The teams kicked off early on the cold Boxing Day afternoon and it was Marlow who initially looked the more dangerous, wasting a
few chances early on. Wokingham looked solid on the break however, with new signing Shane Small doing some excellent hold up
work alongside Gary Blake. The centre back pairing of Leacock and Walkington were tested on a few occasions and both men did
exceptionally well not to concede under some first half pressure from Marlow, whose number 9 probably broke the record for the
number of times he was caught offside in the first half. But it was Wokingham who broke the deadlock on 40 minutes. Good work on
the left flank from Whall and Horsted resulted in a free kick just outside the box, which Shane Small fired into the near post for Gary
Blake to score with considerably aplomb. 1-0 Wokingham at half time.
The fans nearly died of frostbite during the half time interval before the teams came out again. Marlow continued some of their first half
pressure in the second half and gained quite a few corners, which were well dealt with by the defence, particularly Leacock and
Walks. Wokingham created a few chances on the break, notably from Gary Blake and Johnny Horsted. Marlow's pressure did
eventually pay off however, after a number of corners, the fired in from close range. Wokingham held on well for the draw, probably the
fairest result on the day.
Special mention must go to the Marlow fans who unfortunatley did not get a new song for Christmas this year and were stuck with
their crap old chant of "Come on Marlow". Maybe next year if they're good eh Santa?....
 
Team: Collar, Horsted, Leacock, Walkington, Turner, Whall, Jimmy, Keane, Booker (De Fraine), Small, Blake