Six goals shared evenly on Deeside

There was nothing to seperate The Nomads and Nantwich Town in a game which saw six goals split evenly as the game ended 3-3.

A slightly different look Nomads' team struggled to get started in the opening five minutes with a number of misplaced passes, however it only took seven minutes to get on the score sheet. Trialist Jason Lampkin was set free down the right wing on three minutes forcing a good save from Nantwich's Chris Cheetham, and Ricky Evans put the rebound into the side netting, but four minutes later, Lampkin was not to be denied. Again he was in down the right wing and again struck for goal, this time his sweet strike nestling in the far corner beyond Cheetham's dive giving The Nomads a 1-0 lead despite not playing too well.

A minute later and it could have easil been two, with Lampkin setting up Ricky Evans whose goalboand shot was blocked by the head of a falling defender. On the 18th minute, Nantwich's ex-Nomad Aaron Burns had the ball in the net turning in a cross-shot from the right wing, but it was soon ruled out for offside. Nantwich kept pressing however, and a minute later managed to go through two on one with Nomads' 'keeper Jon Rushton who was easily rounded for Max Harrop to equalise. Six minutes later and Nantwich took the lead from a corner as The Nomads failed to clear a corner and Peter Wright turned to hit the ball high into Jon Rushton's net.

The Nomads hit back well with Ricky Evans heading just wide on the 31st minute and three minutes later, Lampkin was in down the right wing again, but appeared to get caught in two minds and when a shot should have come, he chose to cross the ball and Nantwich 'keeper Chris Cheetham easily cut the ball out. With two minutes to go, Aaron Burns went through one on one with Jon Rushton - Burns went round Rushton and appeared to be clipped inside the box by Jon as he went over, and much to the bemusement of the Nantwich management, a goal kick was given.

The Nomads resumed the second half with one change seeing striker Mike Hayes replace defender Mike Robinson, but it was Nantwich who started the second half well and were unlucky not to extend their lead as a near post flick from Burns hit the underside of The Nomad's bar, only to see the ball spin away from goal. The Nomads responded well though and on the 54th minute, Simon Everall dived for the ball at the back post, only to miss connecting with the ball by a matter of inches, and a minute later Everall slammed the ball into the net against his old club, only to see it ruled out for offside. More pressure from The Nomads in the 62nd minute saw Chris Cheetham make a great block from Ricky Evans, and when the ball rebounded, it bounced off Mike Hayes and trickled towards the goal, only to see Cheetham pounce on the ball on the line to prevent an equaliser.

The 62nd minute saw Peter Wright go through on goal and when it seemed easier to score, he attempted to be too clever going round Jon Rushton and ended up running the ball out of play. At the other end, Mike Hayes got round the back of the Nantwich defence on a number of occassions in the second half, and a minute after Wright's chance, Hayes poked the ball beyond the advancing Cheetham, and took a clattering in the process, only to see the ball finish up an inch the wrong side of the post. Four minutes later though, Hayes was not to be denied as Ricky Evans played a defence splitting ball to put Hayes through who finished with aplomb to make the scoreline 2-2.

There were a few more chances for both teams in the next 10 minutes, but on the 77th minute, Aaron Burns became the second ex-Nomad in a week to score at Deeside Stadium as he gathered the ball around 20-25 yards from The Nomads goal, turn quickly and unleash a wonderful left footed strike in to the top corner of The Nomads goal, having attempted a similar attempt on a number of occassions earlier in the game. The Nomads didn't want to lost the game though, and on the 86th minute, substitute Jamie Wynne arrived to head home a Paul Mooney corner and draw The Nomads level again. The final minute saw the game take a sour turn as ex-Nomads Simon Everall went down off the ball as young substitute David Thompson appeared to connect with the back of Everall's head. Everall required treatment and the players exchanged words after the final whistle, but Simon was given a nice send off by the travelling Nantwich fans as they sang a rendition of "Super Simon Everall" as The Nomads' were warming down following the game.

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