AFC Totton
STRENGTH FROM THE BENCH WINS IT FOR TOTTON
TWO LATE GOALS rescued victory from the jaws of defeat for Totton, after having gone in trailing at the half-time break of a game in which they created the better chances.
Darting runs from diminutive striker Ben Seymour enabled the Torquay United loanee to latch onto a couple of long clearances, one of which put him clean through and brought a smothering save from Tiverton 'keeper Joe Duncan that needed assistance from a defender to smuggle away from goal.
Seymour played Charlie Austin in behind the visiting defence but, with Duncan out quickly to narrow the angle, Austin's shot clipped the top of the crossbar.
Tiverton took the lead against the run of play when Joe Oastler was caught appealing for an offside that never was, and Daniel KOITA ran through to round Ryan Gosney and slide the ball into the empty net.
And so it remained until deep into the second half, with Tivvy defending rigidly despite plenty of home team possession. A triple substitution shortly after the hour mark signalled Totton boss Jimmy Ball's intent and it paid off on 75 minutes when Craig Tanner's short pass infield found Tom BLAIR on the right corner of the penalty area and the winger fired a blistering shot into the far top corner.
The Stags pressed for a winner and it came one minute from the end of the regulation 90 when Seymour and Charlie Kennedy worked the ball from a throw-in at the right-wing corner flag, enabling Seymour to get to the byline and pull back to Scott RENDELL, arriving near the penalty spot, to steer his shot under Duncan and grab all three points for AFC Totton.
Full-Time: AFC TOTTON 2-1 TIVERTON TOWN
Attendance: 1,274
Star Man: Craig TANNER (AFC Totton)
Entertainment Value: 3/5
Author: Ben Rochey-Adams
Images courtesy of Harvey Gerring
