The game started with immediate action with a penalty in the opening minutes of the game. Daniel Savage made a sprint towards the box, but was brought down by Ilkeston player Jaden Charles. Joe Walton walked to the spot and took a shot, but Matthew Yates saved Walton’s effort with his foot with ease.

The away side had the lead in the 13th minute as Lindon Miekle took a shot from outside the box and it sailed straight into the bottom corner.

Outrage on the pitch at the 30 minute mark. Purewal got himself behind the Ilkeston defence, but players called out for an alleged handball. The referee waved away the appeals and indicated for play to continue.

Purewal darted towards the box and looked to level in the 41st minute, but his effort sailed inches wide of the net.

At the beginning of the second half, Gomes drew a free-kick in our half after his shirt was pulled. Noble whipped in the free-kick, but Yates came out to claim the ball.

Olly Martin replaces Robbie Spence on the pitch at the 62nd minute, marking the end of Spence’s 250th appearance for the club.

The Hornets kept pushing for a goal. After Elsdon forced a corner, Noble put the ball in the box. Turner looked to have won the header, but the referee blew for a foul on an Ilkeston player.

Another chance presented itself 5 minutes later in the 70th minute, as Noble dinked a ball into the Ilkeston box toward Purewal. He couldn’t get on the end of it and the ball was straight at Yates.

The second change for the lads in the 76th minute saw Liam Murray came on for Arron Thompson.

Patient play by the Hornets as a cross found Elsdon on the edge of the box and he unleashed a shot, but it gone over the crossbar.

Noble won a free-kick in the 85th minute inside the Ilkeston half. Noble crossed the ball into the box linking Turner to head it towards goal. Yates caught it initially before spilling the ball on the line, but the referee said plays on.

Olly Martin scored an incredible equaliser in the 90th minute!
Martin broke through the Ilkeston defence, rounded Yates and slotted the ball home into an empty net.

Hebburn were hopeful of gaining one point from the match, until Ilkeston won a penalty. Joe Walton found himself in the books with a red card in the 3rd minute of added time. Marshall stepped up to take the penalty and fired the ball into the corner.

After an action-packed game, it was the away side who took away the all important 3 points, leaving the Hornets at 14th place in the league.

ATT: 304
MOTM: Matthew Elsdon

Hebburn Starting Lineup-

1. Daniel Cameron
2. Robbie Spence
3. Joe Walton
4. Arron Thompson
5. Michael Turner
6. Matthew Elsdon
7. Liam Noble
8. Daniel Savage
9. Amar Purewal (C)
10. Joao Pedro Gomes Carrington
11. Joe Posthill

12. Liam Murray, 14. Olly Martin, 15. Gildo Da Silva, 16. Harry Richardson

Ilkeston Lineup-

1. Matthew Yates
2. Callum Minkley
3. Jaden Charles
4. Lindon Miekle
5. Thomas Marshall (C)
6. Sam Parker
7. L’Varn Brandy
8. Connor Dixon
9. Harvey Kirby-Moore
10. Colin Daniel
11. Jordan Stevens

12. Sam Essien, 14. McKeal Abdullah, 15. Declan Eratt-Thompson, 16. Alex Hardwick, 17. Ben Hutchinson