Martyn Bunce’s side returned to league action on Saturday afternoon as 2nd place Anstey Nomads visited the Mortgages For You Stadium. The Poachers hadn’t beaten the Nomads in the league since 1966.
In the first half, Liam Adams’ shot dipped just over the bar and about a minute later, Marshall Young did the same with an almost identical effort. Anstey, who had beaten Boston’s local rivals in Sleaford Town 2-1 last weekend, had their first shot of the game when Henry Bestwick shot straight directly at Travis Portas and it was quite a simple stop for the Poachers keeper.
About half way through the first forty five, Jordan Tate was sin binned due to dissent and sat on the bench for ten minutes. It certainly wasn’t the way the Boston left back wanted to spend his birthday afternoon. At Half Time, the score was tied at 0-0.
It was a game of very few chances but the Boston defense really held their own throughout. Three minutes in, Liam Adams tried his luck, it was going wide but the deflection off Marshall Young just took it past the post. Soon after, Anstey forward Michael Reeve curled an effort but an sublime save from Portas stopped the visitors going in front and subsequently earned Boston a point. The match ended 0-0.
After the 0-0 draw vs 2nd place Anstey, it’s a been a good week for Boston Town as they now also find themselves in the Lincolnshire Senior Trophy Final against Deeping Rangers or Skegness Town after beating Brigg away 3-1 in the week with 2 goals from Jordan Nuttell and one from Fraser Bayliss. Martyn Bunce said: “I couldn’t be any prouder of the club, anyone of the club and obviously the players. We thought today (vs Anstey), we would take them to 60 minutes, but to take it to 90 and beyond is a credit to the whole group.”
Next week, the Poachers travel to league leaders Loughborough Students.
Town: Portas, Mucklin, J Tate, Adams, Ford, Wilson, Bayliss, Hobbins, Young, Maddison, Beeson; subs: Borbely, L Tate, J Nuttell, Waddington, Slater
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