Post by hackwatch on Sept 23, 2023 20:39:10 GMT
Aveley 1 Braintree Town 1
by David Ward
The Iron who were forced to play the entire second half with ten men battled hard to gain a fully deserved point at Parkside on Saturday but which still left manager Angelo Harrop a frustrated man because he felt it was another drawn game that should have reaped a win and three points.
"It was very frustrating because we started so well with seven corners in the first 10 minutes, scored a terrific goal in the fourth minute and we were well in command," he explained. "Then within a minute of the second half restart Joe Grimwood was sent off in a totally bizarre way and you're down to ten men and then it's case of backs to the wall but the players did so well yet had we not been a player short I'm convinced we would have won the game comfortably.
"So it's two points lost rather than a point gained but it gives us confidence when you can do that against a side going well and third in the table," he continued. "When they did equalise I felt it was a goalkeeping mistake and the ball was there to be fully collected and shouldn't have rebounded out which allowed them score from close range.
"The sending off was no doubt a key turning point in the game and I hate to go on about referees and linesmen but there's no consistency there and also a total lack of communication between the officials and managers on the bench in what was the most weird sending off I've ever seen," he declared.
After the Iron had taken the lead through a great first time shot by Matt Carson and looking in command of the game it was on the 15 minute when Joe Grimwood was blatantly elbowed in the face by a home player, which amazingly referee George Warren close by failed to issue a yellow card for what was a blatant foul
Then moments later he stopped the game for the Iron's Grimwood to receive medical attention to stop the bleeding from his nose.
This took seven minutes and when play resumed Iron continued to dominate and then on 35 Grimwood was ridiculously booked for a harmless challenge, the referee showing inconsistency for both sides.
Before the start of the second half referee Warren sent Grimwood to the touchline to clear what he thought was some minor dried blood spots from the face and once the linesman was satisfied he could then come back on to the field of play which he did.
Unfortunately Mr Warren decreed he may have been cleared by the linesman to return but then claimed he didn't given him actual permission to do so and when he stepped back on to the pitch he issued a second yellow which meant a red and sending off for entering the play without his apparent permission.
There was momentarily confusion all round for both sets of players as to what was actually going on - Grimwood was not active in play and so gaining no advantage to his team coming back on - and to his surprise and everyone else in the ground Mr Warren kept showing him a red card!
"The whole incident was totally unsatisfactory and had both officials spoken to me to clarify the situation this wouldn't have happened," added Harrop.
To their credit the Iron defended deeply and kept the home side at bay watched by a crowd of 495 and on their occasional foray into the home half they nearly grabbed a second goal which overall they deserved on the day.
Making his Iron debut in attack was 21 year-old George Nunn, on a month's loan from Derby County, who impressed in his hour on the park but naturally became tired and was then substituted, and with Harrop making three second half substitutions it kept his side's momentum going while some stout defending looked to have prevented an equaliser.
But on 72 minutes ex-Iron striker Matt Rush snapped up the rebound to give his new side an equaliser and a share of the spoils.
With Nunn cup tied and so unable to play against Brackley Town in next Saturday's FA Cup tie there's some good news from the Iron camp in that striker Will Davies will be back in the squad after his proposed transfer to Barnet collapsed over disagreements between the two clubs on various matters.
Next Saturday's game kicks off at 3pm.
by David Ward
The Iron who were forced to play the entire second half with ten men battled hard to gain a fully deserved point at Parkside on Saturday but which still left manager Angelo Harrop a frustrated man because he felt it was another drawn game that should have reaped a win and three points.
"It was very frustrating because we started so well with seven corners in the first 10 minutes, scored a terrific goal in the fourth minute and we were well in command," he explained. "Then within a minute of the second half restart Joe Grimwood was sent off in a totally bizarre way and you're down to ten men and then it's case of backs to the wall but the players did so well yet had we not been a player short I'm convinced we would have won the game comfortably.
"So it's two points lost rather than a point gained but it gives us confidence when you can do that against a side going well and third in the table," he continued. "When they did equalise I felt it was a goalkeeping mistake and the ball was there to be fully collected and shouldn't have rebounded out which allowed them score from close range.
"The sending off was no doubt a key turning point in the game and I hate to go on about referees and linesmen but there's no consistency there and also a total lack of communication between the officials and managers on the bench in what was the most weird sending off I've ever seen," he declared.
After the Iron had taken the lead through a great first time shot by Matt Carson and looking in command of the game it was on the 15 minute when Joe Grimwood was blatantly elbowed in the face by a home player, which amazingly referee George Warren close by failed to issue a yellow card for what was a blatant foul
Then moments later he stopped the game for the Iron's Grimwood to receive medical attention to stop the bleeding from his nose.
This took seven minutes and when play resumed Iron continued to dominate and then on 35 Grimwood was ridiculously booked for a harmless challenge, the referee showing inconsistency for both sides.
Before the start of the second half referee Warren sent Grimwood to the touchline to clear what he thought was some minor dried blood spots from the face and once the linesman was satisfied he could then come back on to the field of play which he did.
Unfortunately Mr Warren decreed he may have been cleared by the linesman to return but then claimed he didn't given him actual permission to do so and when he stepped back on to the pitch he issued a second yellow which meant a red and sending off for entering the play without his apparent permission.
There was momentarily confusion all round for both sets of players as to what was actually going on - Grimwood was not active in play and so gaining no advantage to his team coming back on - and to his surprise and everyone else in the ground Mr Warren kept showing him a red card!
"The whole incident was totally unsatisfactory and had both officials spoken to me to clarify the situation this wouldn't have happened," added Harrop.
To their credit the Iron defended deeply and kept the home side at bay watched by a crowd of 495 and on their occasional foray into the home half they nearly grabbed a second goal which overall they deserved on the day.
Making his Iron debut in attack was 21 year-old George Nunn, on a month's loan from Derby County, who impressed in his hour on the park but naturally became tired and was then substituted, and with Harrop making three second half substitutions it kept his side's momentum going while some stout defending looked to have prevented an equaliser.
But on 72 minutes ex-Iron striker Matt Rush snapped up the rebound to give his new side an equaliser and a share of the spoils.
With Nunn cup tied and so unable to play against Brackley Town in next Saturday's FA Cup tie there's some good news from the Iron camp in that striker Will Davies will be back in the squad after his proposed transfer to Barnet collapsed over disagreements between the two clubs on various matters.
Next Saturday's game kicks off at 3pm.
