Dean Pinnington put the gloss on a solid team performance to secure a 2-2 draw on Saturday night against Longridge Town.
Setting up Charlie Higgins for the games opener after a mazy run, Pinnington struck late on to rescue a point with a curling free kick.
With just 20 seconds on the clock, Joe Middleton’s flick on gave Adam Adebiyi a chance to open the scoring, but his effort went just wide of Kai Crowe’s post.
Longridge’s best chance early on came as Jack Anderton fired just over Mark Blair’s crossbar in the 10th minute.
With chances coming at a premium, the Ravens cleared a Longridge corner, Luke Booth laid it off to Adebiyi, he played it out wide to Pinnington who drove forward, created some space and picked out Higgins to tap home.
The visitors drew level almost immediately as Anderton bent a glorious free kick into the top corner past Blair to make it 1-1.
Longridge had a later goal ruled out for offside just before the break after Blair was unable to hold a stinging shot from the edge of the box.
Second Half
The visiting side started the second half bright and took the lead when Conor High scored one of the best goals you will see all season as his bullet effort from range found the top corner leaving Blair unable to get anywhere near it.
With a tight second half, the game opened up after a tactical tweak from Rick Holden that saw Pinnington played through on goal, rather than shoot he tried to tee up captain Mikey Williams, but the ball was just behind him and let Longridge off the hook.
A similar second chance fell to Williams soon after as a cross from Adebiyi found him at the back post, his scuffed effort not only saw the chance come and go, but saw Williams hurt in the process, with him having to be subbed off.
With the clock ticking down, the Ravens were given a free kick for handball which Pinnginton sized up and bent into the far corner beyond Crowe to make it 2-2 in the 91st minute.
The game then threatened to take one final heartbreaking twist as Karl Clarke scurried back to clear the ball off the line in the 93rd minute, securing the point.
FC Isle of Man are in action tomorrow night away at Euxton Villa.
