Ashby Ivanhoe went down narrowly at Cadbury Athletic in their Midland League Division One clash on Saturday after missing a late penalty.

After a cagey opening, it was the home side who took the lead after 38 minutes when they made the most of the windy conditions at a free-kick.

The ball seemed to catch the wind and the Ashby goalkeeper by surprise as it popped into the top corner direct from the setpiece.

The first half did not end well for Ivanhoe with Ashby captain, Macauley Holmes shown a yellow card for a late challenge just before the break.

Ashby made the brighter start in the second half, and within five minutes they came close to equalising with a shot from Lewis Poynton which deflected wide for a corner.

A further opportunity was created 20 minutes into the second half by Liam Donaghy who found Sam Grouse but he could not convert as his shot went narrowly wide.

A further chance two minutes later saw Grouse in a clear goal scoring opportunity, but he blazed the ball over the bar.

Ashby continued to be the better side as the half progressed and were creating further chances through Ross McGarry and Holmes.

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Cadbury came close to a second after 40 minute]s but a great tackle by Holmes denied him he chance.

A great strike from Jack Robinson saw the ball bounce just in front of the Cadbury keeper who tipped it wide for a corner.

But, with 90 minutes on the clock, Ashby were awarded a penalty after grouse was brought down - but after taking the penalty himself, he put the ball over the bar.

After capitalising on possession in the second half, Ashby could not find the equaliser and the points went to Cadbury - but with notable performances from Harry Stewart and Robinson.

• Next up for Ashby was to have been an away trip to Hinckley FC on Tuesday night in the League Cup - but that has now been called off due to storm damage to a floodlight pylon.