Albion were unable to take advantage of Bedlington Terriers being a man down, being held to a 1-1 draw by the ten men.

Bedlington ought to have been a goal up early on when they swooped on a defensive error, the ball being teed up for Matty Nelson who had the simple task of tapping home into an empty net but in a scenario that will give him nightmares, he managed to put the ball wide & RACA were let off the hook. It was Ryton who broke the deadlock on 34 minutes when Rhys McLeod scored his 11th goal of the season, moving past Richie Hoggins’ total to be second highest club scorer in the 23/24 season. Albion got a further boost in the 55th minute when Terriers defender D’Armando Lawrence was given a second yellow card for taking out Lucas Lowery-Matondo. However this only seemed to spur on Bedlington and suddenly Albion looked nervy in defence, Brogan Colquhoun having to pull off a fine save just after the hour mark. The Terriers got their equaliser on 75 minutes when Matty Hayton scored his 24th goal of the season & the points were shared.

FT RACA 1 BEDLINGTON TERRIERS 1 Attendance 180

Disappointment for RACA in falling one short of the 100 league goals and tonight’s draw means the University pipped us as top dogs in the Tyne Valley. We can still finish in the top ten providing Esh Winning don’t pick up more than three points in their final three games but that’s it from RACA on the pitch for a couple of months but the site will be active over the close season with any news from the club and those all important signings, so keep checking in. Thanks for your support and enjoy the break!