A STUNNING late show from Royal Wootton Bassett Town saw them come from behind to win 3-2 against Oxford City Nomads as they signed off their Hellenic League Premier Division campaign with victory.

With 10 minutes of their season remaining, Bassett were on course to suffer a fifth straight league defeat – and a second successive loss against a side mired in the bottom four of the Hellenic League Premier Division.

Instead they pulled off a stunning comeback, scoring twice in the game’s final five minutes to seal victory in their 1,000th Hellenic League match.

After taking time to settle and seeing Curtis Meare deny Rav Shamsi in the sixth minute, Bassett started to take control.

Rich Hunter’s men went close just after the 15 minute-mark when Dan Bailey was unable to hit the target from 10 yards after Ryan Withers’ cross.

The visitors then took the lead midway through the period when Steve Yeardley converted from the spot after Withers was hauled down by full-back Connor Mattimore.

Nomads drew level against the run of play when Matt Cheetham was adjudged to have handled the ball following a shot from Daniel West, giving the hosts a penalty which was duly converted by Billy Gillett.

Shamsi had chances to give the hosts the lead before the break but he could not find a way past the impressive Meare.

With the game edging towards the final quarter, the hosts took the lead when Matt Woodley’s corner was met at the back post by Daniel Leggett, whose looping header sailed over the line despite the best efforts of Meare.

Shamsi had another opportunity to put the game to bed when he latched on to a poor back-pass from Nathan Hawkins, however, Meare was able to steal the ball from the feet of the Nomads’ striker.

Bassett drew level in the 85th minute when a defensive mix-up allowed Steve Robertson to ghost in for a one-on-one with the Nomads keeper.

However, his shot ricocheted off the crossbar into the path of Dale Richards to put away rebound.

Bassett bagged the winner when they caught Nomads on the counter when Richards, who had ran on to a fine ball from Liam Edmondson, squared to Yeardley to tap home the winner.