BOREHAM WOOD 2 HARLOW TOWN 1 Ryman League Premier Division 27-08-07

Ryman League, premier division 27/08/07
Photos by Antony Fowles

Harlow Town’s poor bank holiday continued on Monday when they went down to the odd goal in three at Boreham Wood’s Meadow Park.

Following Saturday’s home defeat against Folkestone, the Hawks were still in search of their first win of the new season, and in truth, rarely looked like getting it.

The game started poorly, with both sides losing possession too easily. A long range shot from Kenny Davis in the 7th minute was collected by Noel Imber in the home goal and apart from that he was rarely called into action in the opening 45 minutes.

As the game went on, the hosts took control of proceedings, with former Hawks favourite Marvin Samuel in the centre of most things that Boreham Wood were creating. In the 15th minutes Samuel had a shot blocked and minutes later a challenge on him resulted in a free kick being awarded on the edge of the Hawks area. Ryan Lockett saw his effort held by the diving Joyce.

Midway through the half Joe Reynolds twice shot high and wide from the edge of the area but it wasn’t too long before the home side took the lead. In the 32nd minute a fine run by Ryan Lockett was halted by a challenge from Beckett Hollenbach, unfortunately for the Hawks defender the ball ran loose to Simon Thomas who stabbed the ball home from close range.

Harlow’s best spell of the half came in the last five minutes, firstly Danny Hill was released by the telling pass from Davis, however, the midfielder delayed his shot and when he did get his shot away it was charged down by Michael Cox. Two minutes later Fowler fed Bunn who finished well, only to be denied by a lineman’s flag.

Half time 1-0

The second half saw the introduction of Dean Williams who replaced Bunn to add a bit more pace to the Harlow front line. In the 48th minute a Williams cross found Lee Miles, who returned the ball across the face of the six yard box where Kenny Davis just failed to apply the finishing touch.

On 52 minutes Boreham Wood thought they had increased their lead when Chris Bangura headed home at the far post, but once again the goal was disallowed for an infringement.

Jordan Fowler connected with a Tom McGowen free kick but couldn’t keep his hooked volley down enough to trouble Imber.

In the 66th minute Harlow made their second substitution when Kevin Warren replaced McGowen, however, four minutes later Harlow were facing an uphill task when Simon Thomas was upended in the area by Hawks ‘keeper Joyce and the same player got up to send his penalty into the top corner..

In the 73rd minute Tobi Oshitola replaced Danny Hill and five minutes later the latest substitute saw his header go over the bar, after a fine delivery from Clark Akers.

On 81 minutes Thomas should have completed his hat-trick when the striker headed wide of the post after eluding his marker and on 86 minutes Bangura turned swiftly in the box, only to see his powerful shot go just wide.

With time running out Dean Williams looked to have been upended by Cox just as he burst into the area, however, referee Lee Collins waved away any penalty appeals. With the match now into injury time the Williams Oshitola combination finally paid off as, the pair combined, before Oshitola saw his shot parried by Imber where Williams was quick to follow up and score a late consolation goal.

There was two bookings for each side. Bangura and Samuel for the hosts, whilst Lee Miles and Clark Akers also found their way into the referees notebook.

Full Time 2-1
Harlow Town: Joyce, Akers, McGowen (sub.Warren 66min), Hollenbach, Miles, Chapman, lalite, Davis, Bunn (sub.Williams 46min), Fowler, Hill (sub.Oshitola 73min). Subs not used: Shaun Glidden, Michael Dumoulin (GK)

HARLOW TOWN 0 FOLKESTONE INVICTA 3 Ryman League Premier Division 25-08-07

Ryman League, premier division 25/08/07
Match report by BILLY SHAW
Photos Anthony Fowles

