Non-league football: Coalville Town win thanks to late goals
Two goals in the last 10 minutes helped Coalville Town win their top-of-the-table clash with Sutton Coldfield Town, at Owen Street.
Leading scorer Ryan Robbins and David Leigh were the marksmen in a 2-0 victory, which puts the Ravens nine points clear in Evo-Stik Northern Premier League Division One South. Sutton Coldfield remained in third.
The first half was largely uneventful, with both teams cancelling out each other.
The best chances fell to Coalville. On 32 minutes, Robbins shot wide from 10 yards out. Then, after good work by Lewis Dodd, Cameron Stuart fired over.
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The second half belonged to Coalville but it took them until the 81st minute to break the deadlock, Robbins latching on to a through ball to score.
Leigh sealed the points in the 90th minute, heading home after a fine run and cross from Ash Way.
Loughborough Dynamo picked up a useful point when they drew 0-0 at Rainworth Miners Welfare, in a game of very chances.
Loughborough University remained third in the Baker Joiner Midland Alliance after a 3-0 victory at Causeway United.
The prolific Daniel Nti put them ahead after six minutes. A 12th-minute own goal by Carl Martin made it 2-0, and Nti struck again on the stroke of half-time to seal the points.
Heather St John's and Westfields served up a six-goal feast.
Heather turned a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 lead with goals fromConal Powell, Scott Smith and Shane Gibbs. But Wesfield netted a late leveller.
Fourth-placed Quorn suffered a 4-3 defeat at Boston Town in the United Counties League Premier Division.
Shepshed Dynamo bagged a point at Peterborough Northern Star with a 1-1 draw.
The home side went ahead on the half-hour mark but Lee Attenborough rescued a point for Shepshed with 20 minutes to go.
Oadby Town are just two points behind leaders Northampton Sileby Rangers in Division One after a 3-0 home win against Olney Town.
Oadby, with former Leicester City star Stefan Oakes in their ranks, went ahead after 57 minutes through Nick Pollard.
A goal from Jake Duffy, and a second from Pollard, sealed the points.
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by dobranich
Tuesday, January 15 2013, 8:22AM
“Just the biz Coalville”