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The Manor rounded
off their season with a 1-1 draw at Bowers & Pitsea
- a result which saw the Manor secure a credible 6th
placed finish within the Essex Senior League.
Manor Head Coach
Paul Norris rolled back the years with a virtuoso performance
as a late substitute playing on the right of a 3 pronged
Manor attack. However,
it was the home side who had the better of the first
45 minutes and but for a couple of good saves by Nick
Wilson in the Manor goal they might have taken a lead
into half time.
The Manor lost
Michael Gheorgiou to a first half injury which saw Aaron
May move into midfield and Tony Hadley slotted in seamlessly
at right full back. His name might not have been Rio
but this was a performance that certainly was GOLD.
It was the home
side that struck first. A low cross from the left was
turned into the Manor net on the hour mark. However,
the Manor playing their 4th game in 8 days simply refused
to lie down. Courtney Linton's right wing cross was
handled by a Bowers defender and the referee awarded
a penalty kick, much to the fury of the Bowers dugout.
Joe May made
no mistake from the spot to take him into double figures
for the season and bring the scores level at 1 apiece.
The Manor introduced Norris for his Club debut 15 minutes
from the end, however, there was to be no late winner
and Nick Wilson produced a fine late save to secure
the visitors both a point and a top 6 finish.
Manor Boss Kevin
Durrant said: "I'm really proud of the boys this
week. 4 games in 8 days was a big ask. I was down to
the bare bones today and I had to bring my coach on
for the last quarter of an hour. But the effort of our
players and the attitude was first class and I hope
that we can take that with us next season."
Durrant and Norris
will both be providing their season summaries in the
next few days so keep an eye on emfc.co.uk for details.
eam:
Steve
LAMBERT: Jason FOX, Kieran KING; Jamil SYLLA, Joe ELLUL
, Liam ALLEN; Junior YIADOM-KONADU, Fabio JESUS, Manley
BROWN (Captain), Jakovo Odasi-Ulkueku, Liam MULCARE.
Substitutes: Tom QUERRY, Alinani MOUNTER , Alan EAMES,
Beckley LOUKMAN, Antonio YOTOV, Ricardo AMADO.
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