Isthmian Division North
Newmarket Town 3 v 3 Tilbury
TILBURY produced a tremendous comeback to square Tuesday night’s (8 October) Isthmian North clash at Newmarket – where they trailed by three goals at one point reports Thurrock Nub News.
And even more to the credit of the spirit of the Dockers, they did so, playing a third of the match with ten men.
With three successive wins to their name, Tilbury went were forced into a single change from Saturday’s lineup which was victorious against Heybridge Swifts as the returning Jack McQueen replaced the injured Connor Martin.
Tilbury almost took the lead very early on as Jamie Reynolds split the defence to release Oli Spooner. The skipper looked for Sam Bantick in the middle rather than taking a shot and the chance got away from The Dockers.
Newmarket wasted no time in moving play up the other end of the pitch and found Josh Lee on the left. The forward cut inside and slotted into the far corner to give his side a fourth minute lead, despite Tilbury’s calls for offside.
On 17 minutes the Jockeys came close with a quick exchange on the right-hand side. The eventual effort was well saved by David Hughes and pushed past the post.
However, Tilbury’s escape was only momentary. The resulting corner was deep and caused the referee to point to the spot for a penalty as he called for a handball on Jack Hayes at the back post. Lee was the man who stepped up and sent the keeper the wrong way for his brace.
Things went from bad to worse for The Dockers as, four minutes into the second half, Jockeys’ Ryan Cole collected the ball on the edge of the area with his back to goal. The striker was given time to turn and dig out a shot which found the top corner brilliantly.
