The philosopher Aristotle once said, “Quality is not an act, it is a habit”, and despite being held to a 2-2 draw by Middlesex rivals Hayes & Yeading Utd - having lead 2-0 at one stage – Uxbridge can feel proud that they are making steady progress this season, and have been playing with a good deal of the aforementioned quality for a number of weeks now.
The game itself was played in front of a bumper crowd of 355 – the biggest at Honeycroft this season – and saw both sides being positive from the off, with Leo Decabo firing into the side netting on just 5 minutes. The visitors should have been ahead though on 9 minutes as some hesitant defending allowed Jonathan Hippolyte a clear run on goal, but his shot would come back off the post and was cleared to safety with George Legg beaten. Casy Bocarro was finding plenty of space on the left-hand side, causing Hayes & Yeading plenty of problems, and on 13 minutes a great cross found Ada Okorogheye in space, whose diving header sadly went straight into the arms of keeper Juliusz Pazio. Both teams continued creating chances, but neither were able to make one count – that is until the 39th minutes when Okorogheye put over a pinpoint cross into the box, for George Moore to expertly cushion his header into the corner for a 1-0 lead. It could have been two minutes later when Decabo’s well hit free kick was pushed out into the path of Massimo Giamatti, but his follow up shot went high and wide.
HT 1-0
The second half saw more Uxbridge pressure, as the lively Decabo forced another save from Pazio early on, but it fell to the dependable Moore to increase the home sides advantage on 49 minutes. Moore took the ball down just on the left-hand edge of the box, cut inside to beat 2 defenders, and then smashed the ball home high past Pazio to send the home team (and fans) wild. From then on to their credit, Hayes & Yeading worked their way back into the match, and began to dominate possession – they had a good chance on 55 mins, but a low rasping shot fizzed just past Leggs post. Hayes pulled a goal back on 58 minutes, as they found acres of space on the right-hand side, and the ball found it’s way into the net, via the unfortunate Scott Armsworth. The visitors sensed blood, and a header was put just over two minutes later, with Uxbridge trying to catch them on the break. Chances still came for Uxbridge with Okorogheye and Moore again going close, but it looked like it would remain 2-1 despite all the pressure from Hayes & Yeading. However, it wasn’t to be as with almost the last kick George Sippetts broke clear and tucked the ball past Legg, to earn Hayes a share of the points.
A disappointing end, but the result keeps The Reds just one point off a play off spot, going into Saturday’s home match with Guernsey.
FT 2-2
Att 355
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