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Lancaster City 4 (Cairney 2, Winder, C Bailey) Coalville Town 2 (Watson, Jenno )Att 259

City kept their unbeaten home record with a hard fought victory over a useful Coalville side. The visitors making their first journey to the Giant Axe provided stiff opposition going forward but were slightly suspect to any cross ball into the box.
City on top early on should really have been ahead but Tam wasted one opportunity by delaying his shot and the second time had his well placed shot saved by the decent visiting keeper Coton. The visitors passed the ball well and took the lead when Watson was put through by Creaney he advanced into the box before cutting inside to fire past Powell to put Town 1 up. Momentum with Town for about 10 minutes before City equalised through skipper Cairney, who also scored the second on the stroke of half time after the visitors keeper had saved his first effort, the ball eventually was returned into the box and fell invitingly for Cairney to blast home a good volley.
Coalville shaded the early stages in the second half had a chance when Creaney headed wide should probably have scored but when seemingly looking well placed to draw level paid the price for some shocking defending when a cross from Sam Bailey was allowed to run to the far side of the box, Winder seized on the loose ball and blasted it past Coton to make it three. Minutes later another cross from Sam Bailey found his brother Charlie whose first touch in the game was to blast home a fourth. Game over but Coalville pocketed a second when Jenno forced the ball over the line following a free kick to make the scoreline more respectable