Re: Forest Green game
'There is a tide in the affairs of men.
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune'
Today, that tide turned powerfully in favour of Stanley.
Anyone not present today may assume the final score predictable for a team of strugglers playing the league leaders.
How wrong they would be!
After taking a 3 minute lead, it looked like Stanley would make mincemeat of the Vegan newcomers.
Far from rolling over, the eco-warriors slowly began to dominate possession with some impressive slick passing.
The second half saw us pinned back for long periods, culminating in a deserved equaliser for FGR on 64 minutes.
Last season, this was a game we would have probably gone on to lose - but that was then & this is now!
As others with sights on winning promotion have discovered, this Stanley team are made of sterner stuff.
Just when it looked like a draw would be something of a blessed relief, up stepped Jordan Clark to save the day.
Winning the ball in our own half, he danced down the wing, waltzed passed the FGR defence & scored what must be the goal of his career to restore Stanley's 3 point lead at the top.
The jolly green giants re-doubled their efforts & it proved another nail-biting 11 minutes before Jackson took his one opportunity to lob Collins & put the result beyond doubt.
Clark brought home the bacon today!
Salad days indeed for Accrington Stanley.
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