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ROYALISTS DRAW BLANK AGAINST 10 MAN WEALDSTONE
Another game, another disappointment was the thought running through most Windsor & Eton supporters minds after the 0-0 draw at home to Wealdstone.
What on paper should have been a relatively easy game against the bottom side almost turned into a nightmare against a team with 10 men for just over 70 minutes.
Dennis Greene's Squad Has
Been Hit With Injury And
Suspension Problems
Windsor started brightly enough and early chances for Peter Holsgrove were followed up by Dave Carroll striking the post with a free kick.
Wealdstone tried to fight back with Gary Burrell hitting a speculative shot straight at Chuck Martini.
Carroll then struck another shot that was well saved when Martini's free kick was cleared to him by Martin Carter.
The red mist the descended over Gary McKeown when he head-butted Peter Holsgrove. McKeown was fouled by Holsgrove who rightly picked up a booking, but McKeown jumped straight up and floored the Windsor striker right in front of the referee earning a red card.
Windsor pressed on through the half but couldn't take any of their chances count and the odd mistake at the back gave Wealdstone a glimmer of hope.
The second half saw the introduction of Spencer Walsh and Lewis Cook but not even that could force an opening for the home side, although they did come close.
Sonny Ball's effort was tipped over by Andy Carter and the resulting corner taken by Carroll was headed goalwards by Holsgrove and saved.
Both sides could have nicked it at the end with Martini giving away needless corners at one end and Tony Reid missing open goals at the other.
Manager Dennis Greene will be looking for a major improvement on Saturday when his side face Maidenhead Utd in the FA Cup.
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