Prescot Cables 1-1 Hednesford Town

Hednesford Town made the trip to Merseyside to face second placed Prescot Cables knowing that an upset in the form book could pull the Pitmen clear of the relegation zone.

Hednesford Town dealt with the windy conditions very well early on and started the game much more strongly than the home side, taking an early lead in the 12th minute when Jake Jervis produced a neat finish from Lewis Farmer's cross. The Pitmen continued to contain Prescot during the opening twenty minutes, preventing them from producing any fluidity in their play. Kyle Sambor was challenged in the box by Michael WIlliams, as the Cables had a penalty shout declined by the referee. Jack Goodwin had a shot for the Cables which Tom Thorley deflected behind for a corner, Rhys WIlliams did well in the difficult conditions to claim the ball. The equaliser came in the 27th minute with a long range effort from Francis Smith beating Williams to level the score. The game became quite scrappy following the equaliser without either side producing any clear cut opportunities and limited to shooting from distance, there would be no further goals in the first half.