Hartpury FC returned to winning ways, coming from behind against 10-men Sporting Club Inkberrow to record a 4-2 victory at Sands Road on Tuesday night.
Louis Manning, Jesse Aldridge and a brace from Vanylson Silva secured all three points in this Southern League Div One South clash.
It was a quiet opening to the game until Inkberrow took the lead on 11 minutes, when Jack Tolley rifled an effort high into the net.
Josh Roney was called upon to produce a fantastic goal line clearance on 21 minutes, but Inkberrow doubled the lead moments later with a Tolley direct corner.
Silva had the Acorns first chance of the game on 25 minutes but could only send his free-kick over the bar.
10 minutes later, Manning got the Acorns back in the game when, after Inkberrow goalkeeper Gabriel Bajrami missed the ball, he curled an effort into an empty net from the angle.
The game was levelled then on 38 minutes when Silva curled a sublime effort into the top left corner, from 18-yards.
And the first half comeback was complete three minutes later when Silva, after having his initial effort saved, picked up the rebound and rolled the Acorns into the lead at half time.
HALF TIME – SPORTING CLUB INKBERROW 2-3 HARTPURY FC
Nathan Jenkins almost added another goal for the Acorns on 56 minutes but saw a driven effort from 18-yards cannon back off the bar.
Seth Locke was forced into a needed stretching save to deny an acrobatic Inkberrow effort, on 58 minutes.
Roney made another vital block to deny Tom Emblem from close range on 75 minutes, before Inkberrow’s chances of a fight back took a hit when Zachary Powell saw red on 77 minutes.
Inkberrow started to throw everything at the Acorns in search of an equaliser, but it would be the Acorns who scored again on 93 minutes when Aldridge capitalised on another goalkeeper error to ease home an important three points.
The Acorns will look to build on this result when we welcome Falmouth Town to the 4ED Hartpury Stadium on Saturday.
FULL TIME – SPORTING CLUB INKBERROW 2-4 HARTPURY FC
STARTING XI: Locke (GK), Kent ©, Sanniola (Robinson 46’), Roney, Sims, Evans (Shyamapant 46’), Jenkins (Aldridge 59’), Coates, Silva, Manning (Callow 89’), McGregor
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