Maidenhead United vs Aldershot Town. The FA Cup First Round.
York Road.
Saturday 12 November 2011 19:27, UK
Michael Rankine climbed off the bench to spare Aldershot's blushes in a 1-1 draw at Blue Square Bet South outfit Maidenhead.
The hosts got off to the perfect start as a quickly taken free-kick was played short to Anthony Thomas and the former Barnet striker curled home superbly from the edge of the penalty area. Darren Jones and highly-rated striker Danny Hylton were also off target as the npower League Two side failed to hit their straps in a frustrating first half. Not surprisingly the Shots piled on the pressure after the break with Sam Beasant - son of former Chelsea and Wimbledon keeper Dave - in the Maidenhead goal busy throughout. Despite Aldershot's dominance Maidenhead should have doubled their lead in the 67th minute but Ashan Holgate stumbled when one-on-one with Jamie Young. The equaliser arrived in the 78th minute as sub Rankine coolly tapped home from close range after good work from fellow half-time replacement Alex Rodman.
