Peterborough United vs Walsall. Sky Bet League One.
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Tuesday 27 February 2018 23:03, UK
Defender Steven Taylor and his Peterborough team-mates swept snow from the pitch as their side beat Walsall 2-1 in Sky Bet League One.
Heavy snow enveloped the ABAX Stadium but the referee allowed play to continue as long as the white lines remained visible.
Posh officials came onto the pitch with shovels to clear snow following a heavy downfall, with former Newcastle player Taylor among those helping in a bid to allow the game to be completed.
The effort was worthwhile for the hosts, as Peterborough earned a first win in eight games in front of the man tipped to become their new manager.
Caretaker David Oldfield took charge of the success following the Sunday sacking of Grant McCann.
Steve Evans - expected to succeed McCann after resigning as Mansfield boss - saw Posh fall behind in the ninth minute when Julien Ngoy raced onto an Erhun Oztumer pass and finished coolly.
Posh should have been level within two minutes, but Marcus Maddison saw his penalty saved by the legs of Walsall goalkeeper Liam Roberts after Jack Marriott had been pulled down by Jack Fitzwater.
Loan striker Omar Bogle did eventually equalise for the hosts six minutes before the break, pouncing on Nicky Devlin's underhit back-pass to grab his first Peterborough goal.
The turnaround was complete eight minutes into the second half when captain Jack Baldwin fired through a crowd of players after Maddison had hit a post.
Posh had a lucky escape with 15 minutes to go as Luke Leahy headed an Oztumer corner against a post before Marriott was twice denied a clincher in the closing stages which saw all hands on deck to get the game completed.
