What a frustrating afternoon! Second in the league away at the team fourth from bottom who have 6 suspended, and the result is a dreadful game of football ending in a 1-1 draw. Wealdstone started very well, with Wingate clawing their way back into the game to earn a draw, and may be disappointed having not taken all 3 points.
It took only 9 minutes for Wealdstone to take the lead, with Richard Jolly scoring only his second goal since the turn of the year, beating one of the Wingate defenders to a long ball over the top, to drill home in the far corner. Wealdstone were well in command and it looked like they would be sailing towards a comfortable win. Despite their early superiority, for some reason Wealdstone took their foot off the pedal, and to be fair to Wingate they exploited Wealdstones drop in intensity very well, and deservedly equalised through some very poor defending after 35 minutes. After failing to clear their lines several times, Wealdstone payed the price when the ball found its way into the bottom corner. Wealdstone responded quickly and should have scored before half time, but Jolly could only head inches wide when he should have done better.
As the second half wore on, it was visible that the fact Wealdstone were playing their third game in five days was taking its toll. Chances were kept to a minimum and the lack of urgency can only be explained by pure tiredness. If anyone deserved to win the game it would have been Wingate, who attacked with pace and intensity, and may be disappointed to not take all three points. Wealdstone had the possession but did next to nothing with it, and whenever Wingate attacked they always seemed to have a man over, and missed 2 glorious chances to take the lead but were unable to do so. In the end it was a frustrating afternoon for players and fans alike, after such a wonderful start, however with Lowestoft drawing away at Leiston, no ground has been lost on them. All in all a very good day for Shitehawk!...Sorry, Whitehawk.
So onto Harrow Borough on Monday. Derby day! And what a massive game it is for both sides. Harrow are still not safe from relegation, although it would be a surprise to see them go down given their current position in the league, 16th place 6 points clear of relegation. Wealdstone are still just about chasing the title, however the more realistic aim is to finish as high up in the play-offs as possible. With this being the Stones 4th game in 6 days, it will probably be a very tight encounter, with Borough being more than up for it. At the start of the week I said that 9/10 points out of a possible 12 would be a good return, so if Wealdstone can beat their local rivals on Monday then I think it will be a very successful end to a testing week.
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