Woodley Roofing dropped their first points of the season to Earley Gunners when they were held to a 2-2 draw. Gunners had a close shave when a Roofing player went down in the box after a Paul Ali tackle to the cries of a penalty but the referee (correctly!) awarded a corner.
It was Gunners who took the lead after Bill Maslin played John Monksmith through who ran towards the goal and his well struck shot was parried into the goal by the keeper. Roofing struck back before half time when their player was brought down by Paul Marten in the box and this time they were awarded a penalty which they converted. The half time score was 1-1.
The second half was as even as the first with both sides coming close to taking the lead. Gunners had a scare when a Roofing corner went across the face of the goal untouched by all the players.
However, Woodley Roofing made amends when they headed in from a corner with about 20 minutes to go to give them a narrow lead. Dave Owen had a couple of chances to score with a few shots from outside the box. Gunners pushed men forward and got their reward when Paul Clark was brought down in the box.
Paul Ali subsequently converted the penalty to leave the final score at 2-2. It was a good team performance and a fair result overall, however Gunners "Man of the Match" was Julian Willis for a good performance including some good handling. The standard of refereeing was excellent today.
Match Facts
MOM : J Willis
Goals : Pa Ali (1), J Monksmith (1)
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