Boro Beaten in Drab Affair

Athletic Newham 2, Romford 0

George Cornwell’s 56^th minute shot that hit a post was about the closest Romford came to scoring in a drab affair at Parsloes Park that Athletic Newham won with a goal in each half.

The home side had the better of the early chances with Emmanuel Osilaja denied by Harry Elsey’s challenge as he threatened to break clear after eight minutes and Newham defender Mihail Elenkov then finding himself well placed for a strike at goal but shooting wide. Brad Davison then had to sprint from his line to deny Harrison Tweddell as he broke through before Osilaja went close as his low shot flashed across the face of goal.

Romford’s first effort of note came on the half hour as Dhillon Sandhu-Nelson’s deflected shot was pushed round the post by Newham keeper Harvey Simson on the half hour. Nelson ought to have done better a minute later when the resulting corner was cleared to him, but his shot went wide. Gabriel Ipanga was found by Sandhu-Nelson with a cross field pass only for Ipanga’s shot to be parried by Simson with no one able to follow up.

Boro lost Rhian Fowler to a hamstring injury after 38 minutes to add to their injury woes, and Dhillon Sandhu-Nelson failed to appear for the second half having been the victim of a poor challenge in the last minute of the first half.

Newham went ahead five minutes before the break, Harrison Tweddell ramming home the loose ball from a tight angle after Davison had pushed out a header. Boro’s only response in the time that remained was a shot from Danny Hanson that curled wide.

Newham had the first chance of the second half with Davison saving a well struck shot by Joao Cruz two minutes after the restart, and as Boro attempted to get back in the game, Newham’s Jonathan Ogunsanya was booked as he pulled back Christian Adu Gyamfi, who had been set free by Ipanga’s pass.

After Cornwell had hit the post, Newham sealed their win with a second goal after 70 minutes when Osilaja’s shot looped over Davison with the aid of a deflection. Louis Mathias had a 71^st minute shot that flew wide while Christian Adu Gyamfi also shot wide after 72 minutes after getting on the end of one of Boro’s better moves of the game, but Simson in the Newham goal was otherwise untroubled.

Romford’s league campaign reaches its halfway point on Saturday when Benfleet are the visitors to Mayesbrook Park and Boro will be looking to avenge a 5-0 defeat against the same opponents earlier in the season and end their winless run at home.

[b] Romford: [/b] Bradley Davison, George Cornwell, Teddy Desmond, Harry Elsey, Freddy Cooper, Rhian Fowler (Danny Hanson 39′), Dhillon Sandhu-Nelson (Ryan Sammons 46′), Louis Mathias, Christian Adu Gyamfi, Greig Stewart, Gabriel Ipanga (Lewis Browne 70′). [i] Unused subs: [/i] Adeyemi Kunle, Riley Garrick

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