Both sides started brightly but it was the home side who carried the greater attacking threat until Deeping mounted a late flurry to try and retrieve something from the game.

Rovers Allan Owen was to prove to be a thorn for the visiting central defenders and he gave an early warning as he raced through them to bear down on goal but the deputising Danny Bircham made himself big and the shot was wide.

Eynesbury’s Hayden Bream fed Owen, he beat the defender Luke Hunnings to shoot to the near post that Bircham took off of defender Dan Flack, Bircham then saved from Bream’s long range effort

Deeping were toiling to get into the game, Charlie Coulson sent Flack wide, his pull back found Coulson whose shot was blocked by the retreating Macauley Clark, Scott Coupland’s corner was taken by Scott Mooney, his shot was blocked on the post by Clark.

A defence splitting pass from the home sides Danny Webb sent Owen in behind the Rangers back line where his shot was well saved by Bircham’s out stretched hand, the ball fell for Craig Smith to shoot, the shot hitting the massed ranks of the defenders

Rangers best spell of the half came as the end approached, they worked the wall across the home box for Coupland to set up Jason Kilbride, the shot was weak and did not trouble Jamie Greygoose in the home goal, Flack’s throw in allowed Coulson to find Coupland his shot being dealt with by James Duckett.

Their best chance came as Mooney ran at the Rovers defence, he passed to Coupland, he in turn found Coulson deep in the box to see his shot bobble beyond the far post.

Half Time – Eynesbury Rovers 0 Deeping Rangers 0

The home side made the decisive breakthrough on 51 mins, Owen capitalised on Deeping hesitancy, advanced goal wards and slid the ball past the out coming Bircham

Rangers were rescued from another goal by Flack, from defending a corner Eynesbury broke swiftly where Owen made his way into the Deeping box where Flack made a great challenge to stop the threat.

Owen out battled Hunnings to get into the box and shoot net bound where C Smith got a touch to make sure – except he was offside.

Deeping’s Coupland and Coulson combined with Coupland unable to get space to get a shot on target, a long clearance saw Mooney in behind the home back line, his lobbed effort having Greygroose back peddaling to take.

Rangers skipper David Burton-Jones created space for a shot to be thwarted by a very good block by Rovers sub Callum Stockwell and Hunnings did well to halt another forceful run from Owen.

Deeping were now exerting some pressure, Mooney exchanged passed with Kilbride to shoot from the edge of the box where a deflection took it into the hand of Greygoose, Coupland’s corner was met by Hunnings to see the header cleared off the line by Bream.
Owen combined with Stockwell to shoot where Bircham gathered at second attempt.

Rangers were very close when sub Will Bird headed Flack’s cross downwards, and net bound, only for Greygoose to produce a fine save to scoop the ball away off the line, another good Flack cross saw Tom Coles head over as a couple of Deeping players were about to pounce.

In the end another poor day on the road for the Clarets.

Full Time – Eynesbury Rovers 1 Deeping Rangers 0