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Bedford responded with an unconverted try from Matthew Cook who scored near the right corner flag, but Davies made it 9-5 at half-time with his third penalty goal.

Gary Strodder brought down Lee Hodges near the corner flag, and earned himself a booking.

Plymouth striker Corazzin could have had a hat-trick by the interval but he put two free headers wide and blasted another clear shot towards the corner flag when the goal was much nearer.

A YOUNG Aston Villa fan who was hit by a flying corner flag was "over the moon" to get his hands on his hero's shirt.

I was probably aiming for the corner flag, but I caught the keeper half asleep, and it went in!

For when Lee Clark scored that last-gasp equaliser he was so excited he headed off into the direction of the corner flag to celebrate.

A TRY two minutes from time by No 8 Tim Wasdell saw Rhyl go to the top of Division Five North but they had an injury-time scare when wing Iwan Gwyn dived over in the corner only for the referee to rule that he had hit the corner flag before grounding the ball.

Then in the 32nd minute Smallwood bravely accepted the tackle as he dived over at the corner flag from Lee Crofts' pass.

But from near the corner flag on the left, the 17-year-old beat Edwards and scored from a seemingly impossible angle to settle a drab game.

Spink headed in Brown's free kick from near the corner flag for the opener and Evans blasted home from 20 yards with defenders nowhere in sight just after the restart.

At one point, a fan was swinging a corner flag above his head."

But, to the spectators's amazement, the referee continued play - even though the tree struck the corner flag as it collapsed to the ground at about 11.30am.