It was the home side that started well but the Town defence stood firm and when new keeper Danny Laughton was called into action Newtoft were not able to beat him.


Town started to open the Newtoft defence with chances for Andy Shackleton, Jack Baxter and Graham McMahon but none were able to find the mark.


With 10 minutes of the first half left Town took the lead when striker Jim Creasey jinked his way into the box.


He shot and saw it rebound off a Newtoft defender back into the empty net.


The second half saw Town take charge of the midfield battle and create more chances, but these were not taken.


Newtoft were unlucky not to equalise when a mix up in the Town defence saw a shot at goal brilliantly kept out by defender Lee Boucher.


Town should have wrapped the game up in the last 10 minutes with four good efforts on goal.


The best saw midfielder Jamie Lamming's shot go just over the crossbar.


Manager Nathan Williams said: "It was a tough opening game for us, Newtoft are a side that make you work for 90 minutes and they did that tonight."


Team: D Laughton, L Boucher, D Trapmore, S Mablethorpe, S Spooner, J Baxter, P Spooner, G McMahon (I Shackleton), J Lamming, A Shackleton (E Battista), J Creasey (M.Low).