Report By Alex Lee

Manor under new manager Kevin Durrant took a while to settle against a direct Romford team but they overcame a shaky start to play their passing game.

The length of the grass on the pitch made a subtle passing game difficult. Romford went one up after the Manor reserve keeper failed to deal with a relatively tame shot and the rebound was tucked away.

Manor were at last making some inroads into the Romford defense and after a sustained period of play were awarded a penalty which was tucked away with no problem by Ricardo Amado to level the scores.
Near the interval Romford forced a corner on the right which was swung in and should have been better defended and Romford bundled the ball in from close range.

The Manor defence and keeper needed to address some glaring deficiencies after this goal. After the restart the game swung Romford’s way with a couple of near misses on the Manor goal.

Undeterred the Manor continued to press and as in previous games showed great approach play but lacked a cutting edge up front and continued to spurn good chances to equalise. Substitutions were made to try and put Romford under pressure but they held on and ran out winners.
A draw would have been a fair result for the Manor, a fact confirmed by the Romford manager.

Man of the Match

Danny Dobson – Faultless Effort.

Att: 79

Manor Team:
Ross Frew, Jason Fox, Reiss Sinclair, Jamil Sylla, Joe Ellul, Bradley Wigington, Fabio Jesus, Danny Dobson, Josh Coulson, Ricardo Amado, Liam Allen.

Subs used, Kieren King, Ricardo Amado, Ali Mounter, Jakovo Ukueku