Rocester 1-1 Coventry Sphinx
Sphinx: O'Neill. Taylor (Bishop 68), Coleman, Rooney, Fletcher, Wilks, Galdins (Dainty 64), Baxter, Gumery (Dodds 87), Cain, Downes. Subs: Jackson.
Rocester: Froggatt, Nutt, Cawley, Lund, Allen, Ward, Brannan, Brown, Wadsworth, Williams, Richie-Smith. Subs: Wain, Tomlinson, Shaw, Woods, Yeomans.
HT RFC 1-0 CSFC FT RFC 1-1 CSCF
ATT 71
Goals Rob Richie-Smith 1, Chris Gumery 69
Referee P. Dobson, Assts R.Cartwright & James Clemence
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Coventry Sphinx came back to record their first away point this season with a 1-1 draw at Hillshead against Rocester.
The game did not start well for Sphinx as from the kick off, Rocester attacked through Rob Richie-Smith. Sphinx keeper Carl O'Neill came out but lost the ball and Richie-Smith tapped into the empty net.
Rocester went onto have four corners before the ground was in total darkness due to a power failure which saw play held up for 18 minutes.
When play resumed , Nick Ward fired over with a long range shot, Luke Downes just missed from a Cain free kick and Sphinx won a corner.
In the second half, Ward, had two good chances with a 57th minute long ranger which O'Neill brilliantly pushed over for the first of two corners.
Sphinx sent on Gio Dainty and Lewis Bishop and within five minutes were level when they won a corner and there was Chris Gumery to bang home his eleventh goal of the season.
Ashley Cain, another Sphinx player who worked hard for a team which had a number of players suffering from colds and flu like symptoms, had a free kick saved and just missed out on a Bishop cross.
Sphinx cleared a late corner and ensured a share of the points away from home this season.
David's Man Of The Match - Chris Gumery.