Urwin stoppage-time heroics denies Worksop Town three points against Chorley
Chorley captain Matt Urwin’s late penalty save against Vaughan Redford ensured Worksop Town had to settle for a 1-1 draw against the Magpies.
Despite drawing the contest at home, Tigers manager Craig Parry was pleased with the efforts of his side in securing another valauble point.
“I thought we played really well here today," he said. "On another day we could have taken three points but that is football at the end of the day.
“I can’t fault the attitude and desire with the way we played.
Parry stressed the importance of his side continuing to make steps in the right direction:
“We have to take the positives," he added. “It is a point on the board, a point in the right direction and it backs up the win from last weekend away at Leamington.”
Parry was also complimentary of the performances of his frontline duo of Jordan Burrow and Aaron Martin.
“Him (Burrow) and Aaron (Martin) as a two down the middle worked really well for us. Defensively they gave us a more solid base from the front by pressing their backline.
“Both of them combined well and were a constant threat. You can see with the goal they were both in the six-yard box in the right areas at the right times,” Parry added.
Worksop took an early lead courtesy of Burrow, who finished coolly into the bottom left corner after a shot from distance was parried into his feet by Urwin.
Worksop then began to take control of the first half, finding crossing opportunities regularly and testing the resolve of the Chorley backline. Midway through the first half Martin Woods tried an audacious volley from distance that floated just over the bar and almost provided a sparkle of magic for the home faithful.
Woods then unfortunately had to be substituted after a lengthy stoppage ten minutes into the second half with a suspected neck injury. Chorley eventually found their route back into the contest in the 72nd minute, when tricky winger Warren Clarke was bundled to the floor inside the box and the Magpies were subsequently awarded a penalty.
Milan Lalkovic stepped up and calmly dispatched the spot kick into the bottom right corner, sending Lewis Forshaw the wrong way and netting his third goal of the season against Worksop, after scoring a brace in the FA Trophy clash earlier in the season.
A late lifeline was offered to Worksop to win the game in added time when referee Thomas Wilson awarded a penalty for a trip on Redford inside the box. Redford stepped up but unfortunately saw his penalty well saved by Urwin.
Forshaw had to be called into action minutes from time as Tom Carr raced in on goal, however the young goalkeeper produced an excellent save to spare the Tigers from a cruel ending to the contest.