WELLINGTON Town Under-12s earned a hard-fought 3-3 draw against unbeaten Street Youth Under-12s in a thrilling contest on Saturday.

Wellington made a lightning start, scoring twice in the first eight minutes.

Charlie McAlpine was the star, firing two superb volleys into the top left corner—the second an outstanding strike.

Street Youth responded just before half-time, pulling a goal back from a corner when an unmarked player volleyed past the keeper to make it 2-1 at the break.

The visitors upped the pressure in the second half and turned the game around with two well-taken goals to take a 3-2 lead.

Cass Letten impressed on his debut in goal for Wellington, making several crucial saves to keep his team in the game.

Arthur House came close to getting on the score sheet for Wellington when his powerful header was somehow kept out by the Street goalkeeper.

With just two minutes left, Wellington won a corner.

The ball bounced loose in the box and fell to Reuben Prouse, who volleyed home from eight yards to secure a dramatic late equaliser.

Both teams fought hard in an end-to-end battle, with Wellington showing great determination to take a well-earned point.