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Team news: Witton make six changes to the starting line-up beaten by Winsford United on penalties on Tuesday night. Greg Hall, River Humphreys, Danny McKenna, Tom Owens, Rob Hopley & James Foley all return. Delial Brewster, Will Booth, James Yates & keeper Jake Eastwood drop to the bench. Cesaire Lingouba is missing through injury whilst Matty Devine, Matty Coughlan & Will Jones are not involved.
Greg Hall, Anthony Gardner, Michael Wilson, Josh Wardle, River Humphreys, Chris Noone, Danny McKenna, Tom Owens, Rob Hopley, Billy Smart, James Foley.
Subs: Delial Brewster, Will Booth, James Yates, Jake Eastwood.
A late change to the Witton team - Will Booth will start in place of James Foley.
Kick off delayed due to a clash of kits.
Bamber Bridge now sporting another of Witton’s kits.
15 minutes played - Still goalless but Danny McKenna has gone close for the Albion, his shot went just wide of the post.
Brig free kick on the edge of the box on 17 minutes. Cleared, Witton break and Danny Roccia in the Bridge goal makes a good save at the other end pushing the ball round the post for a corner.
A bit scrappy at the moment but Brig have a corner on 20 minutes. Short corner routine and Adam Dodd’s shot is comfortably saved by Albion keeper Greg Hall.
Yellow card:
Witton’s Billy Smart on 21 minutes for a foul.
Penalty to Bamber Bridge on 41 minutes.
Brig’s Matthew Dudley tripped by Albion’s Chris Noone.
Still goalless - Albion keeper Greg Hall saves Alistair Waddecar 's powerfully-struck spot-kick on 41 minutes.
Yellow card:
Witton’s Chris Noone on 44 minutes for a foul.
Half Time Score from Wincham Park:
Witton Albion 0 Bamber Bridge 0.
Witton Substitution:
Will Booth replaced by Delial Brewster on 55 minutes.
GOAL
Latest Score from Wincham Park:
Witton Albion 0 Bamber Bridge 1.
Brig’s leading scorer Alistair Waddecar beats Greg Hall in the Albion goal with a curling free-kick on 58 minutes - following a foul on Danny Forbes.
Witton Substitution:
Substitute Delial Brewster replaced by James Yates on 71 minutes. (Enforced change).
PENALTY to Witton on 74 minutes.
Anthony Gardner is tripped.
GOALLLLL
Latest Score from Wincham Park:
Witton Albion 1 Bamber Bridge 1.
Michael Wilson equalises from the spot on 75 minutes - beating Danny Roccia in the Brig goal.
Yellow card:
Bamber Bridge’s Matthew Dudley on 75 minutes for Dissent.
GOALLLLL
Latest Score from Wincham Park:
Witton Albion 2 Bamber Bridge 1.
Tom Owens gives the Albion the lead on 77 minutes - hammering the ball past Danny Roccia in the Brig goal from Michael Wilson’s cross.
Yellow cards:
Witton’s Tom Owens on 77 minutes for excessive celebrations - going into the crowd.
Witton’s Michael Wilson on 78 minutes for time-wasting.
Yellow card:
Witton’s River Humphreys on 82 minutes for Dissent.
Great chance for Brig on 85 minutes – Darren McKnight heads over the top from Alistair Waddecar’s cross.
Yellow card:
Bamber Bridge’s Adam Dodd on 89 minutes for Dissent.
5 minutes of added time.
GOAL
Latest Score from Wincham Park:
Witton Albion 2 Bamber Bridge 2.
Kieran Charnock equalises for the visitors on 90+1 minutes - his shot beating Greg Hall in the Albion goal.
Yellow card:
Bamber Bridge’s Chris Marlow on 90+2 minutes for Dissent.
Full Time Score from Wincham Park:
Witton Albion 2 Bamber Bridge 2.
Attendance: 279.
I’ve rarely seen such an utterly inept refereeing performance. Waving yellow cards about for non bookable offences including bizzarely Tom Owens presumably for over exuberant celebration when he scored. One more yellow card should have been upon himself for bringing refereeing into disrepute, shocking!
The weather and the refereeing decisions just about epitomizes this afternoon. I do hope the assessor today takes note this ref’s awful performance .
Still 1 point is better than null point . UTA