Andre Williams. Photo by JAKE WHITELEY

Knights halt the losing run

Pinchbeck United halted their poor run with a solid point in the league on Saturday after a cup win in the previous midweek.
The Knights drew 2-2 at Newark and Sherwood United in the United Counties League Premier Division at the weekend.
They fell behind to a 38th minute penalty after keeper Ben Robson was adjudged to have brought down Toby White before Luke White scored from the spot.
The stopper did deny Tom Jones early in the second period before an Andre Williams goal got the Knights back on level terms in the 56th minute.
Jones netted five minutes later to make it 2-1 to the home side, but three minutes from time they were awarded a spot kick which Kelvin Ibeneme slotted home to secure the points.
It followed them proving too strong for Oakham United in the Hinchingbrooke Cup with a side that included five players from the development squad.
The Knights ran out 3-1 winners against Peterborough and District Premier League side Oakham United with goals from Ben Ward, Williams and Taylor Jaine.
After a string of poor results Pinchbeck suffered a nightmare start as they fell behind on two minutes.
But Pinchbeck were in charge for the rest of the match though also wasteful in front of goal as in the opening 20 minutes Harry Johnson hit the post, Williams put a shot just past the post before he also had a penalty saved.
But the leveller eventually came on the half hour when Ward chased down the goalkeeper and his attempted clearance rebounded off him and into the net.
Pinchbeck came out all guns blazing and took the lead through Williams hitting a fine finish into the bottom corner.
The same player hit the bar moments later before Robson had a header cleared off the line.
But the win was wrapped up thanks to a brilliant strike from Jaine from the edge of the box to make it 3-1.

Knights v Newark: Robson, Cox, Cranfield (Simpson), Henderson, Ibeneme, Jaine (Araujo), Johnson, Kudla (Turunen), N Stevens, Ward, Williams
Attendance: 161.

Knights v Oakham: Robson, Cox, Gagyi, Henderson, Ibeneme, Jaine, Johnson, N Stevens, Ward, Williams, Wright. Subs: Araujo, Kudla, C Stevens, Turunen.
Attendance: 24.

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