Lancaster City 4 Droylsden 3

FANS were not disappointed with Saturday's thrilling seven-goal match, and as the clock ticked into injury time, John Fowler provided the piece de resistance with a dramatic winning penalty.

Lancaster met Droylsden in September where again they scored four goals, in that match however Droylsden were unable to get on the scoring board and Lancaster had a walkover.

Saturday's match was anything but a repeat performance, it was a tense, well fought battle that could have gone either way.

Droylsden, wanting revenge, went into the lead after only two minutes with Mick Jones setting Stuart Corns up with a superb cross. Lancaster didn't take long to equalise and then take the lead with two goals in two minutes just after half an hour. Paul Haddow got the equalizer with a superb connection with Mayer's through ball, swiftly followed with a Farrell Kilbane header.

Both sides entered the second half with renewed vigour and had some near misses, but after 58 minutes Droylsden's Jones volleyed home a superb equalizer.

With only seven minutes remaining City once again took the lead with Mayers heading an excellent shot from Graham's free kick. Droylsden didn't take this lying down and within three minutes Tony Carroll balanced out the score line.

It only left Fowler to take his spectacular penalty to bring this superb match to such an exciting climax.

Team: Thormley, Sparrow, Graham, Udall, Kilbane, Mayers, Martin, Haddow, Barnes, (Eatock 65), Fowler, Dickinson, (Jessop 81).