Article: Depleted Grimsby miss out Grimsby Soccer Club were narrowly defeated in a match where they nearly pinched a point.

Grimsby Soccer Club were narrowly defeated in a match where they nearly pinched a point.

Grimsby were decimated through injuries and county call-ups in this Sills and Betteridge Lincolnshire League fixture against Botston Town Reserves.

So dire was the problem that manager Graham Cartwright started the game.

Grimsby struggled with Boston's long-ball tactics.

Grimsby scored the first goal when great work by winger Stefan Melin saw him cross the ball into the Boston box.

With Neil Watts about to strike the ball home, he was felled by the Boston central defender.

Up stepped midfielder Daniel Beecham to power home the spot kick.

Grimsby then seemed to take their foot off the gas and Boston came ...

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