We all strive for consistency, football clubs included, and Buxton's win-persistence is admirable, in particularly for this latter part of the season, with some fine results. King's Lynn Town, however, triumphed 1-0 from their visit to the Tarmac Silverlands on Saturday March 22, leap-frogging the Bucks in the Vanarama National League North table to temporarily grab a play-off spot. Football is always a game of lows as well as highs, of course.
King's Lynn preferred to defend in numbers and hit back on the break. After 69 minutes the ploy worked with a fast move out of defence and long range shot for the game's only goal, by Greg Taylor after 69 minutes.
The Bucks fought back in a tight tussle but chances were missed and the task was made more formidable in front of the enthusiastic crowd of over 1,000 by dismissal of Connor Kirby for a second yellow card. The Linnets' victory was their first ever at the Tarmac Silverlands. Full Match Report HERE
"We had clear-cut chances to continue our good run. This is a set-back, but It's not panic stages, nothing like," home team manager John McGrath said afterwards."Not taking what was there cost us today, yet we played well for much of the time, even when down to 10 men.
"We're only a couple of points outside the play-offs and there are another 18 points at stake before the regular season's end. Needham Market, next up away, are looking to pull clear from the relegation zone. At the same time we're seeking the points to take us back into play-offs contention. It's going to be a tough one for both teams."
The trip to Needham Market will be next Saturday, March 29, 3pm kick-off. Note that the Derbyshire Senior Cup Final against Alfreton Town will be played at Chesterfield's SMH Group Stadium, Tuesday April 15, kick-off 7.45pm. This is an all ticket match and purchases can be made through the Chesterfield website. They cannot be bought at the gate.
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