AFC out to hit back in final home showdown

Mar 26 2008 by Linzi Nicholson, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

AFC EMLEY will be aiming for an improvement in their final home game of the Northern Counties East League campaign against Pontefract Collieries on Saturday.

That’s after they collected just one First Division point from the six on offer over Easter.

After a 3-3 draw at Teversal on Saturday, they lost 4-1 at home to Bottesford Town on Monday.

Marc Scott fired Teversal ahead on two minutes but Emley responded with a ninth-minute equaliser by Kyle Hawthorn.

The same player put the visitors ahead from the penalty spot after 22 minutes.

Marc Townsend made it 3-1 five minutes later.

But after pulling one back five minutes before the break, Jamie Hudson hit a 70th-minute leveller for the Sutton-in-Ashfield side.

Scunthorpe team Bottesford proved far too strong for Nicky Bramald and Daryl Brook’s side as they maintained their promotion push.

Hawthorn scored Emley’s goal, again from the penalty spot.

Emley are 11th in the 17-team table, with Saturday’s foes Pontefract rock-bottom.

After that match, the Huddersfield side have four successive away games, at Barton Town Old Boys, Hall Road Rangers, Bottesford Town and Gedling Town.