Harlow Town put on a spirited late fightback to take all three points against Yeading on Saturday.

After recent dropped points, Town knew that nothing less than the full quota on Saturday would be enough if they were to stay in the promotion hunt.

And early signs suggested it was to be a long afternoon for the home faithful. Dwane Lee dominated most of the midfield battles, and one defence-splitting ball saw Ashley Leanders through who struck the side-netting.

Spurred on by new boss John Kendall, Steve Blaney tested Simon Chang shortly before the break, before the visitors went ahead on 51 minutes as Jesse Hall took Danny Hawkesworth's pass and slotted in.

Blaney then found Chang in good form again as he was denied, before the hosts finally drew level on 83 minutes as debutant Blaney struck an unstoppable 30-yard blockbuster into the net.

With time running out, Harlow sensed a winner could be on the cards, and it duly arrived in the first minute of injury time as David Gray was tripped in the box.

Marc Salmon stepped up to send Chang the wrong way and keep Harlow's feint promotion hopes alive.

Published Sunday March 17, 2002