Archibald’s wonder strike seals dramatic win for Forest Green

Posted Wednesday, January 02, 2019 by PA

Theo Archibald’s 94th minute stunning goal handed Forest Green a dramatic victory over Northampton Town.

With virtually the last kick of the game, the Brentford loanee pulled the trigger from 25 yards to raise the roof at the New Lawn.

Keith Curle’s Northampton had looked to have earned a point when Sam Foley’s 50th minute header restored parity for the Cobblers.

Earlier Mark Cooper’s Rovers opened 2019 with a bang. With just two minutes on the clock, Welsh wizard George Williams pounced to notch his fifth goal in three games after excellent work from Reece Brown fashioned the opportunity.

It was all Rovers in the first half – Carl Winchester spanking one wide from the edge of the box as a shell-shocked Northampton looked to be nursing a New Year’s Eve hangover.

Deep into injury time Lloyd James stepped on the gas and drilled a ball across the Northampton box and in the ensuing melee bookings were incurred for Northampton’s Cornell and Rovers’ Liam Shepherd.

Northampton were level in the second-half with Foley planting a header beyond the sprawling James Montgomery.

Rovers’ substitute Dayle Grubb came close to regaining the lead for Rovers, hitting the post.

Deep into stoppage time, Rovers’ substitute Archibald arrowed home from the edge of the box to send promotion-chasing Rovers up to fifth.