Moore praises Hebburn as rival Lynch curses late luck

Moore praised the spirit of his Hebburn Town players as they claimed a last-gasp win over North East rivals Morpeth Town.

- Mark Carruthers

Gary Martin celebrates his penalty conversation for Hebburn Town and (inset below) the team celebrate the win

An early penalty from Gary Martin put the Hornets in front but Morpeth appeared to have rallied to a point thanks to an equaliser from Nic Bollado 12 minutes from time.

However, an injury-time own goal from Highwaymen keeper Isaac Allan ensured it was the hosts who snatched the points and left their manager to deliver a positive message to his players in the aftermath of the win.

Moore told The Sunday Sun: “It was deserved I think and at halftime they couldn’t have complained if we were four or five up.

“It's been different to recent weeks where we've been taking chances and it had been a nice and relaxing second-half. But when we give teams something to hold on to, they were always going to get a chance and it was the only chance they had. They took it, fair play to them.

“They stayed in the game away from home where they've not got results - but it’s the lads off the bench making the difference for us and the spirit we showed, we deserved it in the end.”