Gunners earned a 1 - 1 draw against Woodley Hammers Res.
The first half was a fairly even affair with both sides having few opportunities to open the scoring. However, towards the end of the first half Gunners took the lead when Paul Stout flicked the ball onto Dave Owen who headed home from close range.
Gunners were put under some pressure for the rest of the first half although Paul Stout was vital in clearing some headers from long throws or corner.
Towards the end of the first half, Woodley nearly equalised when some neat passes by Woodley opened up the Gunners defence and put the Woodley forward through to the six yard box. Paul Ali made a last ditch tackle which sent the ball towards the corner of the goal but Andy Birch made a fine save to push the ball away for the corner.
The half time score was 1-1.
In the second half Woodley put Gunners under pressure for most of the game and relied on the long throws or corners to put Gunners under pressure.
Gunners found it more difficult to keep possession of the ball and offered little up front in the second half.
Woodley eventually found an equaliser with about 10 minutes to go after a short range header from a right wing cross. However Gunners held out for the remaining few minutes to earn a battling draw.
Marcus Randles was Gunners "Man of the Match".
Match Facts
MOM : M Randles
Goal : D Owen (1)
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