The Millers started off the campaign with a trip to Suffolk and after a hard fought battle we were forced to share to spoils with Aveley ruining missed opportunities when leading to kill the game off.

Alex Akrofi gave The Millers the lead, but were pegged back with ten minutes to go after Luke Hipkin found the top right hand corner from a tough angle, 25 yards out.

It was a very even first half with the hosts in all yellow kits having a chance down our left hand side, winger Cruise Nyadzayo got in behind but fired his shot high wide and left of the goal.

With our first attack of the game, The Millers should've been awarded a penalty with the opportunity to take the lead, George Sykes was played in on goal, he dinked the ball over the keeper, and would've tapped it in but for being taken down by the on-rushing goalkeeper, but protests were waved away by the referee to Aveley's dismay.

George Sykes was involved again soonafter and was this time denied by the goalkeeper who made a save to deny the striker after great link up between Alex Akrofi and Shad Ngandu down the left hand side created the opening, but a smart stop denied us the lead.

Halfway through the first half we had another opportunity, Harry Donovan won the ball well and played it to Alex Akrofi he stood the defdender up, delivered a cross into the box which was met by the head of Manny Ogunrinde but his header looped over the crossbar and the score remained goalless.

For the next twenty minutes of the match both sides seemed to try and find the other out which made it a tight affair and a lot of battles in midfield.

The hosts had a couple of half chances which were both simple saves by David Hughes. Romario Dunne and Jamie Shaw with those chances that were comfortably saved by David Hughes.

Going into the last couple of minutes of the first half and the hosts again had a couple more half chances. The first was a deflected cross which crept over the crossbar. The resulting corner fell to Jake Turner but he fired over the crossbar at the back post.

Half Time | AFC Sudbury 0-0 The Millers.

The second half was a much more lively affair as it burst into life 2 minutes after the restart, Manny Ogunrinde was down the right hand side after the ball, the AFC Sudbury goalkeeper was out of his area, shoved Manny with both hands into the advertising hoarding behind the goal. The Millers were expecting a foul and a potential red card, however, neither arrived and somehow the hosts keeper was let off the hook for the second time in the game.

Three minutes after that injustice and we desevedly took the lead, Alex Akrofi let the ball run to Shad Ngandu and in a quick motion Shad played a brilliant through ball to Alex Akrofi who applied the finish to put us infront in Suffolk.

AFC Sudbury 0-1 Aveley (Alex Akrofi 50).

After that goal the game felt like it was there for the taking, but The Millers just couldn't find that killer ball and chance to finish the game off to take the three points back to Parkside.

With ten minutes to go a sucker-punch as Luke Hipkin was free down the right hand side of the pitch and applied a superb finish as the ball perfectly found it's way over the head of Millers number one David Hughes.

AFC Sudbury 1-1 Aveley (Luke Hipkin 79 - Alex Akrofi 50).

The last ten minutes there were chances at both ends, which saw the AFC Sudbury keeper make a brilliant diving save to his left hand side to deny a point blank range George Allen header. Sudbury had a couple of late corners, but The Millers stood strong to deny the hosts.

Full Time | AFC Sudbury 1-1 Aveley (Luke Hipkin 79 - Alex Akrofi 50)

Attendance | 282.

AFC Sudbury XI | Lewis Ridd, George Keys, Ellis Girling, Jake Turner, Joe Grimwood, Lewis O'Malley (Luke Hipkin 75), Marley Andrews (Reece Harris 65), Isaac Skubich (Dan Gilchrist 61), Jamie Shaw, Romario Dunne, Cruise Nyadzayo)

Unused Subs | James Askew, Joshua Ambrose.

The Millers XI | David Hughes, Jon Nzengo, Morisi Gelashvili (Tom Anderson 80), Connor Witherspoon, George Allen. Jack Mochalski, Manny Ogunrinde (Alex Bragg 83), Harry Donovan, George Sykes (Alex Clark 75), Shad Ngandu, Alex Akrofi.

Unused Subs | Oscar Shelvey, Freddie Gard.