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Sat 18 Jan 2025  ·  Premier Central
Lowestoft Town FC
Lowestoft Town
H Sayer (39' Pen)R Yeo (81' Sent Off)
1
2
Stourbridge
LOWESTOFT TOWN 1 STOURBRIDGE 2

LOWESTOFT TOWN 1 STOURBRIDGE 2

Mark Boggis23 Jan - 22:57

Late goals hit 10-man Trawlerboys

After two successive home defeats Lowestoft were hoping for a better performance and three points when they entertained Stourbridge on Saturday in the Pitching In Southern League Premier Central Division, writes Terry Lynes.

Lowestoft made an encouraging start and after six minutes a fine move resulted in Kyle Haylock shooting low and hard with keeper Callum Smith scrambling across his goal to push the ball wide of the post.

From the resultant corner Dylan Ruffles saw his header hit the bar and Jesse Ayoola’s follow up was punched away by Smith.

Stourbridge then enjoyed a spell of pressure and should have taken the lead on 16 minutes when hesitation between Ruffles and Ronnie Yeo allowed Ethan Freemantle to nip in to stab the ball the wrong side of the upright.

As the interval approached Lowestoft started to get on top again and Joe Duffy was inches too high from 20 yards.

The goal Lowestoft deserved arrived in the 39th minute when a flowing crossfield move ended with Sam Johnson being brought down in the area by Jack Fletcher.

Harvey Sayer stepped up to convert from the spot.

Stourbridge brought on three substitutes at the break which was instrumental in the visitors taking control but not before Louis McIntosh and Duffy had been inches wide with good efforts.

The Stourbridge pressure on the home goal mounted as the half progressed but Lowestoft were defending stoutly.

Ironically a rare Lowestoft attack led to Stourbridge levelling the scores with 10 minutes to play.

Sayer’s quick break led to a Lowestoft corner.

As the flag kick was played into the area Smith was quickly off his line to claim the ball, send it downfield with a massive punt and Ethan McLeod reached the ball a fraction before Yeo who brought him down.

McLeod himself stepped up to level the scores.

Yeo, having been cautioned for the foul, then received a second yellow for a clash with Joel Kettle and was sent off leaving Lowestoft with 10 men for the final 10 minutes

Lowestoft seemed to have weathered the storm as the game passed the 90 minutes but in the second minute of added on time O’Shea Ellis beat stand-in keeper Duffy from the corner of the six yard box.

TEAMS: LOWESTOFT TOWN: Yeo, Norman, Haddoch, McIntosh (Sub Blogg 64), Ruffles, Ayoola, Johnson (Sub Rangel 79), Duffy, Aldous (Sub Overton 89), Sayer (Sub B Atkinson 90+1), Haylock, Sub (not used) Howell.

STOURBRIDGE: Smith, Bavanganga (Sub Ellis 46), Portman, Fletcher (Sub Bradley 74), Brown, Kettle, Moore, Freemantle (Sub McLeod 46), Pais (Sub Masidi 46), Jones, Rowe, Subs (Not used) Worley.

REFEREE: Mr A Shipp

ATTENDANCE: 387

Match details

Match date

Sat 18 Jan 2025

Kickoff

15:00

Attendance

387

Competition

Premier Central

League position

10
Stourbridge
18
Lowestoft Town
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