FA Trophy

Town secure win despite red card

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
27 October 2019

By Pat Nixon
GRANTHAM TN 5 RUSHALL OLYMPIC 3
TEN-MAN Grantham progressed to the next round after coming out on the right side of an eight-goal thriller.
Rushall took the lead on 13 minutes when Levi Rowley fired home from the edge of the box. Grantham fell further behind when they lost the ball and Rowley latched onto the loose ball to score his second.
Grantham reduced the arrears through Rob Atkinson. A minute later they were level. Andy Wright’s shot was pushed out by Jon Flatt in the Rushall goal and Adam Smith put away the loose ball.
Grantham were reduced to ten men on 42 minute...

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