The first 45 mins is one that I’m sure the Eton Manor players will want to forget very quickly, never at the races, no commitment, no passion, no desire, the list goes on, however the one asset from the first half was keeper Carl Prince, without his magnificent solo performance this match should have been well beyond a Eton Manor revival. 2-0 down at the break, and without Prince’s contribution it could have been 5 or 6 and game over, but a good old fashioned team talk at half time saw a rejuvenated Eton Manor resume the second half, and how different it was from the first. Everything that was lacking from the start, suddenly was put into place and it was the home team who had the unenviable task of trying to defend for the next 45 mins. Chances came and went for the visitors, with Hudson, Pamplin, Forde and Knapman all squandering scoring opportunities. The breakthrough finally came when Pamplin and Knapman worked the ball down the left flank, Knapman fired in a superb cross which Glen Connolly hit on the half volley from 15yds straight past a bewildered keeper, 2-1 and in with a chance. Next came an Inspired substitution, on came Davey Armstrong, (missing for over a year with knee ligament damage) making his debut, and when his
measured cross fell to Deloy Forde Manor were level, as he stroked the ball home from 6yds. The visitors still had chances to take all three points but it wasn’t to be, and a draw was a fair result in the end. Manor’s M.O.M. went to Carl Prince for his first half display alone.

Team: Prince, Snazel, Scales, Jenkins, Marsh, Connolly, D Midford, Hudson, Knapman, Pamplin, Forde, Subs – Efejuku, Richards,
Armstrong, Passfield, Hatcher.