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Histon were one red card away from an abandonment as they had four players sent off in a remarkable 5-4 defeat to Fleet Town in Evo-Stik League Southern, Division One Central.

Shaun Jenkins, Niall Conroy, Adam Capel and Jake Chambers-Shaw were all given their marching orders in a match that Histon looked to have won thanks largely to a Matty Allan hat-trick.

Lance Key’s young side had been 4-2 up with just minutes remaining when three dramatic goals turned the result on its head.

Fleet took the lead in the opening minutes through a Cameron Watson own goal.

But a strike from Allan, quickly followed by a Watson goal put Histon in front.

Jenkins was shown a red card following a clash with the Fleet keeper, who was himself sent off before the end of the first half.

Conroy conceded a penalty and was sent off in the process early in the second half, and Fleet converted the spot kick past replacement keeper Aaron Chapman to equalise.

Two more goals from Allan put Histon 4-2 up, but there was still more drama to come and two more goals from the visitors levelled the scores.

Capel then picked up a second yellow card, leaving the hosts with eight men, and then Fleet made them pay by scoring a fifth goal.

Chambers-Shaw was then dismissed, taking Histon’s tally of red cards to four.