CHARLIE Tilley’s injury-time goal earned Droitwich Spa a point in a thrilling 3-3 draw against play-off rivals Corsham Town.
Tilley levelled the game four minutes into injury time at Lacock Road as Spa came from two goals behind to rescue a point.
An early goal from Pele Koussioue put Corsham ahead before Lewis Gilchrist doubled the home side’s lead on the half-hour mark.
Spa halved the deficit early in the second period when David Thompson put the ball through his own net.
However, Gilchrist doubled his tally for the game on 78 minutes to restore Corsham’s two-goal advantage.
The Saltmen kept themselves in the contest when James Lemon found the net before Tilley drew Andy Crowther’s side level at the death.
And the result means Droitwich sit second in the Hellenic League Premier Division table, one point behind leaders Roman Glass St George but with two games in hand.
However, third-placed Slimbridge sit just three points behind Spa with four games in hand on the Saltmen.
Droitwich made the worst possible start as Koussioue finished a cross from the right from close range with the game just three minutes old.
Spa spurned a golden chance to draw level soon after when Sam Hurdman played James Baldwin through on goal only for the latter to shoot straight at Corsham goalkeeper Ryan Clarke.
And Clarke came to Corsham’s rescue again minutes later as he saved Lemon’s shot on the turn.
The home side thought they had doubled their lead just before the half-hour mark when Chris Lines found the bottom corner only for the assistant to flag for offside.
And Droitwich goalkeeper Joe Stockton then made a sharp reaction save to deny Lines.
However, Corsham doubled their lead on 30 minutes as Gilchrist saw his effort from distance creep into the net at Stockton’s near post despite the shot-stopper getting a glove to the strike.
Spa had the final chance of the first half as Alex Dugmore headed wide to leave the Saltmen two goals behind at the break.
Droitwich halved the deficit five minutes after the interval when Thompson inadvertently turned Jack Brighton’s dangerous cross into his own net on the slide.
Spa looked for a leveller when Dugmore raced through on goal only for the striker to collide with Corsham keeper Clarke which left the former needing lengthy treatment before he was substituted.
And the Saltmen almost equalised soon after as Clark denied Baldwin before Josh Hurdman saw his follow-up attempt come back off the post from a tight angle.
However, Gilchrist extended Corsham’s lead 12 minutes from time with a fine effort from range which dipped over Stockton and under the crossbar.
Spa responded two minutes later when Lemon poked home from close range after Corsham failed to deal with a deep cross into the box from the right.
And the Saltmen snatched a point in injury time with Clarke only able to parry Brighton’s free-kick into the path of Tilley who finished on the rebound from six-yards out.
Droitwich are next in action against Cribbs on Saturday, January 31 with kick-off at 3pm at the King George Playing Fields.
