Venue: The Town Ground, Heanor, Derbyshire
Scorers:
Lions - Chris Shaw (45)
Sports - Karl Ashton (24)
Apologies if you have visited this page expecting a full match report. Unfortunately, apart from two goals in the first half, there is not a lot worth mentioning.
For Heanor it may have been a good workout before the season starts proper on Saturday, and a good bit of PR with former bosses Glenn Kirkwood and Craig Hopkins managing the visitors, but it turned out to be a bad night when last season's top scorer Kieran Debrouwer was helped from the field just before half-time, after he was on the receiving end of a bad challenge.
According to his twitter feed Keano has a broken foot - "broken foot 3 days before season any fuking chance gutted aint the word!!"
Debrouwer did have two decent chances before he was injured, but they were well blocked by Mickleover keeper Martin.
Karl Ashton netted for Sports after 24 minutes had been played, latching onto a ball into the box after the home defence failed to intercept, and lashing the ball across Ian Deakin.
Chris Shaw's equaliser was a real stunner, the full back curling a 22 yard free-kick sweetly into the top corner with his cultured left foot. H-T 1-1
Second half - please see Heanor Town's website for more about the second half, because apart from Adie Hawes and the visiting no. 10 having to sit on the naughty step for 20 minutes after they fell out with each other, there was not a lot worth mentioning. F-T 1-1
Admission: £4.00
Attendance: 162
Charity: £1.50
