Match Report: Notts County Youth Team v Rotherham

With Notts County's youth team having slipped to fourth position in the league after a 3-1 defeat away at Oldham in their last game, a win was required to regain their place amongst the pacesetters.
 
Still without their first choice keeper after he broke a finger, Notts began the match into the breeze on a very hard and bobbly pitch.
 
As early as the very first minute Notts fell behind when a cross was headed goalwards by a Rotherham striker.  It was going just inside at the foot of the post but the Notts keeper dived and got his hand to it but couldn’t prevent it crossing the line.
 
The remainder of the first half was an even affair with Notts never hitting the good form they have shown so often in the past against a Rotherham side knowing they now had something to hang on to and were working very hard at closing down the Notts players.
 
Half Time: 0-1
 
The second half was completely different with Notts having a really spirited and higher tempo approach to the game and dominated it right from the kick-off.  They carved out chance after chance but couldn’t score.  Shots were driven just the wrong side of the post, great saves from the Rotherham keeper and misses when scoring looked easier.
 
A frustrating second half to a game that Notts had lots of chances and should have won – but, as we all know - that’s football! The final score was 1-0 to the young Millers.
 
With no game next week the young Pies will face a stern test away at one of the teams in the leading pack - Scunthorpe - in a fortnight’s time.

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