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Abdulai
Yoki - goalscorer at Hayes |
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| Boro’
managed to drag a draw from
the jaws of victory when, with
his side leading 1-0 going into
the 5th minute of stoppage time,
Boro’ defender Perry Norman
was adjudged to have pushed
over an only too willing opponent
in the penalty area. From the
resultant spot kick home substitute
PETER HOLSGROVE struck home
the perfect penalty to give
his side the point they did
not look like getting.
For Boro’ manager Edwin
Stein this was a disappointing
end to a match that his side
had done so much to win and
it was also the third game (out
of 4) this season when they
have spurned a lead to drop
points. It was also the second
game in which Norman had been
found wanting when it mattered
- it was his foul against
Kettering and his subsequent
sending off that enabled the
former Conference side to take
all three points just under
a week previously.
Hayes had much of the play
throughout but with brilliant
defending throughout the Boro’
side ‘keeper David Hook
was not seriously tested -
except for the penalty. The
best chances fell to Boro’
and they will seriously rue
their inability to convert more
than just the one. This is a
real problem for Mr Stein.
Hayes started strongly and,
following a long throw from
ex-Boro’ defender Adam
Everitt, Richard Goddard was
forced to hook a goal bound
effort off the line. Despite
early home pressure it was Boro’
who should have taken the lead
after 35 minutes when Dean Marney
and Abdulai Yoki combined to
set up Steve Dogbe, but the
midfielder was not able to get
enough on the ball and his effort
from close range was blocked
by a desperate ‘keeper
Bossu.
4 minutes later Boro’
did take the lead when they
earned a free kick wide out
on the left. Richard Goddard
knocked down Stuart Elliott’s
kick for ABDULAI YOKI to hit
home from close range. This
was the first goal Hayes had
conceded so far this season.
The home side attacked from
the start of the second half
and forced Boro’ to do
much defending. From one of
a number left wing corners taken
by the energetic Kevin Warner,
Mark Molesley hammered in a
powerful shot which was headed
of for a corner on the right
by Wayne Walters via an upright.
As Hayes mounted a series of
attacks Daniel Dyer was forced
to head of the line from another
right wing corner.
Despite all this pressure it
was Boro’ who should have
increased their lead on 65 minutes
when, after rounding Bossu in
the Hayes goal, Yoki could only
fire his shot into the side
netting with the goal at his
mercy.
Marney forced good save from
Bossu moments later and then
Dyer should have netted when
well placed but his lob drifted
just wide.
It looked as if Boro’
would pick up their fist league
victory of the season despite
these misses, but then Perry
Norman intervened and Peter
Holsgrove (not to be confused
with brothers Lee and Paul)
did the rest.
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