They say Easter is
a time in a season when issues are sorted.
But in Rothwell Town's case, the picture at the
bottom of BGB Southern League Division One Midlands
is still unclear.
The Bones remained unbeaten over the holiday period.
But two points from two games doesn't seem enough,
especially as the first of those draws was against
rock-bottom Malvern.
After that result, Rothwell had to get something
against Aylesbury United and the early signs were
promising as Fazel Koriya tested Ducks keeper
Tom Vincent after only 40 seconds.
But that optimism was swiftly dispelled on seven
minutes when Neil Roberts was allowed to wriggle
through challenges and square for an unmarked
Nathan Graham to score at his leisure.
In fairness, the Bones should have had a penalty
soon after but Mark Boyce somehow got away with
clearly handling Kevin Byrne's cross in the area.
Referee Mr Green – who was poor throughout
– at least proved he was consistently oblivious
to this area of the game when also not awarding
Aylesbury a spot kick for Martin Flannigan's foul
on Chris Marsh – who needed five minutes
of on-pitch treatment as a result.
By then, the Bones were level after a howler from
Vincent who let Danny Marlow's speculative 22nd-minute
shot slip through his hands, the assistant referee
ruling the ball had crossed the line.
Marlow should have had a second in more conventional
manner five minutes after half-time but could
only head straight at the keeper when unmarked
inside the box.
However, it did look as if any side were going
to score again, it would be the Bones with Kevin
Byrne, Koriya and Marlow all posing a consistent
threat to the Ducks defence, none more so than
when Byrne was inches wide on 86 minutes.
But scoring has been Rothwell's Achilles heel
this season and once again they couldn't turn
possession into goals and so had to settle for
one point when three were there for the
taking.
Rothwell: Dorrill, Maddox, Glass,
Maude, Flannigan, White, F Koriya, Boyle-Chong,
Goodall (sub Wiltshire 64 mins), Byrne, Marlow.
Subs not used: Linton, McIlwain, Locklin, R Koriya.
Aylesbury: Vincent, Boyce (syb
Lafayette 54 mins), Mead, Taylor, Kavanagh, Butler,
Roberts, Swonnell (sub Jones, 68 mins), Graham
(sub Ward, 60 mins), Hawkins, Marsh.
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