Kings Lynn 1 – 0 Wealdstone
Kings Lynn1 - 0
WealdstoneStones travelled to King Lynn with nothing (football wise) on the match…
A strange feeling after the adrenalin rushed experiences of the past few weeks. Stones were safe from relegation, Kings Lynn guaranteed a home tie in the play-offs, so both sides showed a little player juggling from recent matches and to be honest though it was far from an exhibition match, it lacked perhaps some of the steel seen recently
Stones probably created the better chances in the first 45, both Robinson and Papali breaking through a tight home defence in which Hammond and Crane were outstanding, and Marshall in the home goal was the busier of the two keepers, but the score remained tied at the interval.
The second half followed a similar pattern, though the ‘homesters’ started a little brighter, one particular attack and cross field ball completely wrong-footing the Stones defence just before the hour leaving O’Halloran an opportunity to pick his spot, Swain unable to do anything to prevent the only goal of the game.
Swain was called into action more in the second half, and made three excellent stops – two one on one’s and one pure reaction to keep the score within reach, but Stones were unable to break their opponents down at the other end, finally losing 1-0.
That final ‘ worst 19th’ relegation position? finally filled by Harrow Borough, who must now wait to see the outcome of the situation with Lancaster City from Conference North who have asked to be relegated two divisions. It will open up a ‘Premier’ spot, but on past record (Leigh RMI / Carshalton) this could be resolved ‘in-league’, the relegation reprieve being given to Mossley. The next few weeks will be a tense time at Earlsmead.
Wealdstone: Mitch Swain, Lee Chappell, Josias Carbon s75 Sheyi Adegoke, Carl Martin, Graham Hall, Dean Clark s78 Simon Martin, John-Joe O’Toole s60 Scott Donnelly, Chris O’Leary, Theo Robinson, Dean Papali, Graeme Montgomery Subs not used: Leigh Wooldridge, Andre Dellissier