There wasn't a lot to write home about, but it was still a valuable point for Peterborough Sports at Buxton
Peterborough Sports picked up a valuable point from a dour National League North contest at Buxton on Tuesday night.
It finished 0-0 on a night of very few scoring chances, but clean sheets on the road are never to be sniffed at and the point moved Sports five points clear of the drop zone ahead of a game with 16th-placed Spennymoor Town at PIMS Park on Saturday (3pm kick off). The city side remain in 19th place, two spots above the dreaded dotted line.
Buxton were first to threaten when Kurt Willoughby went close with a deflected strike from distance on 11 minutes before Sports centre-back Kevin Joshua made a strong block to keep out a shot from Luke Brennan.
‘The Turbines’ grew into the game towards the end of the first half with Shaquile Coulthirst squandering a chance to break the deadlock from inside the area. Elliott Whitehouse then forced home ‘keeper Joe Young into a save with a decent 25 yard hit.
Chances became even scarcer in the second-half with Brennan shooting just over the crossbar for the hosts before his last minute effort from outside the penalty area whistled past a post.
Sports: Crook, Cadogan, Joshua, Willis, Powell, Straughan-Brown, McLintock (sub 79 mins, Davies), Whitehouse, Miller (sub 65 mins, Carayol), Booth (sub 86 mins Jeffers), Coulthirst.
Unused subs: Edwards, Felix, Young, Oakley.
Buxton: Young, Flint, Ward, Burton, Johnston, Kirby, Brennan, Willoughby (sub 69 mins, McLean), Mee, Gilsenan (sub 82 mins, Coleman), Robinson.
Unused subs: Trueman, Hill, Baife, Cooper.