Plenty of huff and
puff but a noticeable lack of quality was what
cost Rothwell Town in this Division One Midlands
game.
Chesham United, who still have ideas about the
play-offs, rested one or two of their brighter
sparks – including top scorer Danny Burnell
– but still had enough to hold on to the
lead given to them by Gary Sippetts' fine finish
on 28 minutes.
However, they were never able to relax –
the Bones' industrious work- rate that was typified
by Robbie Maddox made sure of that.
And while there was only ever one goal in it,
Rothwell were always in with a chance of getting
something from the game.
That they didn't was not down to a lack of hard
work. It was simply down to a lack of end product.
Maddox was everywhere, appearing on both flanks,
up front and busy at the back too.
But you got the feeling he was doing the work
of 10 men or at least three more in midfield where
Mybebe Medine and Michael Boyle-Chong showed some
good touches but too often gave it away after
doing the hard graft.
However, the major problem was up front where
Simon Underwood was a defender playing as an emergency
striker and Shaun Goodall was a striker who looked
like a defender.
Anonymous at times, he either lost the ball immediately
or held on too long and then lost it.
At no point did he provide a target for crosses
or hold the ball up to allow support to get forward.
As a result, Chesham were able to keep the Bones
at arm's length – although Boyle-Chong and
Maddox brought good saves out of Generals keeper
Michael Underwood while Boyle-Chong and Fazel
Koriya saw efforts cleared off the line.
But they couldn't break through and almost conceded
a second but Darrell Cox had a goal ruled out
for offside and then hit the side-netting.
Rothwell: Allan, Maddox, Hackett,
Flannigan, Pownell, White (sub Koriya, 53 mins),
Medine (sub Locklin, 79 mins), Boyle-Chong, Goodall,
Underwood (sub Rogers, 79 mins), Glass. Subs not
used: McIlwain, Linton.
Chesham: Underwood, Keepence,
Ledger, Laws, Talbot, Cotton, Fotheringham, Gudgeon,
Sippetts (sub Cox, 69 mins), Archer (sub Burnell,
83 mins), Marsala (sub Kyriacou, 75 mins). Subs
not used: Cooper, Cawley.
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