Salisbury 0 Att 610

1. Mark Scott
2. Emmanuel Udoji
3. Ryan Brett
4. Brain Dutton
5. Daniel Webb
6. Christopher Giles ©
7. Charlie Losasso
8. Stuart Sinclair
9. Daniel Fitchett
10. Charlie Griffin
11. Abdulai Bell Baggie

12. Robert Matthews (Griffin) 61
14. Willem Purdy
15. Marvin Williams
16. Matthew Clark (Dutton) 67
17. Luke Ruddick (Udoji) 90

Welling United 0

1. Craig Holloway
2. Andy Sambrook
3. Jack Obersteller
4. Scott Kinch
5. Ben Martin
6. Jack Parkinson © YC33
7. Loui Fazakerley
8. Dean Cracknell
9. Joe Healy YC28
10. Ben Greenhalgh
11. Loick Pires

12. Lee Clarke (Kinch) 67
14. Anthony Acheampong
15. Harry Baker (Fazakerley) 77 YC90
16. Ryan Flack (Greenahlgh) 67
17. Connor McLaren

Referee: Paul Rees

A missed penalty denied Welling three points in a goalless game against Salisbury.

In a game of few chances, Dean Cracknell’s wild penalty miss on 82 minutes was the game’s only real chance but meant the Wings kept their third clean sheet in a row.
Joe Healy returned from his ban to replace the injured Luis Cumbers with a raft of changes in midfield as Baker, Day and Clarke were replaced by Greenhalgh, Kinch and Sambrook.

Salisbury started the match with confidence that had been absent throughout the season with a constant stream of attacks down the right flank.

Holloway almost handed Daniel Fitchett the lead after the striker almost intercepted a cross-field pass to Parkinson on five minutes and three minutes later, Charlie Griffin’s cross was nearly touched in Stuart Sinclair.

Like Salisbury, Welling’s best attacks came down the right wings as a Fazakerley cross was met by the diving Healy who headed over from 12 yards and half way through the half, another Sambrook cross was headed over by Fazakerley at the near post under pressure from Ryan Brett.

The defender almost gave the hosts the lead as he unleashed great volley –although it looked more like a punt - from 30 yards which swirled in the wind and just dipped over the bar with Holloway beaten.

Joe Healy’s ill-discipline reared up again as he was booked for dissent after protesting to Wells after the referee failed to give a penalty for a challenge by Daniel Webb.

The Wings began dominate the game playing some nice balls out to the flanks as Scott had to tip the ball over for a corner from a Fazakerley cross under pressure from Kinch.

With five minutes to go, the Wings had the best chance of the half as Greenhalgh’s cut inside and shot with his weaker foot which Scott couldn’t hold onto in the Salisbury goal. Pires could only head over from the rebound inside the six yard box. Three minutes later Parkinson had a free kick sail over the bar as the Wings finished the half on top.

Pires missed another headed chance when he let the ball bounce off him from a skied Scott clearance just after the second half began but that was the only chance of a drab opening quarter of an hour with both sides constantly getting caught offside.

Lee Clarke and Ryan Flack both came on with 23 minutes to go to try and break the almost certain deadlock the second half had produced but to no avail as the Whites began to establish territory in the Welling half as Webb had a header cleared from a corner.

With almost no chances in the half, the Wings thought they had perfect opportunity to take the lead as substitute Baker was brought down by Giles right on the corner of the box and although there were protests for a dive, Wells stood fast by his decision. However, Cracknell blazed wide to hand the hosts a lifeline.

Salisbury finally had their first shot on target with four minutes to go but Fitchett’s shot was easily gathered by Holloway but their second produced a great save by the Wings’ keeper to deny a Matthews header from a corner in the 90th minute.

Giles had one more header from a spree of corners which fell straight to Holloway and the full time whistle came shortly afterwards. A draw was a fair result and keeps Welling in third place knowing only two more wins would guarantee them a place in the playoffs.