Clachnacuddin come from behind to earn draw against Forres Mechanics
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Highland League
Clachnacuddin 3
Forres Mechanics 3
Scorers – Clachnacuddin: Bunce (21) Anderson (44, 57) Forres: Fraser (15) Brindle (23) Grant (44)
Clachnacuddin fought back from 3–1 down to earn a point and move themselves into ninth place and into the top half of the table.
Forres took the lead after 15 minutes when Lee Fraser pounced on a rebound and fired a low drive past Martin Mackinnon.
But Clach levelled midway through the first half when Connor Bunce fired a spectacular drive from 25-yards out which sailed straight into the top left corner.
Forres regained the lead two minutes later when Paul Brindle got his head on to a Callum Johnston cross to nod home from close range.
The visitors made it 3–1 in the 44th minute when Jack Grant got his head first to a corner to nod home in the six-yard box.
But Clachnacuddin reduced the deficit to one on the stroke of half time after James Anderson found the cross of Robbie Thompson from the left wing to fire home from six yards out.
Anderson levelled the game in the 57th minute when after a scramble in the box, he took control of the ball to fire a low drive into the net for his 25th goal of the season.
Clachnacuddin had numerous chances to win the game in the closing stages, but Forres almost stole victory at the death when Kane Davies's thunderous strike hit the crossbar in injury time.
James Anderson nearly won for Clach in injury time when his low strike was saved by Stuart Knight.
