Mile End was my latest port of call as I saw two out of form sides do battle as Tower Hamlets hosted Burnham Ramblers.
Both sides haven’t won in the league since January and both came into this one off the back of an alarming week, Hamlets having lost three games in seven days conceding fifteen in the process whilst Ramblers were well beaten at home by ten man Waltham Forest and also at Enfield 1893, two teams who have mainly struggled this season.
With that in mind this was always going to be a game were neither sides confidence was sky high and in he first half this lack of form certainly showed as neither side remotely tested the keeper. In fact the first real noteworthy moment didn’t arrive until the quarter hour mark when Samuel Olanipekun fell heavily in a challenge with his own keeper and an opposing player inside his own box, leaving him crumpled in a heap screaming in pain. Thankfully the Hamlets centre half was ok to continue after some treatment.
Both teams did at times manage to get into decent attacking positions throughout the half but that’s as far as it got. It certainly wasn’t the best of games so far and it was no surprise that the half ended goal less with no shots on target to speak of at all.
Half Time Tower Hamlets 0 Burnham Ramblers 0
Thankfully the second half proved a much livelier affair and it was the visitors from Leslie Field who came out the better and almost scored eight minutes into the second half when after a cross had been headed back into the dangerzone, James Lighton saw his effort headed off the Hamlets line.
Just before the hour mark the visitors carved out another opening when Lee Scott found himself with a sight of goal from ten yards out but saw keeper Prezmecky White make himself big and block the effort wide with a combination of legs and arms.
Hamlets responded with an effort of their own on 63 minutes when midfielder Devorn Miller tried his luck from way out and saw his dipping effort almost catch out visiting keeper Harry Aldridge but the stopper managed to tip the effort just over the bar as he was backpedaling.
However with just over twenty minutes remaining the hosts took the lead, probably slightly against the run of play, when after an initial effort from the hosts had been parried by the diving Aldridge, substitute King Amieye followed up to net the rebound and give his side twenty minutes to try and hold on for a rare victory.
Sadly for the Mile End side they could not do this as with ten minutes of the match remaining the ball looped up in front of Ramblers forward Lee Pleasance who duly volleyed the visitors level with his left foot , this despite keeper Prezmecky White getting a firm hand to the ball, but seeing the ball find the corner of the net. It was probably deserved though given how well the visitors had played in the second half.
Both sides to their credit didn’t settle for a point and both went for what would possibly be a winning goal in the last ten minutes, firstly the visitors saw Lighton volley over from a good position before the hosts attacked down the right but saw the eventual cross skied miles over by the waiting attackers inside the area.
Ramblers had one last chance on 90 minutes when good work down the right from Brandon Scorey saw his ball into the box find Ricky Evans who could only hit straight at keeper Prezmecky White. Alas this was the last moment of the game meaning both sides did pick up a point although both would probably hoped for more than that.
Full TIme Tower Hamlets 1 Burnham Ramblers 1
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