It was Easter weekend delight for Yellows who overcame Pinchbeck two goals to nil at the Sir Halley Stewart Field in what could be a decisive game in the race for survival.

It was a shaky start for both sides however, with Yellows almost falling behind within the first five minutes had it not been for a goal line clearance from both Aaron Short and Dillion Rawson. The hosts weren’t without frailties of their own following numerous penalty shouts, firstly for a nudge on Brad Wells, followed shortly by a push on Taylor Jaine, but both incidents were waved away by the referee.

Yellows thought they had taken the lead shortly after as Jaine flicked the ball on for Short who beat the keeper but not the offside trap which concluded a frantic first ten minutes.

Yellows were the better side for large spells of the first half and almost opened the scoring on numerous occasions. Nial Towle volleyed narrowly wide after some excellent work from Joe Ashurst to beat his man and pick out the former at the far post. Ayleal Dill also went close after some nice play from Yellows which left Saad with space down the right to swing a ball in for Dill to attack, but he couldn’t divert his header goalward.

Despite being on top for the majority of the half, Yellows were dealt a huge blow just five minutes from the break. Following a defensive miscommunication, Hugo Hunt found himself through on goal and following a tangle with the Dillon Rawson, the latter was given his marching orders from the man in the middle. Yellows were almost reduced to nine as Hunt again caused problems this time for Taylor Jaine as there appeared to be yet another tangle through on goal but there were no repercussions this time around. An uphill battle awaited Reece Limbert’s men in the second half.

Following just the one change at the interval, the ten men of Hucknall yet again raced out the blocks and went agonisingly close to taking the lead as skipper Short saw his effort from the edge of the box come back off the crossbar. Yellows would make the breakthrough just minutes later as Brad Wells crashed his effort in off the crossbar to fire Yellows into the lead and make it five goals in four games for the former Spalding United man. Wells would later almost double his tally and Hucknall’s lead following a Joe Ashurst corner. Wells made his way through the crowd to meet the cross only to see his header graze the top of the crossbar. Yellows would eventually grab their second on 89 minutes, a short corner made its way to Wells on the byline who pulled it back for substitute Daniel Odunaiya to seal three valuable points for Yellows.

A monumental second half performance from the ten men of Yellows and a huge step towards survival. The job is not finished yet though as all eyes will be on Monday’s game away at Kimberley where three points would all but confirm Yellows league status.

Speaking after the match Manager Reece Limbert was both complimentary of the way his squad adapted after going down to ten men but also focussed on the job that still has to be done. "I am extremely proud of the squad for their performance in today's win. It goes a long way towards our target and I’m delighted for the supporters who were amazing today. It shows character going down to 10 men in the first half and then to grind out a result and we did just that. The mentality of these players is outstanding but we must regroup and go again on Monday. The job isn’t done yet and we must ensure we get a result in one or both of our remaining games to ensure our safety".

It is a very short break for the squad as they travel to Kimberley tomorrow in what could be a decisive match.