After watching my Beloved Stags give Middlesbrough a bit of a game, there were only two games we could realistically make for a 3pm KO -- Sutton v Kinsley or Rainworth v Dinnington... opted for Rainworth - we've not been there for a while.
Walked through the famous gates, to find they had moved the turnstile... work is still on-going at Kirklington Road, and improvements being made all the time.
The "Wrens" played some really good neat passing football and for the 1st half-hour were the better team. Then when Rainworth skipper Lee Wilkinson gave away a needless free kick, Michael Blythen beat Rainworth keeper Hales for the corner of the box to give the visitors the lead.
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5 minutes into the second half, Rainworth commited suicide - a corner met by an unmarked Blythen 12 yards out - the striker duly hammered the ball past Hales. The hat-trick goal came on 57, again a ball in finding Blythen unmarked allowing him to slot home.
3-0 down and Rainworth were not going to get anything out of the game - but as Dinnington took their foot off the gas, the Wrens fought back and looked the more likely to score. Unfortunately it took until the 86th minute for the home team to break their duck, Richard Smith firing home.
On the whole, a very entertaining game. As soon as Dinnington took the lead, their class showed, and it is not hard to see why they are top of the league...
Supposed to be off to the City Ground again on Tuesday..... big game between the top 2 in League 1....
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