Bridlington Town denied victory by last-gasp leveller at Ashington
Bridlington Town were denied victory by a last-gasp leveller from hosts Ashington in the NPL East Division on Tuesday evening.
The Seasiders flew out of the blocks at Woodhorn Lane and were denied a lead in the first minute when a cross found Ben Farrar, whose side foot volley crashed off the crossbar.
Bridlington continued to suffocate Ashington with high intensity, creating a flurry of half-chances in the first seven minutes that kept the home defense under constant pressure.
The breakthrough finally came in the 17th minute when Tom Allan capitalised on that early momentum, rising highest at the back post to nod home a corner.
Bridlington almost doubled their advantage in the 18th minute when they pounced on a defensive error, but the Ashington keeper pulled off a vital double save to keep his side in the game.
Ahmed Salam then took centre stage, testing the home goalkeeper with a 39th minute free-kick which was a comfortable save for the gloveman before producing a brilliant solo run off of a long ball over the top in the 43rd minute, cutting inside his man only to see his low curling effort clip the post and go out.
Despite being fully on top and deserving a larger lead, Bridlington went into the break 1-0 up.
The second half saw Ashington level the scores, but Allan looked to have sealed the win in the 82nd minute with his second header of the night from a corner-flag free-kick.
However, the game ended in high drama.
In the 93rd minute, Coulson saw yellow for a professional foul to stop an Ashington break.
Then, in the 97th minute – well past the five minutes of signalled added time and after a massive clearance out of the ground – Ashington forced a scramble in the box and poked home an equaliser to finish the match at 2-2.