Market Rasen Town climb into top four with Somercotes win

Resurgent Market Rasen Town moved up into the top four of East Lincs Combination Division Three with a convincing victory on Saturday.
By The Newsroom
Published 3rd Feb 2020, 13:26 BST
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Town saw off North Somercotes United Reserves 3-0 at Rase Park to leapfrog their opponents into fourth position.

Leading scorer Kerim Djerbi gave the home side a slender 1-0 lead at half-time with a 15th-minute strike – his 14th goal of the campaign.

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Any nerves were soothed with 17 minutes remaining when Ian Williams doubled the lead with his first goal of the season.

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Alex Grimmett also got off the mark for the season when he wrapped up Rasen’s third league win in their last four matches with a third goal, six minutes from time.

Town take a break from league action on Saturday when they head to AFC Grainthorpe in the Junior Challenge Cup (kick-off 1.45pm).

They will take a 2-0 lead going into the second leg of the tie, with both teams vying for a place in the quarter-finals.