COLWYN Bay 1 Lancaster City 1- City could go top on Saturday if they beat Blyth Spartans at home.

If they achieve that it will be the club's best position in their entire history.

But manager Tony Hesketh isn't getting too carried just yet. Last week he said: "It's still very early days. Like anyone sensible we look at making ourselves safe first and foremost. But, of course, all is going according to plan right now."

This match - played in a virtual monsoon at times - had 0-0 draw written all over it until Lee Congerton scored for Colwyn on 77 minutes. But then goal scoring revelation John Kennedy hit a genuine stunner on 90 minutes to save the day.

City - giving it all they had to save something from the match - won a free kick outside Colwyn's penalty area in the dying seconds. Up stepped crowd favourite Kennedy who played almost his entire career in defence before Hesketh saw his attacking potential at City. Last week's hat trick hero hit the consummate long range free kick which left the Welshman in goal rooted to the spot as it viciously curled into the top right hand corner.

That capped a battling come back from the Dolly Blues after they finally lost their record of seven games without conceding a goal. Hesketh threw on new signing Paul Sparrow and Paul Crompton who added a bit of bite to City's attack after City fell behind. The chances came and went - Kevin Barnes coming closest with a header - before Kennedy's great moment.

The first half of the match was a tight affair in the rain before the game came to life in the second period.

"It was just great to come away with a point after falling behind so late in a hard game," said Hesketh. "It was pleased with my players reaction."

Team: Thornley, Kilbane, Graham, Udall, Horner, Mayers, Trainor (Crompton 78), Haddow, Morton (Sparrow 78), Ward (Barnes 59), Kennedy.

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