First Team Match Report – 24 September 2005 Home

Friendly – away vs Cov Jag

Nuneaton rounded off their pre season friendlies with a good 3-2 away win against a tough Coventry Jaguar side they will face again in the league matches. However they had to work for it and let Jag take an early lead when the defence was still asleep, allowing jag to score from a shooting opportunity they should not have had. This stirred the away team though and they soon got their passing game going, allowing Ally Jones to slot home from a Lee Marshall cross. This set Jag back and Nuneaton capitalised on the momentum they created by going the full length of the pitch in a series of passes for coach Brian Gordon Stables finishing the move he started back in his own half.

However Nuns relaxed and Jag immediately responded, scoring with a long-range shot that spun viciously off keeper Mike Norringtons glove who was unlucky not to stop it creeping over the line.

The second half saw Nuneaton defend well against some sustained pressure whilst trying to get their own passing game going. This they eventually did and Marshall again provided the cross from the right for Dave Eccles to slot home the winner. Either team could have added more before the end in what was an open match. But it is Nuneaton who will take the win into the league season and the form shows promise of a good season ahead for the Nuns.