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FOOTBALL - Leamington score two injury-time goals in extraordinary comeback to rescue point against Redditch United

LEAMINGTON scored two injury-time goals as the Brakes produced a remarkable late comeback to draw 2-2 against Redditch United.

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Chris Wreh heads in for Leamington. Picture by VKM Photography.
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Kai Tonge scored a dramatic injury-time equaliser. Picture by VKM Photography.
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Brian Okonkwo denied Redditch a third goal. Picture by VKM Photography.
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Callum Cockerill-Mollet demands the ball. Picture by VKM Photography.
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Redditch head clear in a crowded penalty area. Picture by VKM Photography.
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Szhem Whyte-Hall puts Redditch in command. Picture by VKM Photography.

A first-half brace from Szhem Whyte-Hall put the Reds in command at the Our Coop Community Stadium.

However, Brakes goalkeeper Brian Okonkwo saved a penalty after the break to deny Whyte-Hall a hat-trick.

The save sparked an extraordinary comeback from Leamington as Chris Wreh and Kai Tonge scored injury-time goals to rescue a point for the Brakes.

Redditch broke the deadlock on 29 minutes when Whyte-Hall pounced on some slack defending to race in behind the Brakes defence and coolly finished past Okonkwo.

Whyte-Hall struck again less than a minute later to stun the Brakes after he latched onto a stray backwards header and rounded Okonkwo before finishing into an empty net.

And the Redditch forward had a chance to complete his hat-trick from the penalty spot after he drew a foul in the box.

However, Okonkwo got down low to his right to tip Whyte-Hall’s spot kick around the post and keep the Brakes in the contest.

Leamington applied plenty of late pressure and scored what appeared to be a consolation goal three minutes into injury time.

Wreh nodded in a dropping ball from point-blank range after Rory Brown kept out substitute Iddriss Fuseini’s initial effort.

However, the Brakes struck again six minutes into injury time as Tonge ran onto a flick-on and kept his cool to finish past Brown when one-on-one and spark wild scenes of celebration.

Leamington are next in action against Needham Market on Saturday, October 17 with kick-off at 3pm at the Our Coop Community Stadium.

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