

that saw them come back from a two-goal deficit, and then play the entire second half with only 10 men.
On a day when many matches were postponed due to waterlogged pitches, The Meres as usual drained well, although conditions were understandably slippery as well as cold, wet and miserable.
The game started briskly but with no real chances at either end until Rushall went ahead in the 13th minute, Levi Rowley dancing unchallenged around the edge of the box and firing in by the post.
With his confidence clearly high, Rowley tried his luck from 25 yards two minutes later but blasted over.
The visitors doubled their lead on 20 minutes and it was that man again, Rowley, who was allowed too much freedom and fired in from the edge of the penalty area once more.
With it already not looking like Town's day, home fans were cheered in the 28th minute when Rob Atkinson pulled a goal back from a scramble in the Rushall penalty box.
Not expecting another attack so soon, the Olympic defenders were caught out a minute later. Rushall goalkeeper Jonathan Flatt saved an initial shot but the ball fell to Adam Smith who made no mistake.
Read the rest of the Grantham Journal and how The Gingerbreads turned it further around HERE!