Heaton Stannington have been praised for bouncing again from their FA Trophy exit by the hands of Wythenshawe with a last-gasp win in opposition to North East rivals Ashington.
The two sides failed to interrupt the impasse throughout a low key opening 45 minutes – however that every one modified within the early phases of the second half because the Stan’s Cyril Giraud despatched a low drive past Colliers goalkeeper Matty Alexander.
The guests hit again in some fashion with just below seven minutes remaining as they gained some reward for an elevated interval of stress and gave themselves an opportunity of securing a degree from their quick journey to The Willow Park.
It was Ryan Donaldson that grabbed the equaliser because the skilled midfielder crashed a shocking effort previous hosts stopper Dan Lister after the hosts did not take care of a ball into their space.
However, there was to be late drama as Stan sub Sado Djalo, a hat-trick hero in final week’s FA Cup replay win in opposition to Kendal Town, beat Alexander to a free ball earlier than firing house from a slender angle to provide his aspect the factors with 94 minutes on the clock.
Stan supervisor Dean Nicholson believes his aspect deserved the declare the win and harassed the significance of the victory within the aftermath of Saturday’s FA Trophy exit.
He instructed The NLP: “It was a very Heaton Stannington thing to do – but I thought we deserved to win the game. It was two good sides, Ashington are good, we know that and it was important we came here and got three points after Saturday.
“It didn’t matter how we did it, by hook or by crook, we just had to get the points and they have so we are delighted with that. We said on Saturday it was a huge weekend and we were deflated at 5 o’clock that day – but we have come here and we have shown a reaction. The substitutes made a difference, that’s why we had a busy summer to get a squad to make a difference.”
Heaton Stannington: Lister, Evans, Fil, Kanda, Milburn, Shepherd, Walker, Gascoigne, Pearson, Giraud (Hopper), Errington Subs: Hornsby, Boothroyd, Storey
Ashington: Alexander, R Powell, Taylor, Donaldson, Lowery, H Powell, Gilchrist (Cogdon), Ross, Henderson, Fenwick, Holmes (Shodeinde) Subs: Baker, Thompson, Cunningham
STAR MAN: Cyril Giraud (Heaton Stannington) ENTERTAINMENT: ★★★ ATTENDANCE: 512
