Rangers rescued as Mallory grabs last gasp goal
Robin Hood 1Southampton Rangers 1Ijahmon Mallory saved Southampton Rangers’ blushes as his late equaliser earned his side a share of the spoils against new boys Robin Hood at Southampton Oval.Mallory grabbed the all important goal for the hosts in the 90th minute after David Outerbridge had put Hood ahead in the 89th.After their first away match in the Premier Division, Hood skipper Teddy Terceira was encouraged with the result, although not light on punches in regards to letting in a late goal.“I thought we did well in the first half, kept our shape and did what was required of us but ultimately upset with letting in the late equaliser after having just scored,” said Terceira. “These are the first few games of the year so overall we will be pleased to leave with a point.“It is never healthy to lose points late in a game but considering how the game was going it looked as if it would end in a draw.“This is our first season and our first away match so we will take the point and move on from here.”In a match that never showed any sign of having a winner, neither Sean Perinchief nor Jason Simons in goal for Rangers and Hood respectively, had any saves to make of note, although Simons did watch one shot come off his post midway through the first half.It wasn’t until Outerbridge’s goal that the game came to life with a long ball over the top leaving both Rangers centre backs looking at each other as it bounced, allowing the Hood striker to pounce on the loose ball.He beat both defenders and Perinchief to the ball to poke home from close range.The equaliser came after a controversial call from referee Anthony Mouchette, who told Hood defender Musceo Hunt to get up after Simons threw the ball out of bounds so his team-mate could get some treatment.Rangers refused to accept defeat and it was Mallory, coming upfield for a long throw, who put his chance away from the edge of the box to get his side their first point of the campaign.Southampton Rangers: S Perinchief, A Russell, M Burch, M Williams, K Symonds(K Durrant,87), V Perinchief, K Simmons, J Charles(R Lowe,75), Y Bean, A Burrows, I MallorySubs not used: J Caisey, J Samuels, J SmithRobin Hood: J Simons, S Simons, T Terceira, M Hunt, J Duffy(S Franks, 70), Hewan Robinson 11, A Williams(R Paul, 80), D Outerbridge, J Crockwell(D Bascome,45), A Wolffe, A Nelson 7Subs not used: R Baker, D Mallory, L TotaYellow card:S SimonsReferee: A MouchetteMan of the Match: M Hunt