Tamworth snatched a 3:2 victory over Worthing at Lam Ground on Friday evening, a result that keeps them rooted in 19th place with four points from five games. The visitors sit 14th on six points and had looked comfortable enough before the final ten minutes turned everything upside down.
Wadham gave Tamworth the lead in the 44th minute, a goal that came after Worthing had dominated possession without creating much. By then the visitors had 52 per cent of the ball but only three shots on target — they needed more than time on the pitch to find a way through.
Creaney levelled for Worthing in the 54th minute, and for a while it seemed the match would drift toward a draw. Then Marquez restored Tamworth's advantage in the 72nd minute, just before Wadham picked up a second yellow and a red card in the 74th minute. The home side had to defend with ten men for over fifteen minutes and, to be fair, they dug in.
Worthing pulled one back from the penalty spot through Tshikuna in the 90th minute plus four, and Hutchinson was sent off shortly after. The game looked finished, but Roberts fired home in the 90th minute plus eight to complete the turnaround. It was the kind of moment that decides more than the statistics suggest.
Tamworth registered 98 attacks to Worthing's 81 and hit the target seven times from 16 attempts. The visitors controlled possession but could only manage three shots on target. The result ends a run of three defeats in four league games for the home side, though they still have work to do before they can claim anything more than survival as a successful season.