Leigh RMI 2 Shrewsbury Town 2 by Martyn Hindley: WOUNDED by their weekend ordeal at Telford, Leigh RMI wiped the smile off the face of the other Shropshire Conference side with a committed display in which they were only denied victory by a last gasp Kevin Street leveller.

The Railwaymen dominated proceedings for large chunks of the second half after Town had snatched the lead 50 seconds into the second half.

Their midfield was compact with Warren Peyton and Carl Rezai and bustling with the energy of Wayne Maden, whose never say die attitude made him man of the match in the eyes of Phil Starbuck.

And they surprised many with their continually attractive football.

Of course they had to ride their luck. The most notable instance came in the seventh minute when Colin Cramb got in behind the defence and forced Gary Kelly to tip onto a post. From the rebound, Andy Roscoe was in the right place at the right time to clear off the line.

At the other end, meanwhile, Peyton fancied his chances of landing goal of the month enough to produce two awkward parries from Town 'keeper Scott Howie from long range efforts.

To be then hit by such a sucker punch as Cramb's seventh goal of the season at the resumption was a bitter blow.

RMI had started the half positively as they looked to carve a chance from the kick off. But Howie's long punt upfield was then turned square across the 18-yard line by Duane Darby allowing Cramb to drill home.

Cue RMI resurgence. Thirteen of the 16 players in the home squad had never experienced a Leigh side turn deficit into victory but they still gave it a damn good try!

Midway through the half, McNiven struck a left-foot volley home from 10 yards after Paul Shepherd's cross had been flicked on, and then he pounced on Howie's spill from Peyton's free-kick to take his campaign tally to 11.

The Shrews had been tamed and seemed to struggle with a contingency plan. They almost got the reprieve they craved six minutes from time but when Martin O'Connor dug the ball from beneath his feet to hit the bar, Town decided to unleash their greatest asset.

Shrewsbury had been in disarray for so long after half-time that it was a mystery how Luke Rodgers stayed on the bench for so long. He netted 20 goals in a relegation season last time around and had a hand in the crucial leveller in the first minute of stoppage time.

As he surged through on goal, Neil Durkin produced a superb tackle to halt him in his tracks only for the unattended Street to fire home.