Boro Go From Bad To Worse

By Mike Woods

Romford 0, Frenford 1

In a game that was mediocre at best and poor for the most part, bottom club Frenford kept alive their slim hopes of staying up and leave Boro with work still to do to retain their Essex Senior League place for next season.

Frenford took advantage of the breeze at their backs in the early stages and had created two good chances before scoring the game’s only goal after 19 minutes. Jahziah Blackford had a shot deflected wide and then got on the end of a passing move and shot across the face of goal, for the visitors before they went ahead when Nickal David Luzolo got free on the right and delivered a low ball into the area that Connor Slater converted.

After Henry Hart’s cross had been headed out for a corner, the ball pinballed around the Frenford penalty area from the ensuing cross before goalkeeper Dominic Alexandru claimed possession. Alexandru was largely untroubled all afternoon, being mostly employed to catch crosses or take possession of wayward Boro passes.

Darnell Fuller headed Henry Hart’s cross over the bar after 24 minutes and two minutes later Chris Millar tried his luck from outside the box, but his effort was straight at Alexandru. There was a brief moment of anxiety for the visitors’ goalkeeper after 27 minutes when he rushed out of his area to clear but only found Matt Price, who attempted to chip him, only for Alexandru to scurry back and turn the ball over the bar.

There was more purpose about Boro after the break, but all too often passes were overhit or generally went astray and it was the visitors who had two early sights of goal. In the 46^th minute Lee Haylock pushed a shot from Correy Davidson round a post, although it might have been going wide anyway, and then Davidson took a pass from Olusesan Ayudele but shot over the bar.

Darnell Fuller headed Joe Damrell’s cross wide after 62 minutes and Matt Price poked wide from close range after 66 minutes, while substitute Nick Brown shot over the bar shortly after coming on for Chris Millar. Brown showed some nice touches, but his afternoon ended prematurely when he hobbled off injured, but not before he had set up Fuller for a shot on the turn that went over the bar.

Romford’s next match in their quest for the points that will guarantee safety from relegation is the visit of Play-Off chasing Buckhurst Hill next Saturday. The Stags were 6-1 winners at Woodford Town in their last outing and Boro will need to perform significantly better that they did against Frenford to have any chance of getting anything from that game.

Stay up to date with all of our latest updates and content by following us on our social media accounts!

We have created community pages where we will share our up-to-date stories happening in the area. Add the area closest to where you live.