Motors crash after late surge from Corby Town

Dec 9 2009 by James Connor, Birkenhead News

Vauxhall Motors 2

Corby Town 4

TWO late goals ensured Corby moved up to fifth place in the Blue Square North table after an epic battle against a battling Vauxhall side.

The Motormen will feel aggrieved not to get anything out of this entertaining encounter as they looked the better side in the first-half.

They took the lead on eight minutes when Chris Noone crossed from the right and Josh Wilson’s splendid header from eight yards out looped over Corby keeper Mark Osburn.

Chris Lane nearly doubled the advantage 10 minutes later when his cross come shot rattled the post and rebounded to safety. Corby hit back on 20 minutes, however, when Leon Mettam headed home the equaliser from close range.

After the interval, Corby looked a different side and started to get a foothold of proceedings and it was therefore no surprise when they took the lead on the hour.

Striker Jack Defty got the goal with a close range header beyond the stranded Vauxhall keeper St Louis-Hamilton.

The home side weren’t finished, though, and 10 minutes later, a poor clearance from Osburn fell kindly at the feet of Vauxhall striker Karl Noon who cleverly lobbed the keeper from 20 yards out for his sixth goal of the season.

But just when the match seemed to be heading for a draw, Corby reclaimed the lead with eight minutes remaining when a left wing cross found the feet of midfielder Steve Towers who rifled home a tremendous strike from 10 yards out giving St Louis-Hamilton no chance.

Then, with four minutes remaining, Corby wrapped it up when Defty got his second of the game, poking home Jason Lee’s right wing cross from 10 yards out .

VAUXHALL: St Louis-Hamilton, Lane, Dames, Evans, Hannigan, Grice, Furlong (Bathurst 65), Moogan, Noon, Wilson, Noone Subs: Owens, Smith, Holmes, Wright