Keeper’s red card compounds misery for Wakehurst
Gregg was angered by the second half dismissal of goalkeeper Marc Maybin following a tussle with Queens player McDowell.
“Marc said he had been stamped on and he reacted by pushing their player in the chest and was red-carded.
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Hide Ad“The reaction of the player certainly didn’t help the situation and it was frustrating that one part of the incident was seen by the referee.
“Our performance overall was decent - I didn’t think Queens were any better than us and they are sitting at the top of the table,” added Gregg.
In a scoreless first half, Wakehurst felt they should have been awarded a penalty after Jason Paul appeared to be impeded by James Ferris but the referee waved play on.
George Young had one last attempt for Wakehurst prior to half-time, stinging the hands of Brown with a crisply hit shot after Conor Gregg had created the opportunity.
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Hide AdThe match changed dramatically three minutes into the second half when Maybin was dismissed.
After a five minute delay and a reshuffle of the Wakehurst team, Macauley Cairns replaced Maybin, with Ryan Gregg being sacrificed.
Wakehurst continued to have a fair share of possession but they were hit with a double punch in the space of two minutes.
Thompson gave Queens the lead on 65 minutes and before they had time to recover, Ferrin headed in number two from a corner after 67 minutes.
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Hide AdDefender Paul Muir gave Wakehurst hope on 70 minutes, turning sharply just inside the 18-yard area before picking his spot out of the reach of Brown. The home team dictated the final 20 minutes without ever really threatening to snatch an equaliser.
Wakehurst: M Maybin, G Dickey, P Muir, C Rogers, D Stevenson, M Crawford, G Young, C Gregg, J Paul, R Gregg, R Young. Subs: M Cairns, J Lemon, A Laughlin, D Gage, R Culbertson.
This Saturday, November 23, Wakehurst have a rearranged fixture against Lurgan Celtic at Mill Meadow, Castledawson (3pm).