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121. PA Knights 10-13 Ipswich Cardinals (OT),
2003
After a long
hard season it was all too much for the Knights as they ran out of steam - not
helped by an injury in the O's game to their star QB Ashley Heath.
Ipswich who were actually building up steam at just
the right time then grabbed their chance with both hands and saw off the Knights
13-10 in a titanic Southern Wild Card game which went to double OT. Stephen
Wells kicking a 32 yard field goal to win it for the Cards. No match
report
122.
Leicester Panthers 19-24
Manchester Spartans, 1990
The
Spartans jumped out to a 24-0 second quarter lead, but just before half time
Warren Sweetman started the fightback, and two second half scores brought the
Panthers to within 5 pts. Each team turned over the ball in the final minutes
but the Panthers were unable to score the go ahead TD. Match
report
123.
Leicester Panthers 21-19
Birmingham Bulls,
1987
Suddenly, at 7-1,
it was crunch time - the visit of the Bulls to Leicester with the divisional
title at stake. For once the game billed as
"the one that matters" lived up to expectations as the Midland giants set about
each other with some ferocity.
Trevor Carthy
gave the visitors an interval lead - but Dave Chapman's block of the point after
was to prove hugely significant in a
thriller. Leicester turned to the run-and-shoot and Denny Walker and Norman
Green (twice) went in for six as the
emotion swung firmly in Panthers' favour as they raced to a 21-6
lead.
The Bulls looked
dead and buried and on the verge of folding, but the explosive Paul Roberts
refused to accept defeat, however,
and ran in the next kick off for 80-yards to leave the game on a knife edge. In
the dying seconds Carthy nabbed his
second score of the day to leave it 21-19, and the Saffron Lane crowd was at
fever pitch. Thankfully,
though, Carthy was strangled as he attempted the ensuing two-pointer as lan
Clarke and Martin Fisher exorcised "The
Ghost". It was Leicester's day and even with a game to go - the Thames Valley
replay - it was Leicester's
Division.
124. Essex Gladiators 43-49 Bournemouth Bobcats, 26th May 1991
In
an unbelievable start, the Bobcats led 31-3 after 1 quarter of play and 37-15 at
half-time. The Buccaneers countered with three straight TD’s in the second half
to tie the scores up at 37-37, but Higgs won the game for the Cat with two more
scoring strikes. Higgs threw for 408
yards and 5 TDs for the Bobcat. Match
report
125.
Crawley Raiders 21-20 Scunthorpe Steelers, 28th
July 1990
Fitzroy Miller ran for 172 yards as he led the Raiders
into the NCMMA semi-finals. The Raiders trailed 12-0 in the first quarter, but
three straight scores gave them a 21-12 lead. Schnell pulled a late TD back for
the Steelers and with the PAT narrowed the lead to just 1pt. The Raiders
recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock. Match
report
126.
Manchester Allstars 12-12
Newcastle Browns, 7th April
1985
On
the first weekend of the inaugural AFL season, the Newcastle Browns snatched a
12-12 tie with a late score inside the two minute warning in front of over 1,000
fans at Swinton Rugby Club. Match
report
127.
Leeds Cougars 15-12
Glasgow Lions, 3rd July
1988
Cougars LB Glen Stowe recovered a fumble and then two
plays later kicked the game winning 25 yard field goal with 20 seconds
remaining. Match
report
128.
Manchester Spartans 46-40 Fylde Falcons,
17th April
1988
Hazen Choates
passed for 4 TDs including a 87 yarder to Mike Dixon as the Spartans turned a
21-6 deficit into a 32-21 half-time lead. Falcons QB Bo Hickey inspired the
Blackpool side to pull his side to within 6 points and
a last gasp attempt to win the game was blown when they fumbled which was
recovered by the Spartans. Match
report.
129.
Doncaster Mustangs 13-12 Dundee Hurricanes, 12th
September 2004, BSL
Division Two Semi-Final
Paul Weston
was the two touchdown hero for the Mustangs in this tense Division Two
semi-final. Mahamadou-Lamine Nikate scored to give Dundee a 12-7 lead entering
the fourth quarter, before Weston picked the perfect time to score the first
special teams touchdown in Mustangs history with a punt return down the left
sideline for the go-ahead score. No match report
130. Leicester Panthers 27-27 Nottingham Hoods, 3rd July
1988
Nottingham pulled back a 2 TD deficit in the final
quarter to force a 27-27. Panthers’s kicker Mick Bjelic had a 38 yard field goal
blocked (which would have given the Panthers a 30-13 lead), which was returned
64 yards for a TD by Goddy Williams. Pablo Ortiz then connected on a 48 yard
passing score to Cliff Ransom to tie the scores. Match
report
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