Match Report
Shaw Lane, 6th with 79 points, sat 15 points above Buxton (9th, 64). Shaw Lane had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 6th overall. Against a league average of 1.52 goals per team per game, Shaw Lane ran at 1.67 scored and 1.39 conceded, Buxton at 1.54 and 1.43.
13 consecutive wins preceded this game for Shaw Lane, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Momentum sat with Buxton, winners of their last three. Shaw Lane had banked 15 of the last 15 points on offer; Buxton, 9.
The match was played at Sheerien Park in Barnsley (capacity 2,000). On the scoreboard, Shaw Lane led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.




