National League South: Weston-super-Mare AFC 2-3 Worthing
Weston-super-Mare AFC’s promotion hopes took a dent on Tuesday (March 24) after Worthing overturned a 2-1 deficit in the second half.
Manager Scott Rogers made a single change to the starting XI from the victory over Ebbsfleet United on Saturday, with Jacob Jagger Cane coming in for Ollie Dewsbury.
The first shot of the game came from Worthing as Joel Colbran had an effort from 20 yards. However, the deflected effort was saved by Max Harris.
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Weston created a couple of scoring opportunities through the crossing of Will Dawes but both times his balls into the box failed to find someone.
The home side did take the lead on the half hour mark when Luke Spokes and Callum Wood played a free kick short and the eventual cross is turned in to the net by a Worthing head.
However, the visitors struck back on the stroke of half time as Joe Cook got on the end of a Harry Ransom free kick. His header looped up, hit the woodwork and trickled over the goal line.
The score remained 1-1 at half time.
Weston had the first chance of the second half as Scot Bennett fired over from the Callum Wood cross.
Weston re-took the lead on 62 minutes as a low free kick found Will Dawes, his shot was parried away, but Dawes picked up on the rebound and his effort crept over the line.
Another chance for the hosts three minutes later saw a Spokes free kick from 30 yards parried away and it was that man Dawes again picking up on a re-bound but his shot went over the bar.
Less than 60 seconds later, a Spokes cross found its way to Scot Bennett at the back post, but his effort hit the bar.
A couple minutes later, the visitors were level through Colbran. Worthing worked the ball well and Colbran was found 20 yards out and his low shot past Harris.
Worthing completed the turn around when Brad Dolaghan scored on 70 minutes from two yards out.
Four minutes later, Weston were unable to convert a goal-mouth scramble.
With four minutes to go, substitute Leo Pecover had a shot turned behind for a corner and the home side had a series of five corners, but Worthing survived the onslaught.
In stoppage time, Callum Wood fired over the bar and then Louis Britton had a chance from six yards, but he was denied by the Worthing goalkeeper.
The visitors held on the secure the win at the Optima.
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