Curzon held to a draw on an emotional afternoon

On an emotional day In the National League North, thoughts at Curzon Ashton were with the family of club founder Harry Twamley, who died last week aged 82, as well as Radcliffe chairman Paul Hilton, 43, whose sudden death was announced on Saturday morning. 

Despite the Nash having the better of the chances, it was Peterborough Sports who took the lead at the Tameside Stadium courtesy of a 78th minute Dion Sembie-Ferris strike. 

Curzon’s hopes of a comeback seemed to be on the rocks when Mike Afuye picked up a second booking with three minutes left on the clock. However, Adam Barton headed home from six yards seconds later to share the points. 

The draw leaves Craig Mahon’s side in 3rd place, three points behind leaders Scunthorpe United. 

“Frustrating,” was the player-manager's concise assessment. “Bar scoring more goals, I thought we were outstanding. Everything that we done, from the play, to creating chances, to defending. 

“I hate to say it, but I thought the officiating was really bad. I don’t want to put a negative on it, but hopefully when they look back, they’ll see the mistakes they’ve made. But we can’t change that, we should’ve scored more regardless of their decisions.”