Corinthian played their first ever Isthmian Home League match and came away with a point which keeps their unbeaten start to season going whilst Ashford kept their unbeaten start to the League.

The game could have gone on for another 90 minutes & both sides would have struggled to score.

The game started with Corinthian on the front foot & in the 9^th minute a Oscar Housego corner to the back post saw Ryan Sawyer head just over the bar then 8 minutes later Ashford finally joined the party when Ossai Tariq on the right crossed into the area where Tom Fagg was & his header was palmed away by Aiden Prall. 

Another half chance came in the 24^th minute when Housego latched onto a loose ball & from 20 yards saw his shot go wide of the post.  In the 29^th minute it was Ashford’s turn when Mamadon Diallo received the ball 30 yards out & his shot went over the bar.

In the last seconds of the half Tariq saw his cross into the six yard area headed over the bar. The half time whistle went & for both team’s it would be could do better.

The second half continued like the first with both sides having half chances but not scoring. In the 55^th minute Louie Clarke was put through on the right & he saw McCarthy off his line so decided to lob him but it went over the bar. A minute later & the bar saved Corinthian when Bradley Simms low cross eventually came to Tom Fagg & his shot came back of the bar only a few inches from scoring.

In the 60^th minute Tariq’s free kick into the area saw Luke Leppard’s flicked header go just past the post.  In the 62^nd minute a glorious chance arrived when Clarke on the left side of the area was found but as he beat the defender his shot went wide.

Another half chance came in the 71^st minute when Housego latched onto a long ball & he tried his luck by chipping Prall from 18 yards but it went over the bar. Ashford had the last two half chances of the game when firstly in the 78^th minute when a free kick into the area saw Fagg rise but send his header wide & then in the 84^th minute a corner into the area saw Jack Steventon’s header saved by Prall.

The final whistle went & both teams would have been happy with the score but probably frustrated they didn’t win.

        CORINTHIAN:

1. A.PRALL   2. R.SAWYER   3. J.TRUEMAN   4. G.SNELLING (31)   5. J.BILLINGS  6. J.BATH   7. J.HOLLAND (90+1) 8. J.MAHONEY   9. L.TANNER   10. O.HOUSEGO   11. L.CLARKE (79)

SUBS USED:  12. J.MILLER (31)   17. C.EDMUNDSON (79)  16. H.LASHLEY (90+1)

SUBS NOT USED:  14. C.GYEABOUR  15. C.JOHNSON

BOOKINGS: 8. J.MAHONEY (49)

ASHFORD UNITED:

1. T.McCARTHY    2. O.TARIQ    3. B.SIMMS   4. J.WISSON   5. B.GORHAM (67)  6. J.STEVENTON  7. R.OVENDEN 8. T.FAGG  9. L.BURDEN  (67)   10. L.LEPPARD (79)   11. M.DIALLO

SUBS USED: 12. C.BAILO (67)  14. B.PATTON (67)  16. J.TER HORST (79)

SUBS NOT USED: 15. J.RICHARDSON   17. L.GOULD

BOOKINGS: NONE

REFEREE: Mr H.WAGER

ASSISTANTS:  Mr F.LE HOUEZEC  & Mr D.SOTMIRIN

ATTENDANCE: 122