Today saw Wrens travel to Fulwood Amateurs in a reverse of last week’s home game and not for the first time we failed to match the result from the first game, partly due to Fulwoods determination to avenge the 1 - 0 result.
Wrens failed to remember that the match starts when the ref blows his whistle as Fulwood started well and deservedly took the lead on 3 minutes and made Wrens work hard to get back in the match. Wrens finally woke up and substitute Mark Fiddler was instrumental in creating the chance that led to Ben Duffield’s fourth goal of the season on 38 minutes making the score 1 - 1 at half time.
In the second half both sides went all out to get the winner which never materialised as both keepers were on top form when required.
Whilst a draw was probably the best result it is still two points dropped in pursuit of the title. With this morning’s leaders Longridge drawing 4 - 4 at Tempest and second placed Charnock winning 4 - 0 at Vickerstown, the points dropped could prove crucial.
Next week sees us travel to new leaders Charnock Richard knowing that anything less than a victory would seriously damage our title aspirations.
Management view
Today saw us travel to Fulwood Amateurs for the reverse fixture from last week. A couple of changes from the week earlier saw us return to somewhere near full strength.
Unfortunately we weren’t switched on from the first whistle and failure to clear our lines saw Fulwood take an early lead.
Buoyed by a goal start and our general sloppiness saw Fulwood keep the pressure on. However a good delivery from Mark Fiddler saw Ben Duffield head home to level things up before half time.
The second half was quite a scrappy half with neither team able to create anything clear cut, although both keepers made smart saves from a couple of efforts.
The draw was probably a fair result and fair play to Fulwood who will surely climb the table with performances and attitude like that today. From our end too many below par displays and next week sees us travel to current champions Charnock Richard where a massive improvement all round is required.
Managers man of the match: Ben Duffield

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