Clarke injured as VS land deserved point
Clarke injured as VS
Clarke injured as VS land deserved point
Gloucester City..............2 FILE PHOTO VS Rugby.......................2
VS RUGBY produced one of their best displays of the season last night to dent second-placed Gloucester's Beazer Premier title-winning chances.
A City league record crowd of 2,550 watched VS force Gloucester to go into their last game at Bromsgrove on Saturday still two points behind leaders Farnborough.
But it was at some cost. Three minutes into the second half former Nuneaton full-back Tony Clarke was injured in desperate goal saving tackle.
He was stretchered off and taken by ambulance to City's Royal Hospital with suspected fractured leg.
Mark Rosegreen gave VS a third minute lead, heading home from two yards out after Mark Boyland beat his marker and centred along the byline.
City hit back when a ball broke clear of VS's defence at a corner and Jeff Meacham fired home in the 18th minute.
They took the lead in the 77th. Mick Martin was pressured out of holding a corner and Jason Eaton headed in.
Boyland finished his fine game three minutes later with another byline dash and centre. Andy Geddes's drive bounced off the keeper and Boyland made the ground to score.
Mark Rosegreen: On target