Penn take a point with a late pen!

A case of deja vue for United as this game was reminiscent of last weeks one all draw with Bagshot in that Woodley enjoyed more possession, created more goal scoring opportunities, thought they should have been awarded penalties, took a second half lead only to let it slip late in the game.

Woodley won a number of corners early in the game with the closest they came to opening the scoring being in the third minute when Mark Williams’ header from Connor Richardson’s kick was blocked as it went goalwards.

Richardson, restored to a wide passion for this match was a danger down the home team’s left wing and twice he beat a defender and enter the penalty only to see visiting keeper Sam Butcher block his shots.

As the first half was coming to an end, in which Woodley’s Killian Barrett had little to do in goal, Tahir Carmichael ran at the defence only to be felled by a challenge that saw the referee waive away claims for a penalty kick and allow play to continue.

The second half saw greater tempo from the home team that saw Luca Albanese shoot over the crossbar, Mackenzie Creech go wide and Butcher scramble the ball clear on his goal line despite claims it had entered the goal first.

Despite this, it was Penn who came closet to opening the scoring when Elijah Layman’s seventieth minute strike from twenty yards required Barrett to dive to his left and push the ball to safety.

Seven minutes later it was Woodley who took the lead. Richardson won a freekick which he took quickly finding substitute Kevin DeBarros unmarked and who entered the penalty and calmly slot the ball pass the advancing Butcher four minutes after replacing Albanese.

The was shot lived as with six minutes of normal time remaining, Penn worked the ball into Woodley’s penalty area following a throw in, where Carmichael’s challenge resulted in a Penn player being fouled. Charlie Losasso despatched the spot kick to level the scores.

With nine minutes added time played United were the dominant team looking to score, but the closest they came was in the ninety eighth minute when Butcher scrambled Mo Davies shot to safety.

Barrett, Davies, Jeczalik, Carmichael, Williams, Hok, Suckling (Johnson-McNally), Creech, Albanese (DeBarros), Manneh, Richardson Subs not used: Mabukwa, Massaquoi, Ojong