North Ferriby celebrate Ryan Kendall’s goal after just seven minutes. Picture: John Rudkin
FA Trophy heroes North Ferriby United’s Vanarama North play-offs hopes look over after a 4-3 home defeat to Chorley.
A week on from the amazing comeback victory at Wembley, Ferriby staged another classic.
Ferriby led 2-1 at half-time, but Chorley hit back and scored a late winner to take all three points in an end-to-end game.
Wembley hero Ryan Kendall fired Ferriby in front inside the opening seven minutes from a Jason St Juste cross.
Chorley began to look more dangerous and equalised after 29 minutes with a shot on the turn from Harry Winter following a cross from the left by Jack Dorney. This lifted Chorley and they were unlucky when Josh Wilde cleared off the line following a deflection off a Ferriby player from a corner
The half finished with Ferriby on top. Tom Denton saw a shot deflected for a corner. This was taken by St Juste and Denton rose high in the six-yard box to place downward header in to the goal.
On 61 minutes, Aaron Burns’ penalty was saved by Jonathan Hedge and then cleared for a corner, but substitute Matt Flynn headed home from it.
Five minutes later, Chorley went ahead for the first time. A bit of juggling from Adam Roscoe finally saw him fire past Hedge.
With the game continuing end-to-end, Ferriby’s King equalised from the spot on 74 minutes following a foul by Andy Teague on Danny Hone.
With neither side happy to play for a draw, it was Chorley who found the killer blow.
It came seven minutes from time. Burns appeared to foul Mark Gray as he challenged for the ball but, once again, the officials ignored Ferriby’s claims, and Burns was allowed to stride on to fire past the helpless Hedge.
North Ferriby United manager Billy Heath:
“You expect to win when you score three goals at home. We didn’t defend well conceded four poor goals and that is not like us.”
North Ferriby United: Hedge, Topliss, Wilde, King, Gray, Hone, Clarke, Fry, (Jarman 84), Denton, Kendall, St Juste (Bateson 81). Subs unused: Nicholson, Bolder, Peat.
Referee: David Richardson
Attendance: 705