North’s late show

Monday 20th December 2010, 2:30PM GMT.

North midfielder Paul Ramsden knocks the ball out to the left wing during the first half of Saturday’s Grand Fort Road derby at the Corbet Field. (Picture by Adrian Miller, 1070854)

NORTH managed to close the gap on leaders St Martin’s by just a solitary point in the only FirstRand Division One match to survive the weather at the weekend.

And Ross Cameron’s men left it very late to do it, too.

In a dramatic finish to the Grand Fort Road derby at the Corbet Field, Vale Rec saw a 2-0 lead wiped out in injury time as the chocolate-and-blues scored twice in less than two minutes with the 90 already up.

Simon Tostevin and Matt Loaring got the goals for the visitors, with Rec captain Gareth Holden scoring a brace for the hosts.