Morpeth Town striker Dale Pearson was ‘absolutely buzzing’ to help his side into the FA Vase Semi-Final, scoring the second in the Highwaymen’s 2-0 win over Bristol Manor Farm on Saturday.
The substitute netted a 94th minute tap in to secure a two legged tie against Bowers and Pitsea for the chance to play at Wembley, but was unsure at the time whether the goal would stand:
“I thought I was offside to be honest, but I’m not going to say anything more on that.
“I saw Ben (Sayer) looking to shoot first time, so I pulled back to the edge of the six yard box hoping to pick up the rebound. Then I saw him shoot a second time and the ball fell to me and bang, 2-0 and into the semi-final.”
The Farm at that point were in the ascendency, but Pearson always believed there would be one chance for Morpeth to seal the victory:
“I thought there would be one more chance as they were throwing bodies forward, I thought I’d stay up top, see if we get a chance and we did.
Dale also had particular praise for the Town defence, who kept a clean sheet against a potent Bristol strikerforce:
“We defended absolutely brilliantly; Karl is a top ‘keeper and the defenders were excellent.”
