.

Jenkins was dismissed for retaliation, following an incident in which he was crudely tackled by Sam Ledger. No action was taken by Mr Tohver and the ball was cleared upfield. Jenkins 'had words' with Ledger, who then squared up threateningly to the striker and he pushed him away. So off he went. To be fair to Jenkins, up until that point he had been tugged, held, elbowed and fouled repeatedly with no action taken. That said, there is no excuse for retaliating.

The rest of the game was a truly boring affair. Both sides' defences were on top and there was very little attacking play. The Parkfield surface was bumpy and slick on top which made the passing game very difficult. The Scholars hoofed the ball in the air at the earliest opportunity. The only home player who made an effort to play the ball on the grass was former Rushden & Diamonds man Daniel Talbot, whose dad Brian watched from the stands.

The hosts' best chance fell to Andy Aransibia on 56 minutes. But under pressure from Paul Rice, he hit a Richard Howard cross over the bar from close range. The Bones had a couple of good chances, first when Stuart Spencer fired just wide of the target from close in. Shortly afterwards, Robbie Maddox picked up a loose rebound of a Michael Boyle-Chong effort, but Richard Haywood pulled off a magnificent flying save to keep the deadlock intact.

Potters Bar: Haywood, Keepence (sub Blower 35), Ledger, Harris, Dickie, Adams, Lyons, Talbot, Howard, Aransibia, Hill (sub Burke 77). Subs (not used): Walker, Martin, Sharman

Rothwell Town: Smith, Brown, Spencer, Rice, Flannigan, Maddox, Boyle-Chong, Towers, Tolton, Jenkins, Brooks. Subs (not used): Capps, Wright, Haughton

Bookings: Ledger (foul), Dickie (dissent)

Att: 113

Referee: Mr K Tohver