Dwade James and Olly Fortune netted for Walthamstow as
they defeated FC Romania at Wadham Lodge to win their latest pre-season outing
in what was a good workout for both sides.
The hosts, who are many peoples tip for the Essex Senior
League title this season, started straight onto the front foot and saw three
openings pass them by in the first couple of minutes before the visitors, who
play their football in the Isthmian South Central these days, loop a header
over the bar.
James then had a chance when he got goal side of his marker but
saw his effort across goal deflected wide for a corner, before the visitors
turn and struck an effort at goal which James Bransgrove got down to save, as
the game was now becoming a decent contest.
FCR then played a corner out to the edge of the box but the
effort was curled away from goal and wide, but in the 26th minute the
hosts took the lead when a free-kick from Ryan Reed was whipped in towards goal
and saw the ball bounce right in front of the keeper, bounce off his chest, and
allow James to tap home the rebound.
FCR tried to respond by sending a wonderful diagonal ball to
the right hand side before a ball across goal just invaded an incoming
attacker, before the hosts so nearly made it two but saw the visitors keeper
make a brilliant save from a free-kick before a ball back into the box found an
unmarked Jack Grosvenor but he could only head wide.
Stow then carved the visitors open again but saw the keeper
make another brilliant save to deny the hosts a second, and then late on in the
half Gus Douglas fired an effort wide of the visitor’s goal as they ended the
half strongly, a half they ended a goal to the good.
Half Time Walthamstow 1 FC Romania 0
FCR had the first effort in the second period when a corner
was missed by a defender at the near post but hit an attacker behind him and
went wide, before the visitors got themselves into a decent shooting position
but saw the effort wayward and off target.
The visitors then volleyed wide another corner as they began
the second period well, but Stow almost grabbed a second when Samrai Gebrai
produced a brilliant run down the left before his cross was flicked just wide
by James.
Stow threatened again after a James cut back saw an effort
towards goal blocked by a defender, before an FCR free-kick at the hosts goal
was routinely saved by Bransgrove, and then Stow had another decent chance but
scuffed wide of the target.
Olly Fortune then thought he had doubled the hosts lead but
the keeper was deemed to have been fouled in the build up so the goal was ruled
out, but with fifteen minutes remaining Fortune did grab a second for his side
when his manager Ryan Maxwell played him in and he struck a first time finish
beyond the keeper.
FCR drilled a ball into the six-yard box but Bransgrove got
down well to field the effort, and in the final chance of the game the visitors
swung a decent ball into the box but the header was wide of the far post, and
it meant the hosts took a decent victory here.
Full Time Walthamstow 2 FC Romania 0
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