FOLKESTONE captain Roland Edge completed the scoring as the visitors inflicted Harlow’s heaviest home league defeat since their move to Barrows Farm last year.
The skipper emerged from amongst a static Harlow back line to easily nod home Folkestone’s third goal and put the Hawks out of their misery after a lethargic performance on Saturday afternoon.
Missing James Hasell and Ryan Kirby (injuries), as well as Mark Taylor (unavailable), the home side began slowly.
A mistake by goalkeeper Ian Joyce saw the ball roll dangerously loose in the area five minutes in, but the stand-in stopper’s blushes were spared as James Corbett’s resulting shot was blocked.
Leigh Bremner headed Corbett’s corner kick over the bar three minutes later, before putting his side ahead on 18 minutes.
Bremner stole in front of Kenny Davis to clip Kevin Watson’s low cross across the face of goal and into the far bottom corner, past the stranded Joyce.
A quick ball in from Kenny Davis outfoxed the Folkestone defence at the other end, but with nobody in the box to meet it, the hosts’ first glimpse at goal went begging.
Clark Akers got goal side of Frankie Chappell on 28 minutes after latching on to Davis’ ball in, but the young utility player blazed wide from close range.
The visitors doubled their advantage five minutes before the interval when Corbett found Watson in acres of space, the winger obliging with a thunderous strike high into the net, leaving Joyce with no chance.
Bremner forced a sharp save from Joyce on 48 minutes, the keeper also bracing himself to deny Damian Abel on 57 minutes.
Tobi Ositola replaced Danny Hill just prior to the hour mark, and the striker had an immediate impact.
His low drive from just inside the box took a slight deflection off Michael Everitt, forcing Chappell to clear off the line.
Spurred into life, Harlow went close through James Bunn, before Oshitola dragged his effort wide from the rebound.
Jordan Fowler later fired wide on 76 minutes after the lively Oshitola laid off an inviting ball for him in the midfield.
Leon Lalite upended Abel on the right wing, earning himself a booking, but the misery continued as Folkestone scored from the resulting free kick.
Substitute Ryan Briggs’ in-swinging ball found skipper Roland Edge, who comfortably nodded home unchallenged from six yards out with nine minutes to go.
Keeper Joyce had to be on his toes to stop a rapidly rising shot from Abel on 83 minutes from causing further damage.Harlow Tn: Ian Joyce, Kenny Davis, Kevin Warren (sub: Tom McGowen, 87), Beckett Hollenbach, Lee Miles, Danny Chapman (sub: Shaun Gliddon, 84), Leon Lalite, Danny Hill (sub: Tobi Oshitola, 59), James Bunn, Jordan Fowler, Clark Akers. Subs not used: Dean Williams, Michael Dumoulin (GK).

HARLOW TOWN 2 HEYBRIDGE SWIFTS 2 Ryman League Premier Division 21-8-07

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Ryman League, premier division 21/08/07
Match report by BILLY SHAW

