Match report: Huddersfield Town 3 - 3 Tranmere Rovers
Dec 2 2009 by Dougie Thomson, Huddersfield Daily Examiner
Rhodes and Michael Collins had shots blocked in quick succession as Town continued to press.
And Peltier had the Tranmere defence scrambling desperately to deal with a lovely cross before on-loan Manchester City man Shaleum Logan took the ball off Collins’ toes as the midfielder shaped to shoot.
The second half began the same way as the first ended, and Peltier and Roberts both tried shots before Town regained the lead in the 58th minute through Collins.
The busy Peltier played a one-two with Roberts, and while his low cross was cleared by Goodison, Collins was on hand to smash home his third goal of the season.
The scene looked set for Town to take control, but once again, the lead lasted only two minutes as the home defence were again found wanting, with Craig Curran the man to benefit, firing past Smithies from just inside the area.
Tranmere were lifted and forced their first two corners of the game and had a penalty appeal turned down before John Welsh brought a fine fingertip save from Smithies with a 64th-minute shot.
Town fans were then relieved to see the keeper hold Goodison’s header from a Welsh corner.
The faithful were growing restless, but Lee Clark’s side were slowly but surely regaining their foothold, and substitute Theo Robinson, on for Rhodes, had a header halted by the legs of keeper Daniels before Kay made it 3-2 in the 82nd minute.
The midfielder kick-started the move which a quickly taken free-kick to Peltier, whose cross was helped on by Novak for Kay to finish from close in.
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Unbelievably, the scoring still wasn’t over as Tranmere doubled their away league goals tally for the season through substitute Michael Ricketts.
The big striker netted with his first touch in the 85th minute, his shot from Welsh’s free-kick creeping over the goalline to the dismay of boss Clark and the home support.
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