For the second time this season FC Isle of Man played out an entertaining 3-3 draw with Pilkington.
Mirroring the game back in November, both sides had plenty of chances and could’ve taken the win.
After an opening 20 minutes that saw a few chances come and go without really threatening, the visitors took the lead from a corner.
Freddy Garbutt rose highest and saw his header was stopped by Adam Killey, but the Ravens keeper could do nothing to stop Adam Lawrence poking home, albeit with a suspicion of offside thrown into the mix, 0-1.
Killey kept the home side within one on the half hour mark as he turned saved a wicked shot that looked bound for the back of the net up and over the bar.
Dan Simpson, making his first start in over 13 months, was unlucky not to draw the home side level as his riffled effort was brilliantly saved by Jake Hilton in the Pilkington goal.
Hilton could do nothing to stop Al Maitland levelling soon after however.
Up for a corner, Maitland connected sweetly with a volley that flew into the top corner and then just turned and walked away in celebration like it was no big deal, 1-1.
Despite that, the Ravens would go in trailing at the break as Garbutt crafted space for himself before slotting the ball into the bottom corner leaving Killey with no chance, 1-2.
With the second half opening with few chances coming either way, Paul Jones rolled the dice and introduce Sean Doyle, Ste Whitley and Danny Gerrard from the bench.
Less than former minutes late Doyle would draw the home side level.
A Simpson long throw wasn’t cleared and when it fell to Doyle with his back to goal, he swivelled and shot in one motion, finding the corner and bringing the game level at 2-2.
The visitors would take the lead for the third time of the afternoon as Ryan Beigan pounced on a defensive lapse to make it 2-3.
He almost made it four for Pilkington moments later as a deep corner found him unmarked on the edge of the box, with his side footed volley hitting the bar before going behind for a goal kick.
Whitley and Doyle linked up with five minutes with the former breaking free behind the Pilkington back line, he squared for the skipper who had the easy job of tapping home and making it 3-3.
In the remaining minutes both sides threw men forward but neither were able to find the winner with Killey and Hilton both called into action.
In the end the game ended 3-3, with both sides having to settle for a point.
The Ravens are back in action at 11am on Sunday morning.
