Bath City 2 Ebbsfleet United 3
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Ricky Shakes came off the bench to secure Ebbsfleet United a
dramatic 3-1 win over basement-boys Bath City in Blue Square Bet
South on Saturday afternoon.
After setting a world record by being sent-off just 10 seconds
into a game on February 5, 2011, Fleet keeper Preston Edwards saw
red again, this time for an off-the-ball incident in the
centre-circle midway through the second half.
Nathaniel Pinney had put Fleet ahead after just eight minutes
from close range but the hosts pulled level with a far-post header
through Gethin Jones from their seventh corner of the game shortly
after the hour.
Within five minutes Edwards had been dismissed after a
rush-of-blood saw the stopper race from his area to become
embroiled in an altercation.
Tom McNeil came off the bench to take over in goal however it
was fellow sub Shakes, on for Tom Phipp, who struck the decisive
goal 11 minutes from time with a fine finish into the corner after
latching onto a through ball, just three minutes after being
introduced by manager Liam Daish.
Shakes was also credited with the Fleet third in the final
minute, though there was still time for Bath to set up a tense
final few seconds of stoppage-time with a second goal through Sean
Canham.
Does Ricky Shakes deserve a place in the Ebbsfleet
starting line-up? Leave your comments below.
Thursday, February 16 2012
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