AFC Telford United were held to a frustrating draw by Hitchin Town despite twice taking the lead. The Bucks saw their unbeaten run extend to six matches but their defensive fragility cost them a vital victory.
A point away from home is still a point, but the feeling that point generates is often the most telling aspect. TELFORD COPYRIGHT Mike Sheridan - (STOCK)Ricardo Dinanga of Telford during the Southern League Premier Central fixture between AFC Telford United and Bishopâs Stortford at the New Bucks Head Stadium on Saturday, November 2, 2024.
A draw on the road at the league’s second-bottom outfit undoubtedly felt like two points lost rather than a point gained AFC Telford United, who surrendered a lead on three occasions in this contest in Hertfordshire. Among the positives were that the Bucks continued to find the net, having only failed to find the target in two matches all season, and an extension of their current unbeaten run to six matches. The obvious negative from this game was their defensive work, which undid their efforts in the other penalty area. Having established a slender lead by half-time, the Bucks saw it unravel in a frenetic final 15 minutes at Top Field. The hosts levelled before the Bucks retook the lead, only to concede a late penalty that Hitchin converted successfully. The game had started with a lack of real energy from the Bucks. Asking for the reasons behind that would yield various answers, all of them valid. Was it the effort they expended just two days earlier to defeat Halesowen? The coach journey to Hitchin? A feeling that this was a game they ought to win? The chances are it was a combination of all of them. Kevin Wilkin named an unchanged side, understandably. The manager’s options aren’t inexhaustible with a small squad, but similarly, giving a vote of confidence to those players who performed so well against Halesowen might have been on his mind. Hitchin, under different management since the similarly crazy 5-4 defeat they suffered to the Bucks in August, are fighting hard to overcome circumstances out of their contro
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