A second half strike from Richard Ford gave the Poachers a draw on the road at Kimberley Miners Welfare.
Going into the game, there wasn’t much between the two sides. Kimberley were 10th and the Poachers were 11th with the hosts only above them on goal difference with the exact same games played, won, drawn and lost.
Boston didn’t make the best start to the game with Kimberley scoring after six minutes played. The ball was headed home by Ryan Whitehurst who was unmarked at Travis Portas’ far post and it was the first goal the Poachers had conceded for 338 minutes.
Jordan Nuttell tried to respond for the visitors only three minutes later but his header was caught comfortably by the Kimberley keeper. Boston kept pushing for an equaliser as a pacy run on the left hand side from Fraser Bayliss resulted in a cross from the club’s top scorer this campaign but no one was in the box to tap home.
The Poachers started the second 45 a lot better as they attempted to get past the Kimberley defence. Eight minutes into the half, Liam Adams had a shot but he dragged his effort wide. Then in the 62nd minute, the hosts failed to clear Lee Beeson’s free kick which saw the rebound come to Richard Ford who shot goalwards and with help from the post, put Boston Town on level terms.
A great save from Portas stopped the home team’s left winger from putting the hosts 2-1 up after a fantastic curling effort. Soon after, a last ditch tackle from a Kimberley defender denied Harry Limb the chance to shoot for the Poachers. The last real chance of the match came with five minutes left to play from Marshall Young as he took on a shot from long range but the ball went straight over the bar.
The Poachers now have two must-win home games. They face 7th-placed Newark and Sherwood United on Tues 28 Feb and 9th-placed Heanor Town on Sat 4 March.
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