Wroxham 3-3 Waltham Forest
The match kicked off and was played at a leisurely pace as neither side showed any bite in the early exchanges.
The first real attempt on goal coming in the seventh minute, White’s pass picking up Blake, who’s shot lacked power and was easily saved by Forest keeper Omand.
2 mins later Waltham had their first meaningful attack, Captain Luke Stanley’s free-kick cleared by Carus the ball fell to Vickers on the edge of Wroxhams box but the Forest man shot wide.
On 14 mins Yachtsmen full-back Remi Gordon’s cross-come-shot looked promising but Referee Nigel Phillips blew for off-side.
A long ball out of defence by Halliday was picked up by the bustling Blake, again he put his shot wide.
The game would spring into life on 26mins when Waltham defender Sackey gifted Matt Blake the ball on the edge of the box, the Wroxnam target man made no mistake from eight yards out to give his side the lead.
The Yachtsmen were on the attack again minutes later, a Daniels solo run ending in a shot that flew just wide of Omands goal.
Following a Waltham corner which came to nothing, Forest no’3 Larin went into the Ref’s book after a clumsy tackle on Eastaugh.
Paul Cook would be the next Wroxham man to feel the wrath of a Forest challenge, the big front man receiving extensive treatment after being winded.
On 37mins Wroxham deservedly added a second.
Wide man Speller’s cross finding an un-marked Matt Blake in the Waltham penalty area who calmly shot home.
Wroxham were now well on top of this game and should have made it three on 40mins.
Waltham keeper Omand throwing the ball to Blake, who passed inside to the waiting Cook but the Yachtsmen striker cleared the cossbar from three yards out.
It took just 3mins for Waltham Forest to get a foot-hold back on this game. From a free-kick wide, inside the Wroxham half Forest full-back Sackey’s delivery was allowed to find it’s way across the Wroxham box, where Waltham wide man Manu Dagher was waiting and he fired home un-challenged.
Two minutes later Waltham were level. A mix -up in the Wroxham defence between White and Speller gifted Whitely the ball, the Forest no’7 played the ball inside to the waiting Luke Stanley who shot beyond Plummer in the Wroxham goal.
Wroxham boss Batch then made a double substitution, Langlois on for Cook and Turner on for the tired looking Daniels.
No sooner than Langlois had entered the fray, he was told to leave. The Frenchman kicking out in retaliation after he was caught in a challenge.
Things then went from bad to worse for the Yachtsmen on the hour.
Forest wide man Whitely progressed down the right wing before crossing to an unmarked Courtney White, who, stretching, connected his head to the ball, to send it over the head of the dispearing Plummer into the Wroxham net.
Durrant replaced Eastaugh on 65mins as Wroxham strived to get back in this game.
The Wroxham sub was almost on target 5mins later, following good work from Lemmon, the Yachtsmen Captain found Durrant who’s shot was well saved by the Waltham keeper.
On 80mins Wroxham were level.
A Josh Turner corner-kick was bet by the in-coming Josh Carus, who powered his header into the Waltham net.
Right at the death Wroxham keeper Plummer had to be on his toes making a fine save to deny Whitely.
Report thanks to Wroxham FC.
