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0 0 BATH CITY DOVER ATHLETIC BATH CITY Robinson, Jombati, Rollo (Coupe 69), Jones, Holland, Harris, Simpson, Badman, Edwards Cartier Replica Watches (Douglas 80), Mohamed, Connolly. Subs not used: Bartlett, Caldwell. DOVER ATHLETIC Flitney, Walder (Adelakun 61), Hill (Abnet 73), Leach, Shulz, Moore, Wallis, Southall, Welford, Collin, Birchall (Rogers 73). Subs not used: Leberl, Whitehouse. Referee: Wes Linden (Northwood). Attendance: 667. Ryan Robinson believes Bath City are putting together another good run of form which will push them firmly into the play-off reckoning. City's number one helped his team earn a hard-fought point against fellow high-fliers Dover on Saturday, which keeps Adie Britton's men within touching distance of the top five. "I'd say we are pleased with the draw," said Robinson, who made a series of important saves to keep Dover at bay. "Having got a decent result in midweek [against Weston], the main thing was that we didn't lose this game. That's not saying we didn't want to win it - we gave it a go but we'll take a point. "It keeps us in the mix and we still have a game in hand on Dover so if we can win that it will all be really close." Since losing at Thurrock in their first game back after an enforced winter break, City have put together a four-game unbeaten run and kept three successive clean sheets, much to the keeper's delight. "The lads have made a great effort in keeping clean sheets so far this season, which is good for me personally and for the team as a whole because we are defending not badly," Robinson added. "That's three clean sheets on the trot but I don't want to take all the credit because it's a big team effort and the lads have been brilliant. "With us having a three-week break [before Thurrock], it took a game or two to get going again. We were lacking in match practice and there were a couple of changes, which didn't help, but hopefully we are on our way to another good run of form." tag heuer replicaThey certainly had to work hard to maintain that little run on Saturday. Missing the influential Lewis Hogg through injury, City posed very little threat as an attacking outfit - something which will need to be addressed during the midfielder's forthcoming lay-off. However, what they lacked in spark the home side made up for in spirit as they fought to keep out a decent Dover side. Robinson was key to those efforts, saving with his legs to deny Adam Birchall twice and Shaun Welford once. "It's not the nicest of saves but it does what it does," said the keeper. "Sometimes if you try to get to the shot with your hands, by the time you have got down there it's through your legs. You've just got to stay big and hope you save it." Robinson also pushed over a stinging drive from Jon Wallis and saved low from a Hakeem Adelakun freekick during a man-of-the-match display. When he was beaten, Gethin Jones - the pick of the defenders - came to the rescue with a remarkable goalline clearance from Ollie Schulz's closerange header. Sido Jombati also produced a vital interception to prevent sub Michael Abnet grabbing an injury-time winner as City held on. The hosts posed little threat at the other end, with S
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