Attendance: 241
Goals: Davies (90+4’), Poole (63’)
Line-ups: Alexander; Hodder, Liversidge (Wankiewicz), Varley, Phillips; Barnett, Jepson (Davies), Thompson, Bishop; Denton, Turner (Chapell)
Rhys Davies’s stoppage time goal rescues a point for the Tigers
Worksop Town put in a below par performance as they travelled to Rainworth Miners Welfare on ‘Non League Day’. Rainworth winger Thomas Poole put the home side in front in the second half but Rhys Davies stepped up off the bench to equalise right at the death.
Ex-Tigers assistant manager Craig Denton set up his side to frustrate Worksop and proved tough to break down throughout the game, although the attacking department was in favour of the away team as they looked the better out of the two sides and made more chance than the Wrens.
The first chance of the game fell to Jed Phillips when he connected with Varley’s long throw, however the defender saw his effort palmed away by former Worksop Town goalkeeper Ben Townsend.
Jack Barnett then tried his luck from 25 yards with a pox shot that rebounded to Turner who subsequently fired the ball over the bar.
On the half hour mark, Rob Ludlum cleared Sam Liversidge’s looping header off the line following a corner from James Jepson.
Just before the break, Welfare had their first chance of the game when danger man Thomas Poole made a mazy run down the wing and fired his shot into the side netting.
Worksop almost broke the stalemate minutes after the break when Turner played the ball to Denton on the edge of the box. The Tigers number nine took the ball out of his feet and rifled the ball into the wrong side of the net stanchion and out for a goal kick.
The visitors were left red faced when they failed to clear the ball in the box from a corner, the ball fell to Poole who slotted past Alexander to put the host’s a goal up on the hour mark.
Shortly after Rainworth had two great chances to double their lead within ten minutes after the opener. Firstly former Sheffield Wednesday youth and Worksop Striker Nathan Modest burst through the Tigers backline but Alexander rushed out and saved Modest’s shot. Then an unmarked Smith hit his volley on to the face of the crossbar after being played a ball over the top from Dakouri.
Davies equalised with one of the last kicks of the game. Rhys picked up the ball from Phillips, he then proceeded to run down the left, cut inside and curled his shot into the bottom corner. His goal brought a loud cheer from the away following, mostly a cheer of relief.
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