Wealdstone 1 – 1 Windsor & Eton
Wealdstone
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Windsor & EtonTHE Ryman League’s most out of sync referee, Warren Atkin, came to the White Lion ground and proceeded to impose his “vision” on another game of football.
For an hour, two sets of players showed admirable restraint amid a continuous stream of poor decisions.
Among all this disruption a game of football was completed.
Windsor opened the scoring in the first minute and this early goal, coupled with the referee’s antics, at least made for an entertaining afternoon.
Dave Ryan failed to deal with a punt upfield and Foroe, looking very much offside, was free to run unchallenged at goal.
Although Andy Carter saved, Holsgrove was there to put the ball into an empty net.
Tom Champion, a recent signing from Barnet, had been introduced in Wealdstone’s problem right-back position and, after a jittery start, performed reasonably.
Wealdstone came roaring back and for the next half hour Windsor were rarely able to get out of their own half.
The visitors’ centre-half Jarvis saw his attempted interception of a cross smack onto his own bar before the pressure finally paid off following a superb piece of skill from Beckford.
Taking Martin Carter’s pass in his stride he outpaced two defenders and rounded keeper Martini to level the scores.
Wealdstone might have been expected to go on and win from this position but it didn’t turn out that way.
A scramble in the Windsor goalmouth could have led to a score from Beckford or Gary Burrell but somehow the defenders hacked it away.
In a rare Windsor attack, Foroe’s deflected header was goalbound until Carter, changing direction in mid-air, brought off an acrobatic save.
Beckford failed to round Martini in his second one-on-one with the keeper and, soon after, he fired wide when well placed.
Atkin’s name-taking crusade then took over and the game died.
Walsh. Narty, Jarvis, Goldie and Holsgrove all entered his book in a frantic 20 minute spell and, as a levelling-up grand finale, Morton saw red for complaining, presumably too impolitely, about being fouled.
Harrow Times – Steve Spaull