Saturday 12th September 2015 @3pm
FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round
BILLERICAY TOWN 1-1 ENFIELD TOWN
New Lodge, Blunts Wall Road, Billericay
Admission: £10
Programme: £2 (A5, 44pp)
Attendance: 333
Refreshments: Guinness £3.60. Chips £1.50. Twix 60p.
Wanted a cup tie and chose a revisit having last been to New
Lodge some 20 years ago. The ground has
a small car park and cover of sorts on all four stands. Standing cover behind
each goal and a mix of standing and seating cover on both sides, with the Main
Stand straddling the halfway line with the clubhouse behind and adjacent.
The match didn’t live up to expectations and the game was fractious
both on and off the pitch including a bald headed Enfield supporter who walked
from behind the away goal to behind the home goal, to incite the opposition by
removing an orange home bib. Who knows his reasoning, but he was spoken to by stewards
after a kafuffle and was allowed to remain.
The home skipper meanwhile was determined to get sent off and managed to
achieve this within the first half hour for 2 bookings, for verbal and a late
challenge.
The best player on the pitch was the home no10 Sodje who
opened the scoring after 13 minutes by receiving a through ball and lifting it
over the advancing keeper into the empty net.
After being down to 10 men, Billericay sat back relying on quick counter
attacking but found to be pushed into defending more than they would like. The equaliser came when a free kick was half
cleared only for Devyn to control the ball and shoot home without being
challenged. There was almost a late
winner for Billericay but after catching the defence square, missed a chip over
the keeper as it rose high over the crossbar.
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