Harlow Town 0 – 1 Wealdstone
Harlow Town0 - 1
WealdstoneStones took the initiative early on in this match and could have gone ahead in the first two minutes when Marvin Morgan headed over from close range, but in blustery conditions on a hard pitch, they struggled to make the territorial advantage tell, although a Carter effort did hit the crossbar.
Despite having far more possession and forcing the home side back, chances were limited at both ends as defenders coped better than forwards with the conditions. Marvin Morgan and Richard Jolly caused problems for the home defence, but not enough to create a breakthrough, while Carvell and Tucker were well supported by Graves and Fisher in breaking down the home side.
It wasn’t until ten minutes into the second half that Stones scored the only goal, when a twenty yard effort from Williams bounced late and did enough to deceive the home goalkeeper.
The remainder of the game saw Wealdstone remain on top but creating little while Harlow were limited to two chances, both of which went across the face of goal with no-one to apply the final touch.
With Wealdstone’s hoodoo at Harlow finally broken after thirty odd years, there were some very wide smiles at the end of the game!
Wealdstone: Andy Carter, James Fisher, Matt Graves, Robin Tucker, Matt Carvell, Martin Carter, Tommy Williams (55), Richard Jolly, Jason Shaw, Marvin Morgan, Danny Tilbury, Subs not used: Rob Courtnage, Mark Burgess, Billy Amarteifio, Mickie Swaysland, Dave Ryan