Staines Town 2 – 0 Wealdstone
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2 - 0
WealdstoneGordon Bartlett took the opportunity to change a few personnel and the formation for Tuesday’s tie at Staines, but he couldn’t change the result as Stones lost 2-0 to goals in the 83rd and 90th minutes.
Stones started brightly and in the first five minutes had forced a good save from the home keeper – touching O’Leary’s shot from 30 yards over the bar and then watching as Fergus Moore’s header cannoned back of fthe bar from the corner. The remainder of the half saw a number of chances created at both ends, Papali unlucky when the keeper stuck out a foot to deflect his shot when one on one, while Stones saw the woodwork rattled twice among a number of shots from the home forwards who seemed at times to have a separate competition to see who could shoot highest over the bar!
The second half saw Stones pen the home side back, but unable to make the breakthrough. Staines made a double substitution on 65 minutes which changed the game as Scarlett and Chaaban entered the fray. Their skill and pace told as they forced the home side forward, Scarlett breaking through to score with a low drive on 83 minutes and Nwokeji scoring the second in a crowded area on 90.
Team Details: Lee Carroll, Stuart Goodall, Fergus Moore, Kevin Swift, Stuart Bamford, Gavin Bamford, John Christian s70 Sam Sharples, Chris O’Leary, Matt Gooderick, Dean Papali85, Graeme Montgomery, Subs Not Used: Josias Carbon, Lee Chappell