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Team news: Witton give debuts to two new signings in Alex Newby & Micah Evans. Other new recruits James Foley and Nick Ryan are amongst the substitutes.
Calvin Hare, Anthony Gardner, Matty Devine, Michael Wilson, Anthony Brown, Paul Williams, Prince Haywood, Alex Newby, Rob Hopley, Steven Tames, Micah Evans
Subs: James Foley, Will Jones, Nick Ryan, Jamie Hinchliffe, Ryan Neild.
That would have been my team based on what I’ve seen of pre season good luck lads UTA
PENALTY for Albion on 2 minutes.
New signing Alex Newby is fouled.
GOALLLLL
Latest Score from The Don Amott Arena:
Mickleover Sports 0 Witton Albion 1.
Steven Tames puts Albion ahead on 2 minutes from the spot.
Yellow card:
Witton Albion - Calvin Hare on 21 minutes.
Chance for Witton on 32 minutes - Paul Williams shot goes over the top.
Half Time Score from The Don Amott Arena:
Mickleover Sports 0 Witton Albion 1.
Chance for Witton on 46 minutes - Steven Tames shot saved by Sports keeper Nick Draper.
Keep it going lads!
WHS.
GOAL
Latest Score from The Don Amott Arena:
Mickleover Sports 1 Witton Albion 1.
Sports equalise on 57 minutes through Danny Gordon.
Witton Substitution:
Micah Evans replaced by James Foley on 60 minutes.
Chance for Witton on 63 minutes - Paul Williams shot goes over the top.
Witton Substitution:
Alex Newby replaced by Will Jones on 68 minutes.
Yellow cards:
Mickleover Sports - John McGrath on 80 minutes.
Mickleover Sports - Ben Turner on 83 minutes.
Mickleover Sports - Jake Scott on 86 minutes.
Witton Albion - Anthony Brown on 90 minutes.
Full Time Score from The Don Amott Arena:
Mickleover Sports 1 Witton Albion 1.
Attendance: 225.
Two questions:-1 Why was Hare booked? and 2 Where is everyone?
PS Due to a bowls match I will not be there on Tuesday night to see the match or sell books but I will be there on Saturday.
WHS.
Foul after racing out of the area apparently.
Did no one go? A draw away from home on our return to the Premier Division should surely create SOME comment.
WHS.
The crowd was 225, the majority were Wittoners from what I’ve heard.
It was very end to end but I think we were lucky to get away with a point in the end. The referee and linesmen had an utter shocker for both sides but I think Mickleover will feel more hard done by. The most blatant handball on the line you’ll ever see from one of our guys (couldn’t see who) was amazingly missed and almost started a riot.
Pablo Mills was an absolute unit and took out our long game almost completely. Almost all of our chances came when counter attacking with the ball on the ground but as ever we opted to go for the long balls most of the time which was largely useless.
Our keep made some decent saves and couldn’t have done much about the goal, but could/should have seen red early on after running out his area and wiping someone out in a moment of absolute madness.
Either side could have won, but the point is something to build on. Good following from Witton, I’d say the crowd was about 50/50.
Why was Brown captain? What’s up with Gards?
I would imagine that the decision of who is captain lies with the manager, not sure anyone on here can answer that question!