Rainworth hold Newark Town to a draw at the YMCA in the United Counties League Division One
It was a decent performance for Newark Town Football Club but they were far from their best as the United Counties League Division One promotion contenders drew 1-1 at home against Rainworth.
The Blues were without their captain Lewis Chambers who was away and Alex Hales led the team out in front of 182 fans.
Rainworth who sit on the bottom of the table and are highly likely to be relegated at the end of the season got off to a flying start at the YMCA Newark and Sherwood Activity Village when they opened the scoring.
Thomas Bedford put the ball in the net for the visitors as he capitalised on a poor pass back to beat Newark Town keeper Theo Avery-Brown who could only watch as the ball rocketed by his right side.
Newark managed to return fire and after some attacking pressure tied the match up in the 15th minute.
Recent signing Harry Wakefield scored a powerful effort on debut.
Wakefield has previously played at a good level turning out for teams including Matlock Town, Anstey Nomads, and Harborough Town.
The striker proved too strong for the Rainworth defence as he slotted one for his new side.
Both teams went off the field at half-time with a goal each to show for their efforts.
The expectation in the second period was for The Blues to come out and score several goals against their opposition.
However, at full-time the score remained the same as it was in the break.
Sam Wright and Tyler Smith had a few attempts on goal but experienced Rainworth keeper James Leverton was able to stop anything that came his way.
The final whistle blew and both teams walked off the pitch with a point each to show for their efforts.
A spokesman from Newark Town said that the performance was not good enough to secure three points and they will be looking forward to their next match.
The third placed side will now welcome Harrowby to the YMCA on Saturday, (kick-off 3pm) where they will be hoping to secure all the points on offer.
