Pressure mounts as Forest Green draw yet again (From Stroud News and Journal)

Pressure mounts as Forest Green draw yet again

Conference Gray Athletic 2 Forest Green 2

A DRAMATIC late equaliser from Forest Green substitute Guy Madjo denied Grays their sixth straight win and earned Rovers a vital point in their quest for Conference survival.

Dennis Oli nodded Grays ahead when he found himself acres of room in the box and headed home Glenn Poole's wicked free-kick.

Forest Green grabbed the equaliser when they were awarded a penalty. John Nutter was adjudged to have hauled down Alex Meechan in the box as the ex-Dagenham man latched on to an Alsop knock-down.

Brough added salt to the wounds by firing the spot kick past Bayes to level the scores.

After the interval Poole ghosted in at the back post, behind the sleeping wing back Sekani Simpson, to collect McLean's pass and fire underneath Clarke.

Rovers showed they weren't going to roll over and accept defeat and in the last minute of stoppage time Brough worked a one-two with Madjo before charging into the box.

Brough's shot was only parried by Bayes and Madjo arrived right on cue to roll the ball into the empty net to earn Rovers a vital point in their quest for Conference safety.

Conference Forest Green 0 Exeter City 0

FOREST GREEN remained rooted to the bottom of the table after their fourth successive draw at the penultimate match at The Lawn on Easter Monday.

In a tepid encounter chances remained at a premium.

Captain Damon Searle, a hub of commitment throughout the game, saw his well-struck free-kick pushed around the post.

Meanwhile, the improving Mark Beesley was culpable with the best chance of the first half four minutes before the break.

Darren Jones' pass was flicked on by Julian Alsop, but Beesley failed to get enough purchase on his stretching stab and failed to trouble goalkeeper Martin Rice.

With the tiring Alsop and Beesley substituted after 79 and 61 minutes respectively, Rovers lost their cutting edge.

However, substitute Guy Madjo thought he had won a penalty when his 85th minute shot struck ther arm of Chris Todd, but his appeal was turned down by referee Amy Raynor.