Dovecote defeat as Gray’s men lose to last gasp winner
MIDLAND FOOTBALL LEAGUE SHEPSHED DYNAMO 2 HEANOR TOWN 3 SHEPSHED Dynamo suffered their first defeat at home to Heanor Town, losing in the final minutes after fighting back from 2-0 down.
Shepshed made changes from the side which travelled to South Normanton in midweek Steve Morse starting in goal in place of the unavailable Denhm Hinds, new signing Shay Brennan making his starting debut in place of Liam Read.
But it was Heanor who started the brighter James Sleigh effort blocked by Josh Hill on six minutes and Sam Vickers ball across the box cleared for a corner with Wilkinson firing the resultant kick over the bar.
Shepshed settled with Liam Hurst ball across the box just evading Michael Reeve on nine minutes. Then Shay Brennan was close from Hursts free kick on 10 minutes. Hurst, Shepshed’s current top scorer should have put them in the lead on 12 minutes his header from Luke Richards cross going wide of the right hand post.
Heanor fought back a long kick from Oliver Cammidge found Sleigh and Joe Pheasant did well to clear. A minute later Hill seemed to have averted the danger but a sublime volley from Liam Oliver gave Heanor the lead.
Dynamo continued to provide the greater threat Alex Trokes effort blocked on 20 minutes with Pheasant on the rebound into Cammidge and a minute later Hurst headed over the top.
Chances then for both teams on 25 minutes with Richards blocked and Vickers wide for the Lions.
ShePshed continued to press towards the end of the first half but with no indentation into Heanor’s lead. Karl Whymark’s free kick tipped onto the post on 30 minutes, Reeve supplying Brennan but his effort was blocked by Shaun Roulston a minute later, followed by Hurst’s effort saved by Cammidge straight afterwards. Three minutes later Hurst fired wide
Despite all the pressure Heanor took a two goal lead on 38 minutes. Sleigh rounded Morse and his effort was blocked on the line by Betts but Naylor was all alone to tap into the empty net.
Shepshed had further chances before the break but Ben Harris’s corner was cleared on 40 minutes and Jake Betts effort was saved on the stroke of half time.
Dynamo continued to be the more dominant in the second half with Cammidge out to Reeve on 47 minutes and Brennan’s effort blocked a minute later.
It looked like it wasn’t to be Shepshed’s day as Brennan had a further effort go over the bar on 60 minutes and Reeves effort saved on 65.
But Dynamo were given a lifeline with Betts reducing the arrears on 67 minutes heading home from a Karl Whymark free kick.
Brennan nearly equalised for Shepshed shortly afterwards but his effort went over the top. Elliott Reeves for Heanor then had his effort saved on 85 minutes.
The home support thought Betts had salvaged a point on 88 minutes when he headed home Hurst’s corner, but near enough straight from the restart Heanor attacked down the left with Sleigh firing from distance past Morse and it was too late for Shepshed to respond.