By Brian Bennett
Ashington FC striker Wilson Kneeshaw expressed having mixed feelings on Saturday – after he had notched his 15th goal of the season in the Colliers 2-2 draw against Belper Town.
The 29 year old put the Wansbeck outfit 2-1 ahead 12 minutes into the second half with a fabulous finish but later missed out on another opportunity as he hit the woodwork.
Sidik Atcha then left the visitors shell shocked after he scored a sensational equaliser for The Nailers in time added on.
Kneeshaw commented: “I said to the lads in the dressing room afterwards that as a striker you play football for the moments – so obviously the first moment went really well when I netted the goal and I was happy because it helped the team. For the second moment I’ve gone through again and I feel I should have done better and scored, even though the ‘keeper got a nudge on the ball and it’s hit the post. Then another moment for me was getting back in from tracking the centre half who has eventually gone on and scored the goal right at the death. I’m just disappointed in myself – not with the team – that in some of those moments I wasn’t better.”
Darlington-born Kneeshaw was adamant that Ashington should have taken all three points from the contest: “I thought we were fantastic to be honest,” he said, “We managed the game perfectly and limited their chances and our ‘keeper Karl Dryden has had nothing to do in the second half. We played really, really well but for me it definitely feels like two points dropped.”