Boston Town aim to regain their form ahead of busy week
FA Cup exit to rivals Sherwood for Poachers
Boston Town suffered a 1-0 defeat to Sherwood Colliery as they were knocked out of the FA Cup on Saturday.
Just days after their long winning run was ended, they were beaten again, this time by the team they edged out in last season’s race for promotion.
Sherwood started brightly as they sought revenge for missing out on the United Counties League Premier North title to the Poachers.
There were few clear-cut chances before the interval until Harry Limb twice went close as the home side finished the first half strongly.
Town, who handed a debut to new keeper Theo Lavery, signed from Ilkeston Town, also had a brief flurry at the start of the second period but went behind when Nathaniel Crofts slotted home neatly after 61 minutes.
Chris Funnell threw on last season’s top scorer Matt Cotton, who’d been rested, but Sherwood held on to register an upset against their Northern Premier League hosts.
Match day sponsor VC Logistics and Transports chose Kallum Smith as man of the match.
On Saturday, the Poachers are at home to Nantwich Town in the FA Trophy and on Bank Holiday Monday (31st August), Bourne Town are the visitors in the Northern Premier League. Both kick off at 3pm.
After the Sherwood defeat, Funnell said his side had to recover their levels quickly ahead of another busy week.
"Our last two performances have fallen short of our own expectations," he said.
But Funnell urged supporters to stick with them and added that a positive midweek result at Carlton would mean Town had made a great start to their first campaign at Step 4.
POACHERS: Avery, Ging (Gibbons), Smith (Watkins), Tate (Archer), Ford, L Wilson, Bayliss (Siddons), Burdass (Cotton), Limb, Maddison, Munton.