Evesham United remain without a home win in the Southern League Division One South & West after another disappointing display in front of their own supporters. The Robins are without a league victory in four attempts at their Jubilee Stadium headquarters but it`s a different story for Paul Collicutt`s side on the road, who are unbeaten in five games. Key players Marcus Jackson, Linden Dovey and striker Ashley Edenborough were all absent in an attempt to recover from injury in time for United`s important FA Cup tie at Southern League Premier Division, Histon next Saturday.
North Leigh started the better and should have taken an early lead when Morgan Williams got clear but pulled his shot wide with only keeper Kevin Sawyer to beat. Soon after, North Leigh were rewarded for a positive start by taking a 19th minute lead. Will Wellon made a clumsy challenge on the edge of the box and Stuart Hole stepped-up to give Sawyer no chance with a well struck free-kick. The lead lasted until two minutes before half-time when Aaron Drake got on the end of George Washbourne`s free-kick to head home the equaliser beyond Miller`s keeper Matt Bulman.
HALF-TIME : Evesham United (1) North Leigh (1)
Sloppy defending allowed North Leigh to re-take the lead just past the hour mark when Callum McNish accepted the gift with a simple finish from close range. United upped their game after this, Washbourne had his drive deflected over and skipper Matt Sysum`s header flew just wide
from Lewis Binns` corner. The equaliser, however, duly arrived with nine minutes left, when Cheltenham Town loanee Harry Williams made no mistake with a first-time finish after good work by Carl Brown down the left. United threw everything at the visitors in search of a winner, Bulman made excellent saves to deny Sysum and Washbourne but with the last kick of the game the woodwork denied North Leigh a dramatic last-gasp goal when McNish thumped a shot against a post just as the final whistle was about to blow.
EVESHAM UNITED:
Sawyer, Wilson, Binns, Wood (Williams 54), Sysum, Wellon, Kennedy (Watts 75), Drake (Stanley 65), Smith, Brown, Washbourne.
SUBS NOT USED: Tambling, Harding
REFEREE: Mr S.Gudger (Kidderminster)
ATTENDANCE: 174
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