Wellington robbed in injury time
Toolstation League premier division: Odd Down 2, Wellington 1.
WELLINGTON’S agonising start to the new Toolstation premier division season continued as they were sunk by a disputed injury-time penalty at Odd Down yesterday.
Wellington went ahead after only two minutes when Simon Ingram played a free-kick into the box and Scott Holland’s looping head went into the net off the underside of the bar and keeper Steve Scanwell.
Wellington held their lead until the 70th minute when Mark Keen got in behind and rounded keeper Ryan Lewis to net the equaliser.
Odd Down thought they had taken the lead nine minutes later but Jamie Taylor’s “goal” was disallowed for offside and his strike partner Dave Pearse was sent off for vehemently protesting the decision.
Both sides had their chances as the game reached as pulsating climax before Odd Down were gifted the winner in the third minute of injury time.
When they played the ball forward, it bounced up and was harshly judged to have struck a distraught Holland on the arm.
Gary Powell stepped up to dispatch the penalty with virtually the last kick of the game and send Wellington home empty-handed.
