Bamber Bridge 2 Squires Gate 2

Bamber Bridge and Squires Gate drew their FA Cup match 2-2 in front of 264 at Bamber Bridge's Sir Tom Finney Stadium. Only Bridge will know how they did not win this match having missed more than enough chances to win three or four games, but credit were credit is due Gate kept plugging away with a never say die attitude which eventually gave them a draw.
Bridge from the division above are a rather physical side who have a simple approach, get it behind the opponents back four with long balls(hoofs). It worked a treat for most of the match however in the first half they were denied by Fletcher in the Gate goal who pulled off three excellent saves.
Eventually Bridge took the lead when Gate failed to clear a corner and Bell rifled the ball home. The goal gave the home side confidence and they pushed on for more goals but after 34 minutes Gate equalised. Little had been seen of the Gate forward line until full back Richards got the ball 40 yards out and unleashed an unstoppable shot past Dovey in the home goal. Soon after McKenna tried his luck with another effort from distance for Gate and this went narrowly over the bar.
Second half Bridge controlled going close several times before they were awarded a penalty for a clumsy foul in the box. Bell sent the keeper the wrong way sadly though for the guy stood 10 yards to the right of the goal, the ball cleaned his pint out of his hand.
Bridge began to lose their way and were now just aimlessly booting the ball down field. 
Seven minutes left and Bridge took a deserved lead with Bell firing home from a corner. It looked the winning goal until out of the blue again McKendrick fired home a 2nd goal for Gate to taken the game to a replay on Tuesday.

Bamber Bridge 2 Squires Gate 2 Att 264


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