No Saints pulled off a remarkable victory last night to climb to the top of the League One table as a goal two minutes from time won a battle to the death with Red Star Five.
Abib gave us the lead early on and though the referee thought that the ball had gone through the side netting, credit to Red Star for correcting him and admitting that it went in. Red Star fought back to slam home an equaliser before Andy made it 2-1.
Red Star again clawed their way back into the game with a goal that trickled over the goal line and then took a 3-2 lead. Andy scored once again to level the scores and the game was set up for a big finish.
With the game tantalisingly poised at 3-3, Red Star took the lead once again with a well worked fourth but the end of the game showed all the spirit and determination that has become our trademark.
Goalkeeper Aaron equalised for No Saints as the game went from end to end- Aaron had been shooting for many weeks from his position in goal and it finally paid off after 367 attempts. Then, with two minutes to go, the moment that took us to the top of the league in dramatic fashion. Abib ran clear of the defence and his shot was saved by the onrushing keeper. The ball ran loose and I spotted the opportunity and tapped in the easiest goal I’ll ever score!
Two minutes seemed like twenty as we scrapped to keep the lead and the jubilation on the final whistle showed the unity and team spirit that has got us to this point. We’re now just one win away from claiming an extraordinary title win. It won’t be easy in our final game, against Posh next week, but we’ll need no motivation to go out and win the game with the prize at the end.
Whatever happens, it’s been a season to remember for No Saints and to even be in this position going into the final game is amazing.
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