Prior to that the game had been competitive and even, as the home side endeavoured to put aside their poor form and early FA Vase exit to garner as many points as possible from the 34 remaining league games. Although they remain in the bottom two, playing like this, they shouldn’t stay there.
Midfields and Defences held sway during the game, and as such there were not too many chances in either half. Glossop edged the corner count in the first half, although perhaps the visitors were more coherent, but it was one good chance each that the sides were reflecting on at half time.
First Darren Hamilton was North End’s saviour when the ball was worked across the box to Mickey Saunders who appeared to have time to control and shoot from 12 yards, and as his shot was unleashed Hamilton slid in front of the ball to block the effort. Then, just before half time, Rob Hartshorne received the ball with his back to goal, 6 yards out and quickly turned to shoot. Either side of the keeper it would have gone in, but unfortunately it was straight at Sheldon, who saved.
The second half was again tight, with only slight threats on goal, the closest being when Hamilton made a great run and cross but the ball was just pinched off the toes of Adam Oakes. But then came Drew’s moment of quality, after a debatable foul awarded against Hamilton.
Glossop had to press, and Trennery was unfortunate that Kharas’ cross was just too high to kick and too low to head and when he met it at the far post it was with his chest, allowing Shenton to paw it around the post.
Rammy tried to shut up shop and largely succeeded. It was only in the last minute that Trennery again got behind the defence but his cut back was turned behind from a corner. Birch met the flag kick but it went over the bar. But after a traumatic week, North End fans would have been buoyed by the improvement in performance.
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