Don't try telling beleaguered Blackfield & Langley boss Terry Smith that lightning doesn't strike twice!
Earlier in the season, the Watersiders were denied a famous FA Cup victory over Dr Martens League Newport IoW by an equaliser some eight minutes into stoppage time. Amazingly, it happened again on Saturday in their basement battle with Downton!
Smith's side seemed to be cruising to a comfortable victory at Gangwarily after strikes from Simon Davison and Steve Wheatland put them into a 2-0 lead as the match drifted into added time.
It appeared to be little more than a consolation when Neil Archer smacked in a free-kick five minutes into stoppage time but, three minutes later, Russell James lashed home a Mark Ireland knockdown to snatch the Robins an unexpected point.
All this after Downton's Ben Smith had been red-carded ten minutes from time for conceding the penalty which Blackfield's Scott Maitland had saved by Robins 'keeper Andy Bailey.
"I still can't quite believe it," sighed Smith. "We were all over them but that just about sums up our luck at the moment - everything seems to be going against us.
"If Scotty had put away the penalty they wouldn't have come back from 3-0. I feel a bit aggrieved and the draw feels like a loss, but our luck will change," promised Smith.
Downton manager Mitch Blake added: "I got a big, big smile on my face - two goals in the 95th and 98th minutes - of course we weren't lucky!"
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