SHAUN Benison scored a controversial equaliser to deny Corsham Town a priceless victory at Melksham on Monday.

Aaron Billet had given Corsham the lead, a lead which they looked like holding before Benison scored at the far post after Melksham had retaken a free kick.

And it was the retaking of the kick which mystified Gingell who had a feeling the hosts would score from the re-take.

"There is this habit against Melksham, either they scored a late goal which is controversial or we do," he said.

"We defended the first free kick well and then for some reason they had to take it again and we all knew what was going to happen.

"People have to judge it for themselves but nothing amazes me in football any more."

But Melksham boss Wayne Thorne says he knows why the free kick was retaken.

"I was in the box and the referee saw some pushing between one of our lads and one of theirs.

"He decided to have a chat with them and then re-take the free kick.

He made some good decisions in the game and he made some poor ones but it is the referee's shout."

And Thorne, who saw his side go down 3-1 at home to Radstock despite a Dave Percival goal on Saturday, felt a point each for the local rivals was a fair result.

He said: "Both teams could have played with ten men, they didn't need a keeper. The ball was in the midfield most of the time and defences were in charge for both sides."

Although the draw stopped a run of three defeats for Corsham, Gingell was disappointed their dominance at The Conigre only yielded a point.

"When you have got three points in your grasp and then lose them with two minutes to go it is disappointing," he said.

"I thought there was only one side in it. We really played well but fair play to Melksham they stuck to their job but we played the better football.

"It's two points drop, especially after we dropped three against Frome on Saturday. We have played well in the last few games."

A 1-0 defeat at Badger's Hill saw Corsham fail to score for the second time in succession.

But they go to Chard Town on Saturday in Gingell's last game before his touchline ban, which ends in December. "There's nothing I can do about it, I just have to get on with it," he said.

Thorne is now asking his strikers to fire in more goals as they haven't scored more than once in each of their opening three league games.

He said: "There has not been a game we haven't scored in but when we do score our defenders go to sleep and when we keep clean sheets our strikers go to sleep.

"There will be a time where we are going to have to score two and we have to get it sorted.''