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JAMES Bunn’s late equalizer ensured the Hawks remain unbeaten in the Ryman premier division after two games.
Clark Akers had given Harlow an early lead, and after Heybridge scored twice before half time, Bunn’s crisp strike presented the hosts with another well deserved point, the match ending all square at 2-2.
Akers started up front alongside Bunn, while Hawks bosses left Dean Williams and Tobi Oshitola, who rejoined Harlow just hours before kick-off, on the bench.
It was Akers who opened the scoring, taking possession inside the box and beating a defender before placing a shot on-the-turn neatly into the bottom corner three minutes in, to net Harlow’s first goal in the premier division.
But Heybridge were level inside three minutes, Sean Marks easily snapping up the opportunity to score at close range after keeper Ian Joyce fatally spilled Matthew Batt’s effort.
Ian Wiles fired over the bar on 11 minutes after Joyce became confused by Lee Miles’ supposed passback, before Stafford Browne went close after dispossessing Danny Chapman on the edge of the box.
Danny Hill forced a save from Heybridge stopper Ollie Morris-Sanders just before the half-hour mark. After some clever build-up play from Kenny Davis, Hill received the ball in the center of midfield, and took his time before unleashing a left-footed shot that was pushed over the bar by Morris-Sanders.
A quick ball in from Mark Taylor saw Akers flash an effort straight at the keeper at the near post on 38 minutes, before Joyce got low to save Browne’s shot for Heybridge a minute later.
Joyce had to be alert to stop close range efforts from both Sean Marks and Craig Hughes as the Hawks aimed to keep the scores level going into the break.
But the visitors put pay to Harlow’s plans in the second minute of first half stoppage time when Stafford Browne headed home from Michael Shinn’s free kick, awarded after Danny Chapman’s foul play, which also earned the Harlow player a yellow card.
Leon Lalite’s speculative volley was well held by Morris-Sanders on 52 minutes, before the Heyrbidge keeper denied the midfield dynamo a second time after a good lay-off from Danny Hill.
Lee Miles joined Chapman in the referee’s notebook on the hour mark after committing a rash challenge on a Heybridge midfielder, before Clark Akers’ scorching run down the left wing forced a corner as the Hawks applied the pressure on 69 minutes.
The first of a pair of overhead kicks by Akers trickled wide on 79 minutes, but the second, which occurred after a well-placed cross from Danny Chapman, forced Morris-Sanders to get low and save eight minutes from time.
The home side finally got their reward for dominating the second period when Kenny Davis’ low ball into the area was rammed into the far bottom corner by James Bunn, beyond the outstretched fingertips of the keeper on 85 minutes.
The goal came seconds after the introduction of Tobi Oshitola, who was re-signed from Brimsdown Rovers on Tuesday lunchtime. Oshitola is now in his third stint at the club.Harlow Tn: Ian Joyce, Kenny Davis, Mark Taylor, Beckett Hollenbach, Lee Miles, Danny Chapman, Leon Lalite, Danny Hill (sub: Tobi Oshitola, 84), James Bunn, Jordan Fowler (sub: Shaun Gliddon, 56), Clark Akers. Subs not used: Kevin Warren, Dean Williams, Michael Dumoulin (GK).

LEYTON 0 HARLOW TOWN 0 Ryman League Premier Division 18-08-07

Ryman Premier Division 18/08/07
Match report by BILLY SHAW

LIFE in the Ryman Premier Division started adequately for Harlow Town as Ryan Kirby’s troops took a well deserved point from Leyton.
Bolstered by the signing of former Spurs midfielder Danny Hill, the Hawks put on an impressive display at Lea Bridge Road on Saturday, outplaying their London opposition for large parts of the game.
But despite Hill’s influence, and the awarding of a first half penalty, the visitors couldn’t find a goal.
When Leon Lalite was upended in the box by Marc Cumberbatch in the 18th minute, Mark Taylor stepped up to try and net Harlow’s first premier division goal for over 20 years.
But the glory wasn’t destined for the full back, whose right-footed spot kick was at just the correct height for goalkeeper Jamie Lunan to dive to his right and punch away.
Seconds after the penalty miss, James Bunn saw his glancing header from Kenny Davis’ cross sail wide, before Lalite’s foul on Solomon Henry in the 21st minute earned the Hawks captain a caution.
American keeper Ian Joyce, who was granted full clearance to keep goal for Harlow last week in the absence of James Hasell, pulled off a fine save on 37 minutes to deny Dale Alcher from 25 yards, before Dean Williams shot straight at Lunan under pressure from two defenders at the other end.
Williams was replaced in attack by Danny Green five minutes before half time after the striker complained of calf trouble.
Leon Lalite’s in-swinging free kick could have caused Leyton serious problems on 51 minutes, but James Bunn launched his effort over the bar from six yards out.
Jordan Fowler became the second Harlow player to receive a yellow card two minutes later after the midfielder brought down Leyton’s Solomon Henry.
James Bunn and Danny Chapman both made unsuccessful attempts at goal just before the hour mark, before keeper Joyce made a brilliant reflex save to deny former Hawks favourite Sammy Winston on 61 minutes.
Joyce then had to come off his line to deny Winston again on 70 minutes. The attacker went clear of the defence after a mistake in midfield by Fowler, but his shot was charged down by the advancing stopper.
New signing Danny Hill, who looked strong in the second half, prodded a weak effort at Lunan on 78 minutes, before Dale Alcher and Vas Soteriou were both booked for respective fouls.
A late cry for a penalty by the home side was turned down by the referee after Solomon Henry claimed he was brought down by Harlow substitute Clark Akers.Harlow Tn: Ian Joyce, Kenny Davis, Mark Taylor (sub: Clark Akers, 67), Lee Miles, Ryan Kirby, Danny Chapman, Leon Lalite, Danny Hill, James Bunn, Jordan Fowler, Dean Williams (sub: Danny Green, 40). Subs not used: Beckett Hollenbach, Shaun Gliddon, Michael Dumoulin (GK).

