Mill End Sports 3 Letchworth Garden City Eagles 3
In a game crowded with incident and passion the two sides eventually had to share the points after the eagles had three times gone behind.
The first goal arrived after only five minutes when the eagles failed to shut down the right flank and a good cross was well headed into goal via a post by a Mill End forward.
Eagles surged back and got their reward when Paul McGennity bundled the ball over the line from a corner kick. Mill End responded with some positive play and in the 20 th minute the centre forward broke away down the centre of the field outpacing the eagles centre backs to slot the ball into the corner past goalie Dan Eely.
There followed a period of intense Eagles pressure but incredibly no goals. A Garwood shot was headed off the line, and from the corner his header hit the crossbar. Rob Groves hit the bar from a distance but was eventually rewarded by scoring from a sweet free kick about 30 yards out.
Half time 2-2 but within minutes Mill End scored again with a blockbuster shot from distance that gave Eely no chance. There then followed more eagles pressure and near misses. Shots were blocked and after 70 mins another Garwood header was headed off the line by a Mill End defender. Mill End defended in depth and were pushed steadily back with another header off the line after 75 mins. It was all Eagles and eventaually after 85 mins they equalised with a neat finish by sub John Coley about 10 yards out following a cross from the right by Jazz Genesis.
The last 10 minutes were frantic but eagles could not secure the winner after good work by the Mill End keeper to foil Harry Holland as he broke clear down the centre of the field with only the goalie to beat. For once his goal touch deserted him.
