Wealdstone 1 – 0 Hitchin Town
Wealdstone
2R1 - 0
Hitchin TownUnchanged Wealdstone took to the field against their Premier Division opponents this afternoon, but in the early exchanges there was little to chose between the sides, Hitchin slightly the stronger pressuring the Stones back-line, but the home defence held them at bay with Andy Carter untroubled in goal.
As the half wore on Stones took command of the game and forced the visitors back, but again the defence held strong, Wilmot seeing shots from Morgan, Ryan and Williams go wide before Stones took the lead on 29 minutes.
A corner was cleared to Martin Carter and his interplay with Ryan created space for a cross met superbly by Jolly who outjumped his 6’3″ opponent to head home from the edge of the six yard box.
Stones continued to press and could have extended their lead on 38 minutes when Ryan’s header was just wide and Williams again saw a shot blocked.
The second half saw Stones defend a little deeper than many would have liked, no doubt protecting the injured Andy Carter who had pulled a quad in the first period, which gave Hitchin more of the ball, but again they failed to create any more than a half chance as Stones defence battled well to defend their slender lead.
At the other end, Wilmot kept the tie alive as both Jolly and Morgan, and then later Alexander saw 1 on 1 chances saved, Stones running out deserved 1 – 0 winners.
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