Last Tuesday, we welcomed Colney Heath for the second time in a week. After suffering a 5-3 defeat in our previous meeting, we were looking to bounce back and secure a more positive result in the league.

The visitors started strongly, forcing goalkeeper Jimmy Parker into his first save of the evening just five minutes into the game. Colney Heath continued to dominate possession, but it was Sawbo who struck first. Hall’s effort was spilled by the goalkeeper, allowing debutant Drysdale to react quickest and fire home his first goal for the club!

We continued to put in a solid defensive performance, keeping the visitors at bay until they eventually found an equaliser before half-time.

The second half began in much the same way as the first, with Parker called into action to make another important save. However, around the 70th minute, Colney Heath took the lead through their striker.

Following a couple of substitutions, we found our way back into the game. Yildiz delivered a dangerous free kick into the box, which Mambombe met emphatically, smashing the ball home to bring us level!

Just three minutes later, we almost turned the game around completely, with Hurley heading over from a set piece.

With the game looking like it was heading towards a hard-earned point against an in-form Colney Heath side, heartbreak struck in the 90th minute as their striker completed his hat-trick to make it 2-3.

Despite the late disappointment, there were plenty of positives to take from the performance as we look ahead to Tuesday's fixture against Everett Rovers.

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Match report produced by Paolo Rodia