Welling United 1 Chelmsford City 1
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by Matthew Panting
It was a tale of two tackles as 10-man Welling
held Chelmsford to a draw in Blue Square Bet South on Saturday.
Welling player-boss Jamie Day (pictured) was
at the centre of both incidents. His excellent challenge on
visiting skipper David Rainford just two minutes before half-time
helped set up the home side’s equaliser.
But his foul on Max Cornhill just before the
hour mark was met with a red card and meant his side had to play
the last half-hour with 10 men.
Chelmsford, unbeaten on their travels this
season, went ahead on 14 minutes when a right-wing corner was
headed in at the far post by Cornhill.
Welling, unbeaten at home so far this
campaign, responded and Loick Pires missed a great chance after
Day’s cross picked him out.
The Wings were level by half-time, when Day’s
challenge sent Luis Cumbers away and his intelligent cross picked
out Pires, whose left-foot finish went in off the far post.
Jack Evans and City’s Justin Miller were both
cautioned early in the second half but referee Daniel Cook deemed
Day’s challenge on Cornhill was worthy of a sending-off. Day went
in with just one foot but the official, with the visiting dugout
rushing on to the pitch straight in front of the incident, decided
it was reckless enough to warrant a red card.
Ironically, Welling looked the better team
with 10 men. They sat deep and soaked up what the visitors had to
offer. Had Cumbers produced a better finish, the Wings might have
gone ahead 10 minutes from time when keeper Stuart Searle kept up
the tradition of Chelmsford stoppers from last season by making a
howler against the Wings.
Loui Fazackerley also went close for the Wings
but it was Chelmsford who nearly snatched the points but Rainford
missed a trademark header from a left-wing cross, nodding the ball
wide of the far post after arriving late in the box.
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Saturday, January 28 2012
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