SATURDAY 19th APRIL 2008

VAUXHALL MOTORS 0 v 1 HINCKLEY UNITED

BLUE SQUARE NORTH

Hinckley United turned the tables on the already-relegated Vauxhall, to cement their place in the Blue Square North next season.  The Knitters arrived at Rivacre Park on a mission to avenge a home defeat earlier this year by Motors on the back of a decent run of results, to pull themselves out of the relegation zone and a 41st minute goal from Cullam Lloyd proved to be enough to keep the Leicestershire club up, at the expense of Hucknall Town.

From the start, the Knitters determination was clear to see as they took the initiative from the start. Adam Webster volleyed into the sidenetting and Owen Story drove over after great work by Leon Kelly before two goal-line clearances kept out further efforts from Webster and Lloyd, as the visitors powered into the injury-ravaged home side. The game was 26 minutes old before Motors made any significant progress, a shot by Paul Taylor straight into the grateful arms of on-loan keeper Alan Martin.

But just when it seemed as if Motors were likely to get to the break unhinged, Rico Richard produced a perfect through ball through the inside left channel for the unmarked Lloyd to steer beyond the stranded home keeper Lloyd Rigby.

Hinckley maintained their stranglehold on the game after the interval but did not create a great deal, but had to survive a couple of decent efforts from Tom Field, which produced a fine save by Martin, and a decent header from Mark Maddox, which went just wide, before the traveling fans could celebrate confirmation of their status for another campaign.

Vauxhall: Rigby, Holmes, Owens, McMahon (Hitchen 46), Maddox, Brannan, Field, Smith, Taylor (Williams 60), Carroll, Hannigan,  Subs not used: Griffiths, Murphy, Dames.