GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY 1 BASFORD UNITED 0
By John Chapman

GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY closed the gap on Basford, securing all three points courtesy of Declan Bacon’s late strike on a bitterly cold afternoon in Lincolnshire.
The Holy Blues started the game the brighter, looking to avenge the midweek disappointment of defeat at Nantwich, as teenage front man Jovon Makama led the line brilliantly all afternoon.
Despite winning several corners in the first half, Trinity didn’t trouble the Basford goal – and this encouraged the visitors who grew into the game in the second perio...