Steels 0-0 Carlton Town

Stocksbridge Park Steels got a creditable point against play-off chasing Carlton Town.

If we’re being honest, the only reason we are writing about the first half is so that you know that it actually happened. That’s because it was very incident free, with neither team able to do much against their opponents organised defence. Jack Watson did win the ball high up but his weak shot was no trouble for Nykah Liburd while Ross Goodwin also had an effort that didn’t trouble the goalkeeper. But the first half was forgotten by the time the fans bit into their half time pie.

In the second half, the game was a bit livelier though pretty much anything would have had more action than the first. It started off with Stocksbridge having a lot more of the ball and creating some actual chances. Charlie Reaney won his aerial battle to get onto the end of a cross, but his header went just centre metres wide. Ross Goodwin was also strong in the air and Liburd clawed his powerful header over the bar.

At the other end, Carlton also struggled to get their attack going with the Steels defence remaining strong. They did have one decent chance with a snap shot from the edge of the box which debutant goalkeeper Harry Garman saw late, but he was still able to get down and make the save. In the end, it was a goalless draw that you’d struggle to write more words than this about.