Ben Madden netted an 88th minute equaliser as Coggeshall United gained their first point of the season with a draw at The Len Salmon Stadium against Frenford in their Thurlow Nunn Eastern Senior South contest.
The hosts had picked up four points from their opening two league matches whilst last years runners up Coggeshall had lost all four of their games in all competitions and were hoping not to make it five straight losses this year.
After a first ten minutes which yielded little in the way of goal mouth action, Frenford pounced on hesitant defending between keeper and defender as Luke Woodward managed to nip in and go around keeper Lewis Down and slot into the unguarded net in the 13th minute.
The hosts then fired a decent ball across the six yard box but to much power on it meant it flew away for a throw, whilst down the other end Danny Fowler had to punch clear under pressure from the visitors before visiting striker Khris Oti saw a cross hit him on the back after a defender had failed to cut out a cross and go wide.
But in the 27th minute Coggeshall did find a leveller when Oti was played in and he sent a decent finish beyond Fowler and into the net to square the game at 1-1.
The visitors then started to threaten another and Twana Ibrahim should of put them in front but could only loop a header onto the roof of the net, before Oti missed a cut-back before getting the ball back, turning and seeing an effort deflect onto the bar.
The hosts then broke and saw a Woodward effort deflected into the arms of Down, before Frenford then pinched the ball off a sloppy defence and saw a powerful Harry Daly effort beaten away by Down. Soon after the referee blew for half time with the sides going in level.
Half Time Frenford 1 Coggeshall United 1
After the hosts saw Lee Samways fire over early in the second half, Fowler had to make a decent save down the other end to keep out Emmanual Olayinka, before the follow up shot by Mwetsi Matangi was blocked by the home defence.
Ibrahim then saw a free-kick almost deflect over home keeper Fowler, who managed to get back to catch the effort, before a deep cross to the visitors far post saw keeper Down allow the ball to slip from his grasp, but it landed on the foot of Frenford substitute Alex Watson and was cleared before he knew what had happened.
A visitors throw into the box skipped off the wet surface and almost caught out keeper Fowler who had to tip over, although I don’t think it would of counted had it had gone in anyway, but from the resultant corner Fowler had to claw away a dangerous ball as the visitors were building some pressure.
But it was the hosts who were to retake the lead in the 57th minute when Woodward turned provder this time, squaring for strike partner Ian Sawyer to side foot home a first-time finish and give the hosts the advantage once again.
The visitors though continued to carve out openings and saw a downward header saved by Fowler before centre half Lewis Soraf fired an effort at goal but this was straight at Fowler who gathered.
Frenford weren’t without their moments though and saw Daly try an effort from range which lacked power and was easy for keeper Down, whilst down the other end miscommunication in the hosts defence almost saw a high ball bounce into the net, but instead bounced just over.
Woodward then got clear down the right for Frenford but slipped at the vital moment, before a visitors free-kick into the box fell to substitute Marley Okosi but his finish was wayward, and then Matangi put a brilliant cross into the hosts six-yard box and it took a great defensive header to clear the danger.
Frenford then pumped a free-kick into the box which Down managed to punch clear although only straight to Samways but the hosts midfielder could only send his first-time effort over the bar, and then the visitors should have levelled when Matangi got beyond keeper Fowler but could only hook over from an acute angle.
But Coggeshall did grab a deserved equaliser in the 88th minute when substitute Madden swept home from inside the box and the visitors felt they could go on and win this perhaps.
And with the hosts now clinging on for a point the visitors so nearly did win it with the last kick of the contest as Soraf side footed inches wide of the upright and it meant the game did end a draw in the end.
A first point of the season for the hosts then, whilst Frenford now have five points from their first three games.
Full Time Frenford 2 Coggeshall United 2
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