Crawley Town 2 Leigh RMI 2
By Matt Lawton
March 25 2005
A terrific comeback from Steve Bleasdale’s RMI side saw them claim an unlikely point from the long trip to play-off chasing Crawley after two quick-fire goals towards the end of the game.
March 25 2005
A terrific comeback from Steve Bleasdale’s RMI side saw them claim an unlikely point from the long trip to play-off chasing Crawley after two quick-fire goals towards the end of the game.
The Railwaymen were almost immediately on the back foot right from the start when Jon Worsnop was called in to action early on to tip Neil Jenkins’ left-footed strike over the crossbar, before Warren Peyton wasted RMI’s first decent chance of the game when he fired wide from the edge of the area.
Ian Simpemba tested Worsnop from distance before Peyton was denied again, this by Crawley goalkeeper Phil Smith after shooting from a long way out.
Normal service was resumed after fifteen minutes when the hosts took the lead through an Allan Tait header, with the same player narrowly missing out on his second goal of the game only a few minutes later.
Crawley continued to press the odd shot on the RMI goal while Leigh struggled to make any sort of impact in attack, meaning the hosts took a one goal in to the sheds at half-time.
RMI came back in to contention in the second half in what will be quite encouraging for boss Steve Bleasdale ahead of Easter Monday’s Lancashire derby with Morecambe, with loan striker Lee Mulvaney narrowly missing with a blockbusting free kick, before Mulvaney called Phil Smith in to action from the edge of the box.
However, the hosts doubled their lead somewhat against the run of play with just over twenty minutes remaining when Allan Tait played the ball through for Charlie McDonald to give Crawley a seemingly unassailable lead.
Leigh weren’t done for though, and they were quickly back in to the game when they halved the deficit within a matter of minutes through Gary Williams. The goal provided RMI with fresh impetus and they made it an incredible comeback against the odds shortly after when Mulvaney capped an impressive performance with his first ever goal for RMI to make it 2-2 with thirteen minutes remaining on the clock.
A close effort from Simon Wormull for Crawley was preceded by a flurry of RMI corners as they looked to put pressure on the Crawley goal, before Gary Williams went close with a header.
RMI finished the strongest, and substitute Mark Drew came close to claiming an unlikely victory for RMI when he hit the woodwork in stoppage time before forcing a save from Phil Smith deep in to time added on. Even though they didn’t quite claim victory, it’s great to see RMI still showing pride in themselves and the club, despite their doomed bid to fight relegation.
With RMI at home to Lancashire rivals Morecambe followed by Leigh Centurions facing play-off chasing London Broncos in the Super League, roll on Easter Monday’s Hilton Park double header!
Ian Simpemba tested Worsnop from distance before Peyton was denied again, this by Crawley goalkeeper Phil Smith after shooting from a long way out.
Normal service was resumed after fifteen minutes when the hosts took the lead through an Allan Tait header, with the same player narrowly missing out on his second goal of the game only a few minutes later.
Crawley continued to press the odd shot on the RMI goal while Leigh struggled to make any sort of impact in attack, meaning the hosts took a one goal in to the sheds at half-time.
RMI came back in to contention in the second half in what will be quite encouraging for boss Steve Bleasdale ahead of Easter Monday’s Lancashire derby with Morecambe, with loan striker Lee Mulvaney narrowly missing with a blockbusting free kick, before Mulvaney called Phil Smith in to action from the edge of the box.
However, the hosts doubled their lead somewhat against the run of play with just over twenty minutes remaining when Allan Tait played the ball through for Charlie McDonald to give Crawley a seemingly unassailable lead.
Leigh weren’t done for though, and they were quickly back in to the game when they halved the deficit within a matter of minutes through Gary Williams. The goal provided RMI with fresh impetus and they made it an incredible comeback against the odds shortly after when Mulvaney capped an impressive performance with his first ever goal for RMI to make it 2-2 with thirteen minutes remaining on the clock.
A close effort from Simon Wormull for Crawley was preceded by a flurry of RMI corners as they looked to put pressure on the Crawley goal, before Gary Williams went close with a header.
RMI finished the strongest, and substitute Mark Drew came close to claiming an unlikely victory for RMI when he hit the woodwork in stoppage time before forcing a save from Phil Smith deep in to time added on. Even though they didn’t quite claim victory, it’s great to see RMI still showing pride in themselves and the club, despite their doomed bid to fight relegation.
With RMI at home to Lancashire rivals Morecambe followed by Leigh Centurions facing play-off chasing London Broncos in the Super League, roll on Easter Monday’s Hilton Park double header!
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