Maltby Main Football Club
An unchanged Main side continued their good start to the season with a 2-2 draw at Lincoln Moorlands.
Main began the half well with midfielder Paul Lavender going on a good run into the Moorlands box but defender Tom Batchelor got in a crucial tackle to concede a corner and from Scott Whittington's second corner from the right, that was only half cleared, Lee Mellon shot over from the edge of the box.
Then in the 8th minute, Main opened the scoring when Rob Branagan shot into the bottom corner of the net past the advancing 'keeper Leigh Herrick after striker Hayden Barnett had flicked on 'keeper Jamie Bailey's long kick down field.
Moorlands striker Ben Good wasted a good chance for an equaliser in the 12th minute, shooting straight at Bailey following Luke Forbes' free kick into the box.
Three minutes later it was all square when Josh Barker shot past Bailey from 12 yards following Nathan Adams ball forward.
Barker shot over from just outside the box before Main's Lavender had a low shot saved by Herrick and then the home 'keeper got down well to deny Branagan after being set up by Whittington.
Bailey easily dealt with a weak Adams free kick and Main finished the half on top. Lee Mellon shot just off target after latching on to a great ball from Whittington, Lavender hit a 35 yard free kick over and, in the last minute of the half, Moorlands survived a good shout for a penalty when Batchelor seemed the impede Barnett in the box but referee Mr McGrath waved play on.
Two minutes into the 2nd half, Good was close to putting Moorlands in front but his header from Forbes' free kick came back off the crossbar.
Just before the hour mark, Herrick tipped a fierce Barnett shot over following Branagan's square pass across the box.
Then in the 61st minute, Moorlands went into the lead when Tom Garrick shot in from close range after Bailey made a great save from Good's header in the box.
Whittington wasted a good chance by rushing his shot in the box when he had bags of time to take on the 'keeper but, in the 72nd minute, Lavender got the equaliser for Main, shooting past Herrick from 12 yards after being set up by Barnett and Whittington.
Three minutes from the end, Mr McGrath again denied Main a penalty when Batchelor brought down Brangan just inside the box , the referee amazingly giving a free kick outside the box, from which Lee Mellon hit the Moorlands defensive wall.

Main: Jamie Bailey (captain), Jon Wragg, James Ellis, Gary Middleton (Jamie Bowman 65), Reece Wesley, Lee Mellon, Paul Lavender, Shawn Mitchell (Scott Mellon 73), Hayden Barnett, Rob Branagan, Scott Whittington (Ben Langford 90)
Unused subs: Ben Dring (GK) Mick Jones
Saturday 13 August 2011
Northern Counties East League Premier Division
Lincoln Moorlands Railway (1) 2 Maltby Main (1) 2
Reporter:
Chris Hulley