In a game played in appalling wet and windy conditions Manor fell to another narrow defeat at Mile End Stadium last night. If truth be told the margin of defeat could of been greater as the home side took control in the second half with the wind in their favour and but for some brilliant goalkeeping by Lawrence Priddle it would of been more. Manor were slow to start and Tower Hamlets pushed them back for the first fifteen minutes or so, without really threatening to much. Manor then started to get a foothold in the game and caused the home defence some problems of their own, Charlie Little with an effort just over the bar and another chance were the ball was played across goal but too far in front of the onrushing substitute Tom Pullen. Indeed Pullen had come on after 15 minutes for the unfortunate Max Drury, who had been out for 5 weeks with a shoulder injury. He had to go off with a leg injury this time round after a heavy challenge with an opposing player on a very slippery pitch, but lets hope its not to serious an injury. Hamlet threatened with a header just over the bar from a cross and as the half went on it seemed it would end goal less. However in the 43rd minute Charlie Little picked the ball up about 25 yards out and unleashed a blockbuster of a shot that flew past the keeper into the goal for a 1-0 half time lead for the away side. After this though Tower Hamlet's took control of the game as Manor had to deal with the wind and the rain into their faces and struggled to get the ball into the home sides half. On 53 minutes the home side levelled when from a cross Kamar stooped low to send a looping header over Priddle and the defender on the line to make it 1-1. Hamlet continued to attack and Priddle made two or three decent saves to keep the score at 1-1. Manor occasionally tried to break out and have an attack of their own but found this difficult to do. On 74 minutes it was 2-1 to the home side. Wilson got in behind the Manor defence catching the right back Reynolds unawares and smashed his effort past Priddle. It was a deserved lead for the home side it has to be said. Manor hung in and forced a couple of corners but just could not find that finishing touch towards goal. The referee then blew for full time despite only playing 43 minutes in the second half but to be fair everyone had had enough of the conditions by this stage!!! So it ended 2-1 to the home side.
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