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That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.
Isaiah Rankin is booked for dissent.
Goal!! Peter Bore scores for Grimsby.
David Galbraith is being taken off, David Farrell has come on in his place.
Goal!! Grimsby have scored with Isaiah Rankin putting it in the back of the net.
Goal!! Grimsby have scored with Peter Bore putting it in the back of the net.
Michael Reddy is being taken off, Peter Bore has come on in his place.
Goal!! Boston have scored with Julian Joachim putting it in the back of the net.
Paul Bolland goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.
The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 1.
The ref has blown his whistle for half time.
Lee Canoville goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.
Mark Greaves goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.
Goal!! Boston have scored with Francis Green putting it in the back of the net.
The referee has booked Michael Reddy.
It's 3pm on Saturday, August 5th, the match has kicked off.
Grimsby pulled off an astonishing victory after they had trailed 2-0 with just over 20 minutes to go. Three goals in 13 second half minutes completed the turnaround with 18-year-old Peter Bore, a local lad, coming off the bench to score twice on his debut. The other Grimsby goal came from striker Isaiah Rankin on his return to the club, and he revelled after moving inside following the substitution of striker Michael Reddy by Bore. Grimsby completely turned the game on its head with goals from Bore on 67 minutes, Rankin five minutes later and Bore again after 79 minutes from a Peter Beagrie corner which was not cleared. Boston bossed the first half and might have scored inside two minutes when a Mark Greaves header hit the post and rolled along the line with keeper Phil Barnes, making his debut for Grimsby, nowhere. It was no surprise when Francis Green beat the offside trap to slip the ball past Barnes after 16 minutes, and when last season's leading scorer Julian Joachim turned in a low cross by Paul Tait on 53 minutes the away win looked certain. But Grimsby had other ideas, and after harsh words from new boss Graham Rodger at half-time they set about Boston with a vengeance. The first goal after 67 minutes came early enough to give them hope, and once Rankin had made it 2-2 five minutes later you sensed that a Grimsby victory was on the cards. Rankin was denied by the crossbar following a wonderful effort from 25 yards, but Bore blasted in the winner with 11 minutes left to send the home fans into ecstasy. Before the end many of the 600 Boston followers were making their way out of the ground unable to comprehend what they had seen. it was an important victory for Grimsby, who face a tricky away visit to Wrexham and Northampton, whereas Boston now face two homes games and will be looking to build on their promising performance of the first hour or so.
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