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Haringey & Waltham Development v Biggleswade Town - 7 September 2011
| Author: Michael Draxler | Published: 10th September 2011 11:18 |
FA CUP PRELIMINARY ROUND REPLAY
Haringey & Waltham Development 1 - 2 Biggleswade Town
Report by Mits
If I was asked once I was asked a dozen times "What went wrong Saturday?" I still don't have an answer but the Waders turned up on a blustery night in North London to secure a place in the next round against Waltham Abbey.
It all started well but a strange case of déja vu when Harry Hunt put through by Paul Barnes opened the scoring on 2 minutes to put the Waders one up. With a strong wind blowing right to left Haringey enjoyed the advantage in the 1st half. Playing neat attractive football Haringey kept the ball on the floor and threatened the Wader's goal on numerous occasions. The one high ball floated in from a free kick caught Folds and Bull in an indecisive mood and Fold's header looped over the despairing Dean Bull. With the wind meaning the Waders could not clear their lines much further than half-way constant ground attacks kept coming. My thoughts at this time were if we could hold out until half-time, the wind advantage in the 2nd half would favour our fast running forwards. The Waders did hang on and the half time whistle was welcome relief for a pressurised Waders defence.
MOTM - Paul GattiThe 2nd half underway and as expected the majority of play was in the Haringey half with chances falling to Hunt, Barnes, Fuller and Daniel but all unable to break the deadlock. Haringey were proving dangerous and played well above their league form. Certainly a young team to watch for the future. A free kick from Fuller on 68 minutes found Barnes leaping head and shoulders above the Haringey defence to power home a "trade mark" header. Relief for the Biggleswade fans. Try as they may Haringey were not able to get a clear chance on goal although at times the Wader's defence were desperate with the clearances.
Taking off Hunt to be replaced by Donnelly who harried and chased the ball for the remainder of the match. Well done Brett, his efforts kept the ball at the right end. A final twist; there always is in the best suspense thrillers. Haringey throwing all at the Waders were awarded a penalty after Steve Gentle had brought down Haringey No. 11 Harry Honesty, on 89 minutes. After last Saturday's penalty from Joe Staunton, hit so hard and true, the crowd were expecting extra time. Such pressure for Staunton who hit the ball equally as hard but without the accuracy and cleared the bar by a least a metre.
Relief, such joy for the Wader's fans. With 5 minutes of extra time to play, anxious minutes that saw the Waders win out.
MOTM: Peter Gatti
Special Note: I am not sure if they will read this report but 2 football fans travelled from Gloucester last evening after being enthralled by the report of the 10 goal thriller at the week-end. Well done guys.
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