A great fightback from the Mariners after falling 2 nil behind in a forgetable hour of football. Shields seemed to be struggling to maintain any sort of meaningful possession and good pressing by The Ancients kept us on the back foot, and under a lot of pressure for much of the first half and start of the second.
For the last 30 minutes however Shields finally picked up the pace and began to push Norton and for the first time in the game began to creat some sustained pressure.
The Mariners were rewarded on 72 mins when a Colvin cross was converted by the ever energetic Tony Coe who headed from......several inches ;-)
With renewed confidence and determiation Shields continued to push and create half chances and the gutsy determination was paid off when Burnell leapt and won a rare, but welcome and rapturously received header and nodded it into the goal.
A neutral called it a game of two halves. I don't think we enjoyed quite so much parity, but we certainly deserved what we got after a terrific determined and gutsy final effort for the last half hour.
Never say die and guts gained a point and a lot of respect.
