Boston Town’s last home game before Christmas fell flat as they were held by 10-man Skegness.
The festive derby was typically fiery and packed with incident – but the one thing it lacked was goals.
It was a first 0-0 of the season for the Poachers, who will see this a missed opportunity after the visitors had Bailey Dilley sent off in the second half.
Skegness were even down to 9 men for a while as Gary King was sin-binned, but the hosts couldn’t take advantage of their numerical advantage.
Their best chances were in the first half. Referee Paul Mcvey gave a free-kick just outside the penalty area when Lucas Dakin was upended – even though his team-mates and many onlookers were convinced he’d been fouled inside the box.
Liam Adams also struck the post but that was the closest the Poachers came to scoring.
Worryingly, Dan Worthington, who had come on for Adams, had to be subbed himself after he suffered a nasty facial injury.
Town: Portas, Tate, Hudson, Adams (Worthington [Millar]), Ford, Wilson, Dakin (Burdass), Maddison, Nuttell, Limb, Bayliss; unused sub: Borbely