HARLOW TOWN 2 ENFIELD TOWN 0 Pre-Season Friendly 11-08-07

Pre-season friendly 11/08/07
Match report by BILLY SHAW

A SOLID win over Enfield Town was overshadowed for the Hawks when goalkeeper James Hasell was forced off through injury in the first half, just seven days before the start of the side’s Ryman Premier Division campaign.
Harlow Town’s number one suffered a thumb injury when he saved a penalty from Rudi Hall in the 14th minute, and despite playing on for a period of the half, was replaced by Harlow Town Reserves’ stopper Michael Dumoulin on 29 minutes.
Ryan Kirby’s men battled well throughout, despite some stiff challenges from the visitors, as well as several scuffles between opposing midfielders, which resulted in two players from either side receiving cautions.
Mark Taylor conceded a penalty just before the quarter-hour mark when he brought down Paul Campbell in the area.
Rudi Hall’s weak spot kick was saved low by keeper Hasell, but the stopper fell awkwardly and appeared to injure his left thumb.
James Bunn forced a good save from Enfield Town goalkeeper Charlie Hasler on 19 minutes after a quick layoff by Leon Lalite, one minute before Bunn’s long range effort floated just over the bar.
Eighteen-year-old Michael Dumoulin took over Harlow’s goalkeeping duties just prior to the half-hour, and did well to stop a low drive from menacing Enfield Town midfielder Steve Velandia on 35 minutes.
Dumoulin again produced a fine save five minutes before half time to deny Bryan Hammatt.
The latest in a series of minor scuffles resulted in Harlow’s Jordan Fowler and Enfield Town’s Rudi Hall seeing yellow in first half stoppage time, before Dumoulin was again forced to save from Velandia.
James Bunn shot frustratingly wide on 49 minutes having had a clear shot at goal, before Leon Lalite fired Harlow’s opener into the top corner on 51 minutes.
Hasler saved a chip from Bunn on the hour mark, before Leon Lalite clashed with James Dickie in another disagreement, again resulting in both players receiving cautions.
Substitute Danny Green pulled the ball back to Bunn from deep on the left, allowing the striker to cleverly lay off Kenny Davis, who took control of the ball before stroking home Harlow’s second on 72 minutes.
Ricci Crace’s effort didn’t pose any substantial threat to Dumoulin 12 minutes from time, although Richard Georgiou could have finished his impressive solo run better, the substitute eventually pulling a shot wide of the left-hand post.Harlow Tn: James Hasell (sub: Michael Dumoulin, 29), Clark Akers (sub: Tom McGowan, 59), Mark Taylor, Danny Chapman, Lee Miles, Ryan Kirby (sub: Beckett Hollenbach, 72), Leon Lalite, Kenny Davis (sub: Shaun Glidden, 90), James Bunn, Jordan Fowler, Dean Williams (sub: Danny Green, 70). Subs not used: Kevin Warren, Michael Glidden.

