Gainsborough Trinity roar back to draw with three goals in seven minutes

The visitors got themselves into a great position before confidence told, and with goals coming from Lewis Butroid, and Frank Mulhern (2) the Blues finished strongly, but couldn’t find the telling winner.

Boss Russ Wilcox kept faith with the side that won 3-1 away at Bamber Bridge in midweek, rewarding a sterling performance at one of the in-form sides in the division with another opportunity from the start - a decision in hindsight, the boss perhaps felt he got wrong, citing tired legs and a midweek off for the visitors as a major contributor to the way the game went in the opening hour.

Football is based on fine margins and Lewis Butroid clipped the crossbar inside the opening 10 minutes for the Holy Blues, which could have shattered the visitors' confidence if it had gone in.

But Workington grew into the game themselves and on 14 minutes, Jacob McLoughlin cut out a crossfield ball.

He couldn’t find a team mate, only succeeding in finding Josh Galloway, who did complete the switch of play – out to Ogwuru, who came inside and curled home low off the inside of David Robson’s left hand upright, to stun the hosts.

Kai Nugent doubled the visitors tally six minutes later.

Again with too much time and space, he again found the net from 18 yards out, the Blues’ backline at sixes and sevens as Workington profited from a sluggish opening quarter of the game by the higher-ranked hosts.

Whatever was said at the break, there seemed to be an immediate reaction as Clarke and Mulkhearn went close.

Seven minutes into the second half Wilcox turned to his bench, to shuffle the pack, Henry Brown, Harrison Beeden and Jonny Margetts, brought on to replace McLoughlin, Offler and Clarke.

Despite the changes, it was the visitors who added a third on the hour as Ogwuru grabbed his second of the afternoon with a cooly converted penalty.

Visiting debutan Luke Hunter found himself up ended by David Robson and the referee had little hesitation in pointing to the spot.

But having appeared to clear the ball their box, it fell for Trinity skipper Butroid to pick his way through a couple of challenges before firing home from 20 yards to reduce the deficit on 70 minutes.

One quickly became two for Trinity as Mulhern tried his luck from range and the deflection off the defender left Mitchell off-balance and unable to stop the effort hitting the back of the net.

Seven minutes after launching the comeback, it was complete.

With 13 minutes left, Mulhern dispatched from the penalty spot, his second and Gainsborough’s third, panic ensuing in the visitors' ranks when Henry Brown’s ball inside for Butroid had Workington fearing for a similar result to the opening goal, the clumsy challenge again giving the referee little alternative.