| Chorley Lynx 21 York City Knights 20
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| LHF Healthplan National League
Division Two - 12 September 2004 |
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| Very rarely do games
conjure up such a dramatic ending as the one that brought
Chorley Lynx both points in the final LHF Healthplan game
of the season, in what could be their last ever game.
Leading by ten points with just seven minutes remaining
the Knights looked good value for the win. But two tries
in the left hand corner by winger Eddie Kilgannon, the
second converted from right on the touchline by Brian
Capewell, brought the Lynx level on points with a little
over three minutes left on the clock. |
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| Lee
Jackson, Danny Brough and Darren Callaghan halt an
opponent |
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| A draw still looked the
most likely outcome until Capewell, finding himself in
space in midfield just inside his own half, and with
literally seconds left on the clock, let fly with one of
the best drop goals supporters are ever likely to see, to
spark jubilant celebrations between the home players and
their supporters. |
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| Austin
Buchanan races over for the Knights opening try |
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| Up until those final few
minutes the Knights had always looked in charge without
ever pulling away sufficiently to leave the game safe.
Austin Buchanan's eighteenth minute try opened the
scoring and a Danny Brough penalty followed shortly after.
Chris Langley and Jim Elston both added first half tries,
and Danny Brough's conversion of the latter helped open
up a sixteen point lead and the Knights appeared to be in
full control. |
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| Jim
Elston dives over to score the Knights third |
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| However, Martin Roden's
try from close range with a minute of the first half
remaining, goaled by Capewell, reduced the deficit to
just ten points at the break, and this was chipped away
further just two minutes into the second half when a
perfectly judged kick to the corner was taken by winger
Danny Arnold on the full allowing him to dive over and
score. |
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| John
Smith powers forward at Victory Park |
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| The Knights responded
with a try from Albert Talipeau to restore the ten point
cushion, which could have been extended further had Mark
Cain's relatively straight forward penalty attempt, taken
while Danny Brough was in the sin bin, not struck the
right hand upright. As it turned out the ten point
cushion proved not to be enough as Kilgannon and Capewell
struck late to seal the points on a day that will live
long in the memories of the home faithful. |
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| Stunned!
Knights fans at the final hooter |
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