Pre Season Friendly, Tuesday 14th July
My latest pre season outing came in South London and South of the river at St Paul's, as Fisher welcomed Walthamstow from the East of the capital across the river for another warm up for both sides ahead of the new season.
The hosts will begin another season at Step Five and the Southern Counties East Premier after another disappointing play off final defeat at the end of last season, the second season in succession the club have fallen at the last hurdle in an attempt to reach Step Four in the play offs, will this season be any different, well this game was another step towards building for a season of success they hope.
Things are rather different for Stow however, the Isthmian North side are almost having a total rebuild on the field this season so this pre season is a very important building block to how their season will go, and the team fielded in this one was quite a young side as well, blending youth you could say, they have to start somewhere but how much of this side actually starts the season is anyone's guess, as is the case at this stage of the pre season campaign.
It seemed apparent though that the young Stow outfit would struggle initially in this one, and it looked as if none of them had played together before, if truth be told, as Fisher were much the better side in the opening forty five minutes, and they took the lead in the 19th minute when after the flag had gone up for offside, the player in question didn't go the ball, and instead saw Tyron Mbuenimo burst through on goal and slot home.
The second goal just past the half hour mark was not one the Stow first half keeper would want to remember, a corner swung into the six yard box Eric Koduah saw the keeper attempt to catch the ball and prevent it going in, but could only help it into the net after it squirmed from his grasp, 2-0 Fisher at half time and a very good half of football from the the hosts.
And when Fisher made it three soon after the break, Fraser Brown finding the net after pinching the ball off the keepers toes to tap home, you felt it would be a hammering for the visiting side, but, this did not turn out to be the case, and they quickly pulled one back two minutes later when a lapse in the hosts defence allowed the visitors to fire home, game on.
Stow certainly squandered some decent openings thereafter with Fisher having some chances on the break, but with ten minutes remaining Stow pulled another one back after a scramble inside the box eventually saw the visitors prod an effort into the far corner, and it really was game on now.
Both sides saw huge penalty shouts turned down during the second period, but with two minutes left on the clock Stow were awarded one and duly slammed home the spot kick, meaning this entertaining friendly would end all square, which seemed unlikely when it was 3-0 to Fisher in the 47th minute, very decent friendly and more questions answered hopefully for both sides and management.
Full time Fisher 3 Walthamstow 3
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