Sleaford are too good for Pinxton
Matt Evans was delighted after seeing his side grind out a 1-0 win at home to Pinxton on Saturday.
Lewis Smith’s penalty 20 minutes in was enough to give the Greens all three points which moved them 11 points clear of the relegation zone as they sit 13th in UCL Division One.
And Evans said afterwards that it was a deserved win.
He said: “We were disappointed with the performance the last time we played them so we were keen to go into today with a different plan, so we built that and then in typical non-league fashion some of the things we planned for didn’t materialise given some of the changes Pinxton made.
"So we called on the lads to build on what we’ve done all season and dig it out, which we did.
"It’s no secret we’ve been conceding a lot of early goals so we wanted to make things a lot more solid, trying to nullify their attack as their forward was too strong for us last time, and although it was a different player this time it worked.
"We made several changes to the starting team but the good thing was that all four subs came on and made an impact in the game too as they helped stretch the game and keep us in it.
"Their goalkeeper made some great saves towards the end so it kept it exciting, even if it was a bit nervy for us in the dugout towards the end!”
Sleaford are back in action on Saturday when they host South Normanton Athletic, who are currently fifth in the league standings.
Evans added: “I really enjoyed it when we went to their place last time and although we didn’t get the result we wanted it was a good dugout, a good team we played against, a nice place to be, so I’m looking forward to a good game of football.
"They’re a good side but as with last week we’ll review it tonight and try and get as ready as we can be, but even with plans in place anything can happen.”