Wingate and Finchley won a corner at the Glebelands end of the ground which was swung over to the far post where the ball was flicked on to Dean Williams his shot rebounded to Billy Amarteifio whose goal bound effort was tipped over the bar, unfortunately for the visitors not by keeper Ollie Sanders but by Jack Wignall, the Wivenhoe Captain, this gave David Rock the excellent referee no option but to award Wingate & Finchley a penalty and dismiss Wignall from the field of play, it must be something about the Blues this season as this was the fifth player to be sent off in a Wingate match this season (two Wingate players and three opposition players.). Dean Williams accepted the responsibility for the penalty and confidently struck his effort to Sanders left but Sander was equal to the task and saved the effort.

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**video: Dean Williams sees following penalty saved**

Five minutes later and the Blues were behind as a seemingly innocuous ball reached SIMON THOMAS who helped the ball beyond Thompson and into the bottom corner. Nine minutes before the interval another chance fell to the hosts with Dean Williams seeing his first effort blocked before he was forced wide and his cross found the head of Anthony Limbrick whose header back allowed Daniel Stanton a shot which was again blocked. The Blues needed to raise their second half performance and five minutes into the half Jon Nichols won a corner which Daniel Stanton swung over to Billy Amartiefio at the far post but his headed was deflected behind for another corner which came to nothing.

For periods of the second half neither side wanted the ball as misplaced passes went around but it was the Blues who were the more dangerous with an Anthony LImbrick effort skimming the bat before a Jonathan Ellis pass allowed substitute Adam Stolerman to cross and Dean Williams saw another effort blocked. Still the Blues pushed forward but Sanders was defiant saving a Limbrick free kick and then with six minutes remaining diving bravely at the feet of Leon Osei who tried to get on the end of a multi pass movement involving Jonathan Ellis, Jirka Houdek, Jon Nicholls and ending with a Stanton shot.

The Blues need to recover from this set back as they have two tough cup games coming up, on Tuesday Burgess Hilol Town travel to the Abrahams Stadium in a Westview League Cup Tie and then next Saturday East Thurrock United are the visitors in the FA Challenge Cup sponsored by E.ON 1st Qualifying round tie.

Wingate & Finchley:- Ed Thompson 7; Jonathan Ellis 6; Jirka Houdek 6; Darran Assiamah 6 (Adam Stolerman 61 6); Billy Amarteifio(Captain) 7; Stephen Badu 5; Daniel Stanton 6; Jon Nichols 6; Dean Williams 7; Craig Scotcher 5 ; Anthony Limbrick  6 ( Leon Osei 73 6) Subs:- Joe Faulkner; Darren Spinks.