ST IVES TOWN 1 HITCHIN TOWN 2

By Nigel Howlett
ARNOLD Matshazi was Hitchin’s hero as the striker’s late five-minute brace saw the playoff hopefuls rally from an unlikely deficit to sting St Ives Town.
The Canaries seemed destined to suffer a slender defeat after an inadvertent Stan Georgiou own goal put them behind the eight ball with 20 minutes to play, the defender turning Dan Barton’s low cross beyond his goalkeeper.
Neither shot-stopper had truly been tested before the late flurry of goalmouth action, as this slow-burning affair between two ball-playing side...