Seven games for Peterborough Sports to save their season after drab home draw and no goals or joy for other non-league clubs either
Peterborough Sports suffered a frustrating night at PIMS Park as they were held to a goalless draw by mid-table National League North side at PIMS Park
The point, and a second successive clean sheet, was of little use to Sports who remain deep in relegation trouble. The city side are two points and two places from safety, but that picture doesn’t tell the whole story as fellow drop zone residents Hereford United and Alfreton Town have multiple games in hand, and they meet each other on Thursday.
Last night there were few clearcut chances in a tough first-half with Max Booth coming closest late on for Sports with a snapshot that just went over the crossbar.
Sports started the second-half aggressively as a terrific far post volley from Luca Miller was superbly tipped to safety by visiting goalkeeper Jack McIntyre.
Marine’s best opportunity fell to Marine’s Fin Sinclair-Smith whose fierce low shot seemed destined to find the bottom corner until Sports ‘keeper Peter Crook arrived to palm it to safety.
Crook again did well to beat out a shot from former Football League striker Offrande Zanzala before Miller’s late effort from a tight angle as kep out by McIntyre.
Sports now face a tough game against fifth-placed Darlington, 3-0 winners over play-off rivals Radcliffe, at PIMS Park on Saturday. They have seven games in which to save their season.
Sports: Crook, Oakley (sub, McLintock 86 mins), Stewart, Kamga, Wood, Whitehouse, Jarvis (sub Coulthirst, 70 kins), Cadogan, Miller, Booth (sub Jeffers, 82 mins), Felix.
Unused Subs: Edwards, Willis, Gash, Davies.
Marine: McIntyre, Whelan, Sinclair-Smith, Newell, Thomas, Zanzala, Jolley (sub Abbey, 12 mins), Wardle, Ashton, Fielding (sub Bell 18 kins, sub McDonald, McDonald, 86 mins), Drysdale.
Attendance: 158.
There was no joy or goals for other local sides in non-league action on Tuesday night.
Stamford AFC went down 2-0 at Alvechurch in the Southern Premier Division Central. ‘The Daniels’ are now a point and a place from safety.
Harborough Town moved back to the top of the table ahead of Spalding United with a 2-1 win at Bromsgrove Sporting. Harborough are three points clear with a game in hand.
Bourne Town remain in the bottom four of the Northern Premier Midlands Division after a 2-0 defeat at high-fliers Anstey Nomads,
Wisbech Town lost 3-0 at Newark & Sherwood United in United Counties Premier Division North.