Forest Snatch Last Gasp Point
last gasp strike
By J Bateman
March 11 2003
Unlucky Grimsby were dealt a massive blow after conceding a last minute equaliser to an out of sorts Forest team.
2-2 Att:
25,507 Forest could have gone 11 pionts clear
if they won tonight from the teams below the line , but the annual part poopers
from Grimsby butted there noses in where the Forest didn't want them too. Forest started like a team who were
playing like world beaters and they stroked the ball round lovely at times
, keeping Grimsby pegged back , in the 23rd minute Forest got a fortunate first
goal when Reid struck a laided off free kick it took a wicked deflection
that left goalkeeper Coyne rooted to the spot . Just before half time though Grimsby
levelled with a well worked goal from Manager Paul Groves , a ball into the box
to Darren Mansaram who twisted his marker and then played a killer ball into the
box, were Groves was found in acres of space and slotted home right on half time
, it was all that Grimsby deserved as they were the brighter team towards the
break. Forest were stunned within 2 minutes of
the 2nd half when a lose ball at the edge of the area was picked up by
Adam Pounton who drilled a crisp shot through a crowd of players to put Grimsby
into a deserved lead. Forest were edgy after that but
regained there senses and layed seige to the Mariners goal for the last 20
minutes , just when Grimsby could sense 3 precouis pionts they went to sleep ,
Harewood slipped unoticed into the box and delievered a pin piont ball right
onto the foot of Gareth Williams who spared Forest's blushes and killed the
Grimsby players. Nottm Forest:
Ward, Louis-Jean, Dawson, Hjelde (Johnson 64), Brennan, Thompson, Scimeca,
Williams, Reid, Harewood, Huckerby.
Nottm For
Grimsby
Reid 23
Williams 90
Groves 44
Pouton 48
Subs Not Used: Jess, Roche, Oyen, Doig.
Booked: Huckerby, Scimeca.
Grimsby: Coyne, McDermott, Ford, Santos, Gallimore, Campbell,
Groves, Pouton (Barnard 85), Richard Hughes, Oster, Mansaram (Livingstone 85).
Subs Not Used: Allaway, Chettle, Bolder.
Ref: S Tomlin (E Sussex)