Worthing 0 – 1 Wealdstone

Worthing

0 - 1

Wealdstone

KO: 0:00 | Sat 11th Dec ’04

With five players unavailable through injury / illness etc it was a strange line-up that took the field at Woodside Park, Stones playing their three central defenders and then for good measure playing two more in midfield!

This may make you think that a defensive game would ensue with Worthing having the upper hand and battling to break down the Stones, but far from it – Worthing actually rarely tried to break anything down, while Stones failed to create a final pass to push on at the other end.

It was generally a poor game with very limited opportunities at either and, Jones coming closest in the first half with a shot that was just wide, but I’d struggle to remember either keeper making a save in the first period.

The second half was better from Stones point of view as they created a little more, but again there were limited chances other than the goal.

This came from Brian Jones beating his man on 25 yards and unleashing a shot goalwards, which Richard Jolly was aware enough to get his foot to on 12 yards to wrong foot the ‘keeper and score in the corner to score for the 8th consecutive League game.

Not a classic by any means with both teams shorn of creativity, but another three points…