Ilkeston Town 2 Guiseley 0

A host of chances went begging for a wasteful Guiseley as they slumped out of the FA Trophy and were left still searching for a win since sacking manager Neil Parsley.

His shock removal came two days after a thrilling 5-4 victory over Grantham Town in the last round. The decks were being cleared for the arrival of former Bradford City boss Terry Dolan.

He has had a wretched start to his reign with the Nethermoor outfit but he did everything he could on Saturday.

Dolan had travelled down in midweek to watch the opposition at first hand.

He had selected his best possible formation with the personnel available to him and had motivated them to the best of his ability.

But even the best coaches cannot control the finishing on the pitch.

Guiseley did everything but score. They hit the bar, the post, had a penalty saved and saw two efforts cleared off the line.

It was a desperately frustrating afternoon for Dolan's troops.

Skipper Richard Dunning was the first to be thwarted. His direct free-kick in the third minute came back off the upright.

Another Dunning free-kick was deflected wide and Andy Wright saw a shot blocked after a good cross from Gavin Knight.

Ilkeston then took the lead, through a Sam Denton own goal midway through the first half.

The big former Bantams defender attempted to cut out a cross but the ball screwed past keeper Steve Dickinson.

Just after the half-hour, Knight found himself one-on-one with the home keeper, who made a good save.

A flurry of chances for the visitors followed but their problems worsened when they conceded a penalty just after the hour.

It was the 63rd minute when Danny Ellis tripped a forward and Robert Gill fired the spot kick past Dickinson.

Guiseley were handed a lifeline 15 minutes from time when a home defender's hand controlled the ball in the area.

Knight planted the ball on the spot but Ilkeston's keeper pushed the shot round his post.

The flag kick was lofted into a packed area and headed goalwards but the ball was headed off the line in the melee.

If Guiseley needed further evidence that it was not to be their day, it came five minutes from time. Mark Smith met Kevin Sanasy's testing cross with a firm header but the ball cannoned back off the bar.