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Forgoing the 540 mile round trip to Bournemouth it was up to Lancaster to watch City take on Ramsbottom United, the Rams relegated from the Evo Stick Premier were a couple of places above City before the game started.
Ex City players Meaney and Green were in the visitors line as was the star of the first series of Class of 92 Gareth Seddon, apparently he's bought himself a cheese shop and still is a male model'
It was the cheese shop owner who put the visitors into the lead after three minutes intercepting a back pass and cooly slotting the ball past Hale. Rammy dominated the first quarter of an hour of an hour with a spectacular volley by Green being well saved by Hale.
City made an early substitution and with it the course of the game changed. From then until the end of the game City battered the visitors, they created countless chances which they didn't take, great defending, excellent keeping by Shenton kept them out until one minute before half time, when a cross was final headed home by Mayers to give the home side a very deserved leveller.
Within 30 seconds of the restart City were ahead, Mayers escaped down the right, his cross found Connerton who headed home.
A shot by Seddon went close for the visitors before the seize began again. Post was struck, ball cleared off the line within the space of 10 seconds, more good goalkeeping kept City at bay, however they had a great chance when a break down the left eventually found Gregory in acres in space, he found the net however it was the net above the stand to stop the ball going out of the ground.
Given the amount of chances they had missed was that Rammy might sneak an undeserved second goal, two chances went close but not close enough.
City finally sealed the points with a goal that their play deserved late in injury time when Connerton ran past the remnants of the Rammy defence to slid the ball past the keeper.
Tremendous performance by the home side.

Lancaster City 3 Ramsbottom United 1 Att 190