Leamington held league leaders Telford United to a 2-2 draw this afternoon in front of a crowd of 843 at the New Windmill Ground. They may be league leaders, but Telford were exponents of a hit it hard and hope style of play, along with physicality and unsportsmanlike behaviour.
Brakes faced some early danger and the ball had to be cleared off the line. Then on 15 minutes Daly for some reason best known to himself handled the ball, conceding a penalty. Farrell scored decisively from the spot for the visitors.
However, their lead only lasted 12 minutes with Newton equalising after Telford had failed to clear a Flanagan corner, temporarily silencing the cocky Telford supporters. However, what looked like a miss kick led to Telford going 2-1 ahead in a crowded area. Their supporters were now boasting of 4-1 to them in the second half. On 40 minutes Newton and Chilton combined well, but Wint shot wide.
In time added on, there was a copy of the earlier handball incident, this time on the part of the visitors, and the referee pointed to the spot, Hicks scoring for Leamington. That was the way the score stayed, but there was plenty of incident in the second half.
Leamington's Reece Flanagan once again showed his skill on the ball and his anticipation of where it might go. However, he got involved in some exchanges with Telford charm merchant Shaun Walley and referee Michael D'aguillar, who had a good game, came over and told them to 'relax'. Dodd came on in place of Wint and soon showed his skill on the ball.
A push in the area on Magunda led to a penalty call for Leamington. I think that the referee was right not to award it, but presumably Magunda got his yellow card for dissent. Moogan cynically fouled Dodd and got a yellow card for his trouble. The Brakes free kick came off the wall. A cynical dive by Telford in the area brought a free kick for Leamington but no yellow card. Lee Chilton was withdrawn in favour of Peter Till. Danny Newton picked up a yellow card for dissent and was replaced shortly afterwards by Ricky Johnson.
In time added on, Breeden kicked the ball out when a Brakes player went down, but Telford refused to return the ball to the keeper. Fortunately, it didn't benefit them, but it just about summed up their approach to the game. I have seen better teams at the NWG this season, but the table, they say, doesn't lie. Anyway, a determined and often accomplished game by the Brakes.
Nice unbiased reportage . NOT !!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteCocky telford supporters? Not really....
ReplyDeleteIm sure if you had taken the time to speak to some of us you would have realised the majority of us are decent supporters, don't brand us as cocky just because we came as league leaders.
ReplyDeleteYes we are physical but I could say the same Bout some of your guys, they gave as good as they got.
Whalley wasn't booked because he didn't dive, it wasn't a penalty because the contact wasnt enough to warrant one but when you're running as quick as Sean does it doesn't take much to knock your balance.
Your players and staff are the biggest bunch of moaners I have ever seen, non stop and im surprised the ref didn't book more of them for the abuse he took.
In regards to the throw in incident. I would love to know how many teams, battling for a league title, with 10 seconds left, would just give up and roll it back to the opposition...
However, great little ground in a lovely area. Certainly better than some of the holes I have visited over the years!
ReplyDeleteI think that the cocky fans were being wound up by one of our louder fans, and they may well have been the directors.
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