Not Often

NOT OFTEN !!
​REDDITCH UNITED 1 v BIGGLESWADE TOWN 0
Report by Mike Draxler

That I am lost for words written or verbal but the result of this match has left me speechless. Not that the Waders should have won, but a loss was unjust and reflects badly on the officials.

Never easy going to Redditch, can't recall ever coming away with a win. But Biggleswade had licked their wounds after the FA cup defeat, players returning after injury and covid gave the management more choice of a starting 11. It was Redditch who took up the batten creating two or three scoring chances in the first 10, fortunately none hitting the target. Waders started to get a grip and worked chances of their own, it was going to one of those games where most of the action took part in the middle third of the pitch. On 32 Redditch were awarded a penalty, unsighted as I was I cannot give you the guilty parties or reason, but there did not seem to be many complaints and the kick was ably despatched by No. 9 Daniel Sweeney. Little else happened for the remaining minutes and Redditch went in with noses in front.

Out for the second 45 and much of the same, Joe Neal chasing down every ball, David Manu and Junior Muyembe employing their trickery, all to no reward. Midway through the half a blatant handball was waived away by the referee without consultation to his assistant. Biggleswade complained bitterly but no moving that decision. That one decision affected the rest of the game and onto further fixtures. Shane Bush was pushed forward to try and work something. His alleged reckless tackle led to a straight red and his forfeiture of the next 3 games. Peters and Neal had shots on target, Peters maybe the closest but not a Wader day and we returned home defeated.

Up the Waders.