Worksop Town battle hard for a point at Scarborough Athletic
Worksop Town boss Craig Parry admitted he was happy with a point after his side's 0-0 draw at Scarborough Athletic on Saturday.
Worksop nearly saw the point snatched away in the closing stages with Athletic winger Luca Colville blazing over late on.
But it would have been tough on the Tigers who had fought hard to get something from the game.
“I think a draw was a fair result," he said.
"There was not much quality because the pitch wasn’t great and it was two sides trying to get in behind.
“It’s a good point, as they’re a side that went away to Radcliffe and won 4-1, so we take it and we move on.
“I couldn’t have asked any more of any of the lads. They worked so hard and did the stuff they needed to do like win their battles, duels and second balls.”
After a week of heavy rain, the pitch at Scarborough’s temporary home was in a poor state, making fluent football difficult and contributing to a scrappy contest that lacked quality at both ends.
The hosts created the first opening of the afternoon when Steven Walker dispossessed Mason O’Malley and delivered a low cross into the box. Dominic Tear met it first time but could only sidefoot his effort wide of the post.
Worksop were handed a golden opportunity to take the lead in the 13th minute. Luke Hall raced through on goal and rounded the goalkeeper, but the uneven surface caught him out and he was unable to steer his shot on target.
Scarborough responded with a spell of pressure, with Lewis Maloney twice going close. His first effort drifted narrowly wide, while his second, a well-struck free kick, was saved by Tigers goalkeeper Lewis Forshaw.
The visitors nearly found the net from a corner when O’Malley’s out-swinging delivery dropped onto the roof of the net, much to the relief of the Scarborough keeper.
Just before the interval, another set piece caused concern as Lewis Whitham’s dipping free kick sailed just over the bar.
Whitham also had the first chance of the second half, cutting inside before dragging a shot wide.
Scarborough quickly countered, forcing Forshaw into a low save from Walker.
Substitute Colville blazed over in the closing stages, but neither side could find a winner as the points were shared in East Yorkshire.
The Tigers return home this weekend to face an in-form AFC Telford United at the Windsor Foodservice Stadium.