Toolstation NCEL Premier Division
Clipstone 3-1 Parkgate
Parkgate manager Steve Adams watched his side lose to Clipstone
Parkgate had two new signings in the squad for the trip to Clipstone as Sheffield FC pair Jonathan Fuscoe and Joe Knowles signed in time.
After six minutes home keeper Steve Hernandez pulled off a double save to prevent Ben Thornton giving Parkgate the lead.
Other than that there were no clear cut chances in the first 20 minutes. Parkgate debutant Jonathan Fuscoe saw his 34th minute effort saved by Steve Hernandez but two minutes later Fuscoe gave Parkgate the lead with a well angled shot. They held their advantage for only four minutes as a poorly defended free kick from James Ashmore restored parity.
The introduction of Lebrun Mbeka for the second half gave a glimmer of hope as he briefly troubled the home defence.
On 60 minutes another calamitous moment in defence saw Chris Salt put Clipstone in front with a free header.
A poor performance overall was again punished on 77 minutes when Ellis Wall seized on a loose ball after some inept defending to make it 3-1.
The Team
Parkgate: J Lill, Yates, Mumbanya, Shelton (captain), Garner, Cuckson (Davies), Jessop, Hutchinson, Fuscoe, Thornton (Mbeka), Preece.
Elsewhere
Dan Broadbent opened the scoring for Thackley, but they were 2-1 at Cleethorpes Town. Marc Cooper’s late winner denied Thackley at least a point.
In the Friday night fixture, Pickering Town lost 2-0 at home to Worksop Town.