Potton United extend unbeaten run with Kings Langley draw
Potton continued their unbeaten league run to five matches with a 2-2 draw against a Kings Langley side who were looking to gain one of the promotion places.
Early play favoured Kings Langley and Dearman saw his shot saved by Alex Desmond. King Langley were playing some fast football on the break and Desmond saved well from a 25 yard shot from Collier.
Desmond and the Potton defence were kept busy but they restricted Kings Langley to few shots with Collier shooting straight at Desmond.In a Potton attack Eddie Connolly dribbled his way through and saw the keeper save with his legs.
Collier was played through and with Desmond advancing he lobbed the ball but it finished on top of the net. Potton gave the ball away twice in their own half and Dearman shot into the side netting before Turner shot wide. In one Potton attack Nikolay Rusev played the ball to Reece Crowter whose low shot was saved.
In a Kings Langley breakaway Collier saw his shot saved. In the 43rd minute a shot from 25 yards by Collier took a wicked deflection off a Potton defender and wrong footed Desmond with the ball finishing in the back of the net. Potton retaliated and Connolly saw his shot blocked before the referee blew the whistle for half time.
Potton attacked soon after the break and Crowther saw his free kick rebound off the wall for a corner.In the 56th minute Crowther lost the ball and in a quick break Collier made his way into the penalty area and Elliott Powell in sliding to tackle him in the penalty area the referee adjudged him to handle the ball and awarded a penalty to Kings Langley.
Collier made no mistake from the spot to give Kings Langley a two goal lead. Potton fought back and Peter Murphy crossed the ball to Connolly who saw the keeper save his shot. Desmond then saved from Collier before Turner saw his shot deflected over the bar. Cameron Watson lost the ball but saw Collier shoot wide.
Potton were coming more into the game now and Powell’s header went wide.In the 82nd minute Potton were awarded a free kick that Ryan Lamond sent into the Kings Langley 6 yard box and Charlie Clark forced home from close range to reduce the arrears.
Popwell then headed over from a corner. In the 2nd minute of added tie Connolly played the ball to Matt Gilbert whose low shot from 25 yards went just inside the post for goal number two for Potton. Freddie Moriarty made a run down the right and no one was on hand to convert his cross.After 6 minutes of added time the referee blew the final whistle.