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| George Lloyd opening the scoring at Telford United |
Hereford picked up only their third point since mid-August after a 1-1 draw at Telford United on Tuesday evening. George Lloyd opened the scoring with 23 minutes on the clock after making the most of a defensive error, but Daniel Udoh pulled a goal back before half tine with a long-range effort going in off the post.
Head Coach Marc Richards shuffled the pack as he made three changes to the side that lost 3-1 at Boston on Saturday. Tom Owen-Evans was handed his first start in a Bulls shirt as Calvin Dinsley and Ryan Green were replaced by Mike McGrath and Jordan Cullinane-Liburd, but Harvey Smith retrained the captain's armband.
Head Coach Marc Richards shuffled the pack as he made three changes to the side that lost 3-1 at Boston on Saturday. Tom Owen-Evans was handed his first start in a Bulls shirt as Calvin Dinsley and Ryan Green were replaced by Mike McGrath and Jordan Cullinane-Liburd, but Harvey Smith retrained the captain's armband.
After a minute's silence in memory of those killed in the helicopter crash outside Leicester City's ground on Saturday evening, Telford were first to threaten as they attacked the vocal Bulls fans in the Frank Nagington stand.
Ellis Deaney's ball into the box was hit towards goal by Darryl Knight but took a deflection off Ethan Wassall as it sailed over the bar. From the corner the Bucks threatened, Stephen Morley's inswinging corner from the left was met by the unmarked and towering captain Shane Sutton, but his headed effort went wide.
Telford continued to look the brighter of the two sides with Darryl Knight proving tricky to deal with as the ball is slipped through to him on the edge of the area, but keeper Matt Yates is equal to the low stabbed ball.
With 17 minutes on the clock Hereford started to play the ball on the floor which culminated with recent addition to the side Tom Owen-Evans' shot from 18-yards blocked by centre-back Theo Streete.
As Telford quietened down after a bright start to the game, a cross from the right by Keiran Thomas in the 23rd minute wasn't dealt with by the Bucks' defence and George Lloyd bundled home from 10-yards, his second in as many games.
Jordan Cullinane-Liburd had a chance to double the Bulls' lead in the 26th minute after he headed the ball over from a corner, coming from chance for Owen-Evans which was deflected wide.
With the travelling fans hoping Hereford would hold on until half time, Ethan Wassall was guilty of a defensive error to gift Daniel Udoh the ball. The Bucks top scorer pulled his side back level with a driven shot from 25-yards on going in off the inside of the post.
George Lloyd wasted no time in going in search of a second, and four minutes from half time. He burst into the box and had home keeper Andy Wycherley well-beaten, but he was denied by the upright.
HT | Telford United 1 - Hereford 1
After a relatively positive first half performance, Hereford took the ball to the byline straight from kick off but didn't really make the most of the possession.
Telford soon broke forward but keeper Yates proved his weight in gold with a string of four superb saves to keep the score level. After denying an Ellis Deeney shot destined for the top corner of the net, with two shots from Darryl Knight also saved by Yates.
Speculative efforts from Amari Morgan-Smith and Jonathan Royle sailed over the bar as the Bucks retained the upper-hand in the second half
At the other end of the pitch Tom Owen-Evans used his pace down the right as he sent a probing ball into the box, but it was just inches ahead of the onrushing Danny Greenslade as Telford cleared.
Telford conceded a free kick 35-yards out after a foul by captain Shane Sutton, but James Roberts hit the ball straight at the keeper and should've done better.;
In the 79th minute Danny Greenslade made progress down the left and cut into the box, but he dragged his shot wide of the post after firing low.
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| Tom Owen-Evans |
Telford enjoyed plenty of possession throughout the second half apart from the occasional Hereford chance and often had six at the back with Telford pressing. Despite the possession, the Bucks rarely threatened but did half a couple of half chances as the game entered the final ten minutes.
Stephan Morley's cross-come-shot looked like it was going over but Yates was on hand to claim the ball as it dipped at the last minute.
Full-back Morely was once again causing problems down the left as he looked to cross a keen ball in, but Keiran Thomas headed behind. The resulting corner came to nothing as Yates confidently rose to snatch it out the air.
Other than as few late bookings for Jordan Cullinane-Liburd and George Lloyd as Hereford tried to run the clock down, Hereford coped very well second half with the amount of possession Telford had.
A very welcome point.
FT: Telford United 1 - Hereford 1
Att: 1,804
Hereford: Yates, Thomas 🔶, Greenslade, Cullinane-Liburd🔶, Wassall, Smith (c), McGrath, O'Sullivan🔶, Roberts (White - 86'), Lloyd⚽️🔶, Owen-Evans
Subs not used: Jackson, Murphy, Finn, Horsell
Telford United: Wycherley, White, Morley (McQuilkin - 85'), Deeney, Sutton (c)🔶, Streete, Cowans, Royle🔶 (Dawson - 67'), Morgan-Smith (Brown - 64'), Udoh⚽️, Knight.
Subs not used: Smith, Bramley.