John Bateman can do nothing to stop Mickleover netting a later winner. Pic: Dave Birt
John Bateman can do nothing to stop Mickleover netting a later winner. Pic: Dave Birt
John Bateman can do nothing to stop Mickleover netting a later winner. Pic: Dave Birt

Marcus Law saw his unbeaten start to life at Chasetown FC ended as they were sunk by a last-gasp sucker punch at Mickleover Sports.

The two sides were top and second in the league’s form table and The Scholars dominated the opening exchanges, striking the post with a right foot shot from Paul Sullivan.

Just before the interval though, Mickleover were awarded a spot kick when Ashley Grayson fouled Andy Dales and Karl Demidh sent John Bateman the wrong way with his penalty.

But Chasetown thoroughly deserved to be on level terms just short of the 70 minute mark when Sullivan netted in his sixth consecutive game with an unstoppable free kick beyond Ross Atkins.

Sullivan was a whisker away from netting a second free kick that flew beyond Atkins and just wide of the post.

But, it was the hosts that stole victory in the final minute when Dales curled a low shot along the ground beyond Bateman to earn three points the home side barely deserved.

Chasetown: Bateman, Beckett (Turton, 63 mins), Haynes, Slater, Francis, Grayson, S Brown (Robinson, 87 mins), M Brown (Griffiths, HT), Waite, Sullivan, Edwards.

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