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Honours even in last home game

Honours even in last home game

Martin Roberts22 Apr 2018 - 08:01
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Guilsfield 2 Denbigh Town 2

Denbigh travelled to Clos Mytton in Mid Wales looking to extend their run of four winning games and they came up against a hard working, well organised Guilsfield team that were fourth in the table, four points behind third placed Denbigh. A close tense game ended fairly with the sides drawing in a game which had all its goals came in the second half.
Denbigh started brightly on a warm sunny spring afternoon and should have been ahead with 30 seconds when some great work by Pierce saw him lay a ball to right wing back Newton whose cross just failed to reach the overstretching Worrall who had the goal at his mercy. This spurred Town on but an over enthusiastic challenge by Pierce on 5 minutes earned him an early yellow card and he knew he had to tread carefully for the rest of the game which was refereed by International referee Cheryl Foster.
Guilsfield looked dangerous on the break throughout and following a cross from the right wing the ball fell to Chris Cathrall, whose shot from 8 yards was well blocked by Town’s defender Nash and cleared with Guilsfield appealing for hand ball. Guilsfield should have gone one up on 18 minutes when from a long throw Robbie James was in acres of space in Denbigh’s penalty area but he could only direct his header at Keighan Jones in Denbigh’s goal and he saved easily.
The game was now flowing evenly with both teams having chances. Worrall did well beating two defenders only to have his fierce shot blocked. From the resultant corner Guilsfield broke and the ball reached Asa Hamilton who sprinted down the right wing and crossed for Gareth Jones who was foiled by Kristian Pierce who had tracked back well to thwart the attack.
Just prior to half time Denbigh had their best chance when Liam Smith fed Gareth Partridge, he crossed for Worrall to shoot from 8 yards but his shot was blocked by some solid Guilsfield defending with the block sending the ball just over the crossbar.
Guilsfield came out the stronger in the second half and from a Hamilton cross from the right wing Jake Cook was unmarked at the edge of the six yard box and with the goal at his mercy he headed against the post and Denbigh cleared to safety. Minutes later Guilsfield were awarded a penalty when Dan Sullivan fouled Adam Jenkins as Jenkins turned just inside the penalty area. Asa Hamilton took the kick and slotted the ball home neatly.
The game now went through a scrappy period with tackles flying in and referee Foster brought out yellow cards for Guilsfield’s Stuart Rogers and Gareth Jones and Denbigh’s Craig Pritchard.
With 69 minutes gone and Denbigh desperate for an equaliser Kristian Pierce had the ball on the half way line and he sent a diagonal ball over the Guilsfield defenders for Matthew Worrall to run onto in the penalty area and fire home from 10 yards. However, just three minutes later Guilsfield hit back when Asa Hamilton was allowed time to evade tackles and move into the penalty area and shoot with venom past an outstretched Keighan Jones.
Denbigh’s equaliser came following a foul by Callum Bromley on the edge of the box with 9 minutes remaining. Sullivan stepped up and found the top right corner of Guilsfield keeper Lee Andrew’s goal giving him no chance. Both teams would have been delighted to take a win from this game but the draw was probably the right result in this fine advert for Huws Gray Alliance football.
Guils Man of the Match : Andy Ford
Team: Andrew, Bromley, Richards, Rogers, Ford, James, Cook, Jones, Hamilton, Cathrall, Jenkins. Subs: Weetman (Richards), Leonard, Barton (Jenkins), Harris (Cathrall)

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