By David Simpson
CLEETHORPES TOWN 2
ILKESTON TOWN 3
NPL SOUTH/EAST

YOU BEAUTY: Ilkston’s Nat Watson celebrates his opener and inset, Alex Troke scores the visitors’ second
PICTURE: Arthur Haigh/ WhiteRosePhotos

TWO of the pre-season favourites for promotion played out an entertaining game on the east coast and it was Ilkeston who gained the verdict.
It was a delightfully sunny late summer afternoon and the visitors seized the initiative in the 14th minute. Nathan Watson finished neatly, following nice build-up play from Goodson.
Ilkeston had the better of the first-half an...