STOTFOLD 2 HARLOW TOWN 1 Pre-season Friendly 7-08-07

STOTFOLD 2, HARLOW TOWN 1
Pre-season friendly 07/08/07

Harlow continued their build up to their Ryman Premier season with a visit to Stotfold and their former manager Ian Alinson.
With many first team players left back at Barrows Farm training this was an opportunity for manager Ryan Kirby to give some new players a good run out. Dean Williams was in fine form running at the Stotfold defence and as early as the 9th minute his cross caused panic in the box and brought about a corner which was cleared at the 3rd attempt.
The play swung from end to end with no clear chances until a strong run down the left by Tom McGowan and a 1-2 with Dean Williams forced another corner. Another great run, this time down the right by Louis Bristow was followed by a pinpoint cross, which Dean Williams’ scissor kick just failed to connect with.
In the 30th minute a through ball by McGowan gave Williams another shot on goal this time saved by the feet of the keeper.
In the 40th minute Kirby introduced his first four substitutes in Daryl Doolan, Shaun Glidden and Xaniel Doku.
At the start of the second half Lewis Baker came on for McGowan on the left.
In the 50th minute a cross from the Stotfold left brought about a goal mouth scramble and Alinson turned it in from close range.
From then on the game got quite scrappy as players were changed at regular intervals on both sides. Stotfold adapted to their changes better than Harlow during this period and came more into the game.
This brought about a run and chip by Donnolly over the advancing Dumoulin to give Stotfold a second goal.
Home keeper Gillham was also in fine form saving from Baker and Williams.
In the 90th minute Dean Williams finally got his reward for his strong runs up front when he converted a run through the defence to slot the ball home.
Plusses for Harlow were the debut of Andy Julius in defence and another fine performance by both Glidden brothers. At the back Beckett Hollenbach again proved he is a quality defender.Harlow Tn: M Dumoulin, L Bristow, T McGowan, B Hollenbach, K Warren, A Julius, M Glidden, A Wallace, D Williams, G Taylor, R Presdedge. Subs used: S Glidden, L Baker, X Doku, D Doolan, M Williams.

HARLOW TOWN 0 BISHOP'S STORTFORD 3 Pre-Season Friendly 4-08-07

HARLOW TOWN 0, BISHOP’S STORTFORD 3
Pre-season friendly 04/08/07
Match report by BILLY SHAW

THE Hawks were three times denied by the woodwork, and made life very hard for the Blues’ keeper during Saturday’s pre-season friendly at Barrows Farm.
Having dominated for most of the first half, a lapse in concentration saw Ryan Kirby’s men fell behind four minutes after the interval, before Stortford scored twice more to complete a very unflattering scoreline.
Jason Mason tried his luck 45 seconds into the game when he dispossessed Leon Lalite in midfield and saw keeper James Hasell off his line, but the stopper retreated to keep out his audacious lob.
James Bunn’s shot was blocked by Stortford keeper Andy Young at the other end on three minutes, before Roy Essandoh shot marginally wide for the visitors five minutes later.
Bunn forced another save from Young on 24 minutes after Shaun Glidden’s quickly-taken free kick caught the Blues’ defence napping, before Clark Akers’ header from Leon Lalite’s resulting corner was pushed onto the bar by the keeper.
As Harlow mounted a sustained period of attack, Danny Chapman saw his header cleared off the line by Mark Wright a few second later, before new signing Gavin Taylor blazed over after another Akers effort was parried into his path by Young.
James Bunn’s glancing header from a clever Kenny Davis cross flew just wide on 27 minutes as the Hawks further upped their game in search of an opener.
Mark Taylor then struck the outside of the post seven minutes before the break with a right-footed free kick which he curled around the Stortford wall.
Kenny Davis fired over and Clark Akers shot straight at the keeper as the Hawks looked to maintain the pressure in the opening stages of the second half, but Roy Essandoh took the wind out of their sails with a well taken goal against the run of play on 49 minutes after being fed by Greg Pearson.
Dean Williams, who made his first Harlow appearance of the pre-season, slid a tempting ball across the face of Stortford’s goal on 55 minutes, but James Bunn couldn’t make contact to divert the ball home.
With the hosts tiring, the visitors moved further ahead when referee Mike Smith adjudged Ryan Kirby to have fouled Greg Pearson in the area and awarded Stortford a spot kick in the 63rd minute. Pearson duly stepped up to make it 2-0.
Hasell’s heroics denied Stefan Gaisi 13 minutes from time, but the keeper couldn’t backpedal in time to prevent the charging Alex Martin from nodding home the third.
Mark Taylor’s 25-yard free kick beat Young in the Stortford goal on 82 minutes, but the full-back’s effort struck the face of the bar. Young appeared to hurt himself as he stretched to reach Taylor’s shot, and after receiving treatment was replaced by substitute goalkeeper Joe Welch for the closing stages.Harlow Tn: James Hasell, Mark Taylor, Lee Miles, Ryan Kirby (sub: Kevin Warren, 75), Danny Chapman (sub: Beckett Hollenbach, 67), Clark Akers, Leon Lalite (sub: Reece Prestedge, 69), Kenny Davis (sub: Tom McGowan, 73), James Bunn, Shaun Glidden (sub: Danny Green, 52), Gavin Taylor (sub: Dean Williams, 45).

