Patience is a virtue, they say, and the Bucks, or more accurately their supporters, had to wait until the second half before they secured a deserved victory over stubborn opponents.
Goals from defender Orrin Pendley, his fourth of the season, and an injury-time insurance marker from substitute Tré Mitford, brought Kevin Wilkin’s side the victory their performance warranted.
Wilkin’s side adjusted, but it took a while, and in the meantime, Long Eaton’s belief slowly grew, albeit it never reached a point where they might have started to consider that they could win the game. The Bucks’ response was to win a corner through Ricardo Dinanga, and from Remi Walker’s flag kick, Montel Gibson’s near-post run allowed him to meet the ball but glance it marginally too high, keeper Ross Durrant untroubled.
Wilkin, speaking after the game, admitted that he had had to ask for more from his side during the half-time interval, feeling they were playing within themselves. They responded to his request, but it wasn’t instant. Defender Sam Whittall, who has been a rock since his arrival last month, was also finding space to come forward, and he linked up with the rapidly maturing Remi Walker to win a corner. Gibson had a subdued afternoon but got his head onto the delivery to head the ball down and off the inside of Durrant’s right post, the visitors clearing before Piggott could follow up.
With the lead secured, the Bucks started to move through the gears. Dinanga sent a low, skidding shot wide of Durrant’s right post from 20-25 yards, and the keeper, who had made some decent saves, began to display a few eccentricities and misjudgements. He was almost left red-faced when he didn’t claim a routine cross, but with the ball at his feet unexpectedly and with little support, Gibson couldn’t turn to get a shot off.
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