‘Unbelievable’ – Hand praises his Littlehampton Town comeback kings
Littlehampton Town joint boss Mitch Hand praised his battlers after they refused to lie down and be the latest team to be blown away by Hanworth Villa.
They recovered from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with second-placed Villa, with Hand’s fellow boss George Gaskin playing an heroic role but paying the price for it.
The draw, courtesy of goals by Dave Herbert and Gaskin, left the Marigolds 14th.
Hand said: “It was a really good point against a really really good side. They beat Horndean 9-0 last week so when they go 2-0 up you know they’ve got the confidence to go and kill you off. But we just didn’t let it happen.
“The boys were unbelievable and we were the ones pushing to win the game once we’d got back to 2-2.
“George made one of the best cameos you’ve ever seen – comes on, smashes in the equaliser, breaks his foot making a last-ditch tackle to prevent a goal then has to come off, all within 10 minutes!
“It was a top performance and was another example of when the going gets tough, the boys dig in and get themselves out of trouble.
“It’s another good indication of where we’re at – when we put in proper Littlehampton performances we can compete with any side in the league.
“It’s a huge week for us and the business end of the season so it’s just about putting points on the board as consistently as possible.”
There was another Marigolds comeback on Wednesday – as they recovered from going 1-0 down away to Fareham Town – in a match played at Gosport Borough – to claim a 1-1 draw courtesy of Marshall Ball’s goal.
The Golds are 13th in a tightly packed middle section of the table. They go to Met Police on Saturday.