The Poppies continued their losing friendly sequence after going down at Rockingham Triangle in front of 605 spectators. Corby took a 2-0 lead within 40 minutes through Ben Mackey (3rd minute) and Stephen Towers (39).Kettering came back strongly in the second half but only had Iyseden Christies's 55th minute strike to show for their efforts.

Teams (2nd half substitutes in brackets):

Corby Town :

1 Chris Mackenzie
2 Danny Pitham (12 Dean West)
3 Asa Charlton (13 Chris Hope)
4 Phil Gulliver (Captain)
5 Leon Dolman
6 Richard Lavery
7 Simon Brown (14 Mark Duckett)
8 Stephen Towers
9 Ben Mackey
10 Michael Frew
11 Glen Walker (15 Steve Diggin)

Kettering Town

1 Nathan Abbey
4 Ashley Westwood (Captain)
5 Ian Roper
9 Paul Furlong (16 Darren Wrack 82)
11 Marcus Kelly
12 Greg Taylor (6 John Dempster 46)
15 Tommy Jaszczun (3 Sol Davis 46)
18 Harry Baker (14 James Dance 46)
19 Brett Solkhon (8 Andre Boucaud 46)
20 Iyseden Christie
21 Patrick Noubissie (18 Stephen O'Leary 46)

Game facts- 1st half

Corby take the lead after 3 minutes as a corner from the right is headed on for Mackey to head home firmly, unchallenged, at the far post.

11 minutes - Iyseden Christie's free kick sails over the bar.

27 minutes- a long through ball is misjudged and mis-kicked by Corby keeper, Mackenzie, and Paul Furlong's shot is deflected wide for a corner.

34 minutes a quick break from Corby sees Walker's cross scuffed by Simon Brown into the grateful arms of Kettering keeper, Nathan Abbey.

39 minutes and 2-0 to Corby.Ben Mackey outjumps Ian Roper to head on for Stephen Towers who drives low and hard past Abbey, who gets a hand on the ball but not enough to keep it out.

Kettering have a succession of free kicks due to aggressive play by Corby's Lavery and Charlton- but fail to capitalise. The last set piece sees Harry Baker's cross headed over by skipper, Ashley Westwood.

Half Time: Corby Town 2 Kettering Town 0

Game facts - 2nd half.

47 minutes and Furlong wriggles free on the left and the low cross is just behind James Dance.

49 minutes Iyseden Christie's shot well saved by Mackenzie, diving left.

55 minutes- goal to Kettering as Marcus Kelly's corner from the right is headed into the 6 yard box by Westwood, and Christie is on hand to stab the ball in, almost on the goal line.

57 minutes a neat one-two between Kelly and Sol Davis sees Kelly loop the ball straight at Mackenzie.

60 minutes and Kelly's cross is headed wide by Furlong.

67 minutes and Kelly stretches to head a Dance cross wide of goal.

76 minutes and a determined run and shot by James Dance sees the ball drift wide of goal.

79 minutes Dance's cross skims off the head of Corby substitute,Chris Hope, and just wide of goal.

90 minutes- last free kick sees Dance head Kelly's cross wide.

Corby fail to get an effort on goal in the second half.

Final Score:

Corby Town 2 Kettering Town 1

Attendance 605.