Thursday 24 July 2014

Hucknall Town 2-3 AFC Mansfield U21

Thursday 24th July 2014 - kick off 7:45pm

Venue: Watnall Road, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire

Scorers: 
Town - Aaron Evans (13), James Rigg (43)
AFC -  Bradley Galiford (50), Declan Brewin (73), Danny Barke (90+1)

Apparently this was Hucknall's Reserve side, and although they looked okay in the first half, they were less than  impressive  in the second.

Aaron Evans put town ahead on 13 with a 10 yard drive that gave the visiting keeper no chance. The lead was doubled with two minutes of the half remaining when James Rigg fired home the loose ball from close range, after the keeper had failed to hold onto a fierce Evans shot and palmed the ball straight into his path. H-T 2-1

It was a different tale after the restart, with Hucknall failing to create much, and AFC gaining confidence with every passing minute. They reduced their arrears on 51 when Bradley Galiford finished off a superb six or seven pass move with a sweet shot into the back of the net. 

The scores were level after 73 minutes play, - Declan Brewin cut in from the left and fired the ball across the keeper and in off the far post.

Two great goals, and the last gasp winner was just as good - this time Danny Barke unleashed an unstoppable effort from the edge of the box that looked in as soon as he hit it.  

What a terrific goal  to complete the fightback - one that was well worth the £2 entry fee. F-T 2-3

Admission: £2
Attendance: h/c 67
Charity: £3.75