League Match

 

Northam Lions 3   Bude 3 
 

 

Bude snatched a point late on in the game after taking the lead early in the second half. The first half was goalless in a very even 45 minutes, Bude were not playing the flowing football they showed in their previous game with centre back Liam Sandercock coming closest midway through the half when a close range shot was superbly saved by the lively Northam keeper.  Bude started the second half much brighter and Jason Stewart was instantly put through down the right and an early shot was dragged wide of the far left post. Bude took the lead after 50 minutes, a quick Steve Hackett throw was played back to him and an early cross to the near post saw striker John Clayton nip past his defender to flick in. Northam soon came back and equalised when a low Gavin Souch strike just outside the box found its way through the keepers legs.  Budes heads dropped and Northam increased their pressure and deservedly took the lead when Robbie Crump scored fro  inside the box.  They extended their lead after 70 minutes when Brian Leverick was put through on goal and his lob over the outcoming keeper dipped under the bar and in to the back of the net. Bude made changes and brought Jordan White and Ian Marks in to the mix and both made immediate impacts. Bude reduced the arrears just after 80 minutes, a deep cross in to the box from Gary Hodgson was cleared by the defenders and White reacted first to strike the loose ball in past the keeper.  Marks had a shot, superbly saved again by the keeper low to his left, but in the last minute, White played a through ball to Hodgson who was brought down in the box and Marks this time had the better of the keeper as he slotted the spot kick in to the corner.