Keeper stars as Rushall Olympic hold on for point at Gainsborough Trinity

The towering shot-stopper producing an absolute blinder to keep his side in the game, Will Lancaster’s second half header, eventually piercing the Pics’ resistance, to earn the Holy Blues a point in a performance that deserved more in a dominant showing.

Jonny Margetts was injured in his first action of the afternoon in the second minute.

Trinity’s top scorer tried to hook the ball goalwards, but he caught the undersole of Sam Whittall, leaving a nasty gash just above the ankle and needing to be replaced by Sisa Tuntulwana.

Both teams traded half chances, as Frank Mulhern headed on target for Trinity, but his effort lacked the power to trouble the visiting keeper, before David Robson was down smartly to his right to deny Sam Unitt.

Tuntulwana popped up on the right and offloaded for Simpson, who stood a great ball up to the back post where it was met with an acrobatic bicycle kick by Mulhern, but Manton-Davies was equal to the effort.

Robson had to be alert to deny Sidibe, before Burton dragged wide from range.

But, as the board for five additional minutes of stoppage time went up, Kian Ryley let fly with a speculative effort from 25 yards that flew past David Robson, giving the former Hull City goalkeeper no chance and Olympic were ahead.

In a crazy sequence of events, Manton-Davies’ goal led a charmed life.

Bobby Johnson’s header from a Lewis Butroid free kick was somehow blocked on the line, before Harrison Beeden provided a sublime piece of skill finding Tuntulwana, who saw his attempt hammered away.

From the resulting corner, Helliwell couldn’t connect and Rushall scrambled clear to go in at the break with the one goal advantage.

The Holy Blues came out refocused in the second half and Tuntulwana's big throw all the way to the back post saw an unmarked Beeden crash a finish off the upright.

Manton-Davies then narrowed the angle and diverted Lewis’ placed finish behind for a corner kick.

But Trinity continued to press for an equaliser, eventually finding a way through on 67 minutes, when Butroid’s inswinging corner was glanced home at the near post by Lancaster.

Less than three minutes later, Preston brought down Ashley Jackson’s weighted ball, but again Manton-Davies stood up well.

Russ Wilcox’s men were creating openings at will.

Mulhern powered into the Rushall box, cleverly releasing Tuntulwana with a neat flick inside.

As the youngster looked to pull the trigger, Manton-Davies was bravely out at the forward’s feet.

Mulhern glanced another Butroid corner goalwards, but again the keeper was able to divert the ball away from danger, as Trinity now searched for a winner.

Ten minutes from time, Mulhern turned away from his man, and shot, Manton-Davies holding on at the second attempt after initially fumbling the effort.

The visitors continued to defend doggedly as they held on for the point they came with.