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Hereford United gained a deserved away point at Bideford this afternoon although it looked highly unlikely on 60 minutes after Bideford had taken a 3-1 lead partly because of poor defending.
Manager Jon Taylor had a new loan signing in the starting eleven, Daniel Sullivan from Torquay. And there was an added bonus for Taylor as Sullivan had spent three months on loan at Bideford last season.
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| New Signing Dan Sullivan Watches As The Bulls Score First |
Hereford started well and took just two minutes to score the opening goal when Aliou Traore netted from close range after a free kick from Bilal Yafai wasn't cleared.
But Bideford soon took hold of the game with goals from Sean Downing and Craig Veal.
And just five minutes into the second half the home side went 3-1 up when Kevin Squire got on the end of a loose ball after Luke Williams failed to clear.
Ten minutes later, perhaps at that time against the run of play, Hereford closed the gap.
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| Gascoigne Rises Above The Bideford Defenders To Score Hereford's Second Goal |
The Bulls won a corner and captain Brad-Lee Gasgoigne got his head onto the ball and directed it past Lloyd Irish.
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| Bilal Yafai Pleased With His Second Goal In Two Games |
Two minutes later it was 3-3 after Bilal Yafai headed a cross from substitute Aboubakar Kone past Irish.
Both sides then had several chances but a draw was probably a fair result.
Chairman Andy Lonsdale watched the match but there was no sign of 'owner' Tommy Agombar.
The attendance was 246 with around 40 following the Bulls.
The attendance was 246 with around 40 following the Bulls.
Hereford remain in 16th position in the table with 13 points from 13 games.
Hereford United: Williams, Obi, Roberts, Hawker, Gascoigne,
Ballard (O’Reilly 45), Traore, Bobes-Gilroy, Fortman-Tomlinson (Kone
45), Yafai, Sullivan. Subs not used: O’Neill, Mahoney, Jivanda.