Stamford Fail To Hold Lead…Again
The Daniels are suffering from a serious case of Groundhog Day as once again they surrendered victory after Pickering grabbed an injury equaliser.
Stamford made their first ever trip to Pickering looking to secure the points against a side who badly needed the points themselves.
The home side started brightly with Josh Greening & Ryan Blott going close in the opening period of the game.
Stamford’s first real chance came just after the quarter hour mark when Greg Smith met a cross, but his header was saved by Harry Foulkes in the Pickering goal at the expense of a corner. A few minutes later, the home side had a really good chance when Danny Earl got behind the Daniels back line, but he dragged his shot wide of the goal.
The Daniels took the lead on 27 minutes when the ball was crossed from the right and Smith went up for the ball with the home goalkeeper, but the ball fell to Joe Burgess who clever ball back in found Greg Smith who headed the ball over the covering defenders into the net.
Four minutes later, Stamford doubled their lead when Burgess found Jon Challinor in space and he fed Ryan Seal for him to slot the ball home for his seventh goal of the season. The home side did not really trouble Dan Haystead in the Daniels goal as Stamford finished the half on top.
This changed at the start of the second half as Pickering started to attack the Daniels back line with Blott and Earl both having chances.
On 55 minutes, the home side got a goal back when Josh Greening scored at the far post after Blott had flicked a ball on from a right-wing cross.
Stamford were struggling to string passes together and on 67 minutes conceded a penalty with Mike Armstrong handling the ball. Ryan Blott stepped up and sent Dan Haystead the wrong way.
This jolted Stamford back into action and they re-took the lead when Rob Morgan crossed the ball to Joe Boachie and the Daniels forward rose to head the ball home.
The home side pressed and got an equaliser in the fourth minute of added time. Greg Smith was adjudged to have handled the ball. The subsequent free-kick was launched upfield and the ball was crossed from the right and Joe Danby poked the ball home at the far post despite Haystead attempts to clear the ball.
Stamford did have another chance to through Ollie Brown-Hill but his shot was straight at the keeper.
Assist
Joe Burgess
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Jon Challinor
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Rob Morgan
Star Player
Joe BurgessKey moments
Highlights
As it happened
- Pickering Town
- Stamford
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Danny Earl Missed Penalty 24:00'
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Greg Smith Goal 27:00'
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Joe Burgess Assist 27:00'
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Ryan Seal Goal 31:00'
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Jon Challinor Assist 31:00'
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Joe Boachie Yellow Card 37:00'
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Rob Morgan Sub On 46:00'
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Ryan Seal Sub Off 46:00'
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Josh Greening Goal 55:00'
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Teddy Bloor Sub On 59:00'
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Jon Challinor Sub Off 59:00'
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Ollie Brown-Hill Sub On 59:00'
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Christian Gitau-Eneremadu Sub Off 59:00'
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Ryan Blott Scored Penalty 67:00'
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Nick Thompson Sub Off 75:00'
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Ged Dalton Sub On 75:00'
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Joe Boachie Goal 75:00'
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Rob Morgan Assist 75:00'
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Niall Tilsley Yellow Card 78:00'
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Niall Tilsley Sub Off 83:00'
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Joe Danby Sub On 83:00'
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Alex Knox Sub On 87:00'
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Lewis Taylor Sub Off 87:00'
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Joe Danby Goal 90:00 +4:00'
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Joe Burgess Yellow Card 90:00 +7:00'
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Stuart Mott Yellow Card 90:00 +7:00'
Team selection
- Pickering Town
- Stamford
Haystead, Dan
Challinor, Jon
Cooke, Jordon
Seal, Ryan
Armstrong, Michael
Egginton, Josh
Gitau-Eneremadu, Christian
Burgess, Joe
Boachie, Joe
Smith, Greg
Duffy, Jake
League round up
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Standings
| # | Team | Pl | Pts |
| 9. | Belper Town | 38 | 59 |
| 10. | Marske United | 38 | 58 |
| 11. | Stamford | 38 | 50 |
| 12. | Frickley Athletic | 38 | 48 |
| 13. | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 38 | 43 |
| 14. | Lincoln United | 38 | 43 |
| 15. | AFC Mansfield | 38 | 42 |
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