Cressall Panthers 2 vs 2 St Matthews Dynamo FC

<p>Two nil up with 18 minutes to go, another 3 points thrown away when 1 point isn't good enough if The Panthers think they can&nbsp;claim one of the top two spots.

<p>The game kicked off 10 minutes late, and then&nbsp;the players and supporters had to endure a further&nbsp;delay whilst a Dynamo player received treatment.&nbsp;Later it was confirmed that the player concerned broke his ankle and, as a club, we wish him all the best.&nbsp;It was lucky for him, however, that&nbsp;he wasn't dieing on the pitch,&nbsp;as the ambulance took 40 minutes to travel 400 yards - having said that, it's a pace that hasn't been seen from any Panthers players this season.

<p>The game started fairly evenly, with both sides having a few half chances. The deadlock was broken when Marcin received the ball on the right and swung in a peach of a ball to Falmoa who was arriving at the back post, who took it&nbsp;on his right knee before volleying the ball home with his left&nbsp;from close range.

<p>1-0 at half time, the home team should have spent the second half killing off the game, especially so when, after 6 minutes of the second half Everard swung in a beautiful cross to the far post where Gange rose like a salmon (the fish, not the striker, of course) and headed the ball across the 'keeper into the net.

<p>2-0 and cruising. Well, not exactly. The second goal had come against the run of play and it was hardly surprising when the away team&rsquo;s pressure resulted in the Dynamo's first. The left winger had been giving Shaw, who was playing out of position,&nbsp;a torrid time. It was work down the left that allowed the ball to be cut back to their striker for the easiest of tap ins.

<p>With 5 minutes to go the Panthers should have been closing the game off, instead they were pushing on &ndash; going for a third when perhaps possession would have been the sensible option. There were only 2 minutes left on the clock when the Dynamo&rsquo;s got the equaliser.

<p>Heartbreak for The Panthers, but they brought it on themselves.

<p>Club Captain and&nbsp;all round nice guy&nbsp;Andrew Gange said: "That was effing soil". The Panthers&nbsp;top scorer&nbsp;Paul Falmoa added: "Yeah, effing soil".

<p>Club Technical Director of Football Seb Sroka said: &ldquo;Oh no, no, no.&rdquo;