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SPORTS ARE LEFT FEELING SICK AS TOM STRIKES LATE

By Rod Malcolm

ILKESTON TOWN 1
MICKLEOVER 0
STRIKER Tom Cursons scored the only goal to aid high-flying Ilkeston’s promotion bid and admitted: “It was not the prettiest.”
But it was a joy for home fans who waited 88 minutes to overcome local rivals Mickleover in a match hampered by the wind.
Colin Daniel’s free-kick proved too hot to handle even for keeper Yusef Mersin, who was the visitors’ best player. In nipped Cursons to claim his 16th league goal.
“The right time, the right place, I call it,” added Cursons, 23, who is doing a ...

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