Ash Flynn fires AFC Emley ahead. Picture: Mark Parsons
Kieron Ryan rescued a point for AFC Emley with the last minute equaliser in the 3-3 draw with ten man Selby Town at the Welfare Ground.
Craig Muirhead thought he had won it for Selby in the closing stages before Ryan saved Emley’s recently unbeaten run.
Things started well for Emley, when Ash Flynn’s effort found its way in past Selby goalkeeper Ciaran Gibson via the post as he scored for the 8th consecutive league game in a row.
The 17th minute brought the equaliser for Town when Danny Norton caused problems down the right, before cutting inside and beating Adam Lawlor in the Emley goal.
The second half started with the referee brandishing a red card to Louis Rowbottom following a challenge on the edge of the area, deeming it a second bookable offence. Jordan Townend then sent the resulting free kick just over.
Emley then broke after Selby lost possession, with Ryan releasing Jordan Coduri down the right, and his run into the area resulted in Ruben Jerome striking an effort towards goal, which Gibson managed to get fingertips to to turn it over the bar.
Lawlor made a comfortable save from a long distance strike by Jamie Forrester which bounced just in front of the keeper, making it potentially awkward to deal with on the wet surface.
The ten men then took the lead, with Luke Anderson collecting a free kick played over the top, taking a touch and lifting it into the bottom corner over Lawlor.
Emley tried to find an immediate equaliser, with Ruben Jerome running to the by-line and cutting it back, but could only find a Selby defender.
The equaliser did come soon enough, when Michael Tunnacliffe’s ball back into the box following a corner found Sam Jerome’s head, beating the keeper, who had come to meet the ball, but he could only hit the post. Fortunately for Emley, the ball rebounded to Kieran Ryan, who tucked it into the net to make it 2-2.
Remarkably, Selby then re-took the lead two minutes from time, as substitutes Anderson and Craig Muirhead combined well down the right, with Muirhead playing it to his teammate, before getting the return on the inside and shifting the ball to his left and firing back across Lawlor into the bottom right.
Emley kept on fighting and were rewarded in the 90th minute, when Flynn was presented with a shooting opportunity, and his effort was parried by Gibson into the path of Ryan, who made no mistake to tie the game again at 3-3, which was the way it stayed.
AFC Emley: Lawlor, Coduri, Spicer, Tunnacliffe (captain), Brook, S Jerome, Townend, R Jerome, Flynn, K Ryan, Scrivens. Subs: Hallam, Slack, Brennan, D Ryan, Graham.
Thanks to Josh Lindley for this report.