HARLOW TOWN 2 STEVENAGE BOROUGH Pre-Season Friendly 4 26-7-07

LEON Antoine opened his account at Barrows Farm with a powerful brace during Harlow Town’s 4-2 home defeat to Stevenage Borough on Thursday.
The striker, who came on for James Bunn at half-time, twice reduced the visitors’ lead to a single goal, but the Blue Square Premier Division side took advantage of Harlow’s tiredness to put the game out of reach.
Junior Dodson went close in the opening moments for Stevenage, curling a delicate shot just wide of keeper James Hasell’s left-hand post, before Kenny Davis charged down an 11th minute shot from former West Ham midfielder Steve Lomas.
Seconds later, Luke Webster’s cross found Paul Hakim, who rifled home on the volley to open the scoring for the visitors.
Borough’s second followed on 14 minutes, Tyrone Sealey finding the net from inside the area after being played in by Dodson.
James Bunn forced a save from Borough stopper Shane Gore on 16 minutes with a low shot after Leon Lalite’s short corner, before having an effort ruled out for offside a minute later having again been fed by Lalite.
Five minutes before half-time, a superb string of passes from Davis, Lalite and Jordan Fowler provided Bunn with a glimpse of goal, but the forward took his time and wasted the opportunity.
Tyrone Sealey pulled a low cross in front of goal on 50 minutes, but the sliding Junior Dodson couldn’t stretch far enough to reach it, and with second half keeper Jackson beaten, the chance went begging.
Danny Green came off the bench for Harlow on 53 minutes and quickly made an impact, latching onto Jordan Fowler’s long ball before firing just over the bar.
With the hosts now pressing to pull a goal back, a 25-yard effort from Kenny Davis rebounded off the bar on 56 minutes and fell kindly for half-time substitute Leon Antoine, but the striker was taken by surprise and scooped wide.
The breakthrough came on 65 minutes as Green latched onto Glenn Jackson’s goal kick before playing Antoine through, who fired confidently past Gore to halve the deficit.
But within three minutes, the visitors had restored the two-goal cushion through Daryl McMahon, who found the net after Dodson crossed from the left.
Alfie Hayes’ high effort forced Gore to make an uncomfortable save 15 minutes from time, before a superb display of energy and resilience from Danny Green led to the Hawks’ second goal.
Green showed brilliant determination to keep possession deep on the right, before hooking a cross into the area, allowing Antoine to powerfully head past Gore’s fingertips into the top corner.
Ryan Kirby had used all of his substitutes by the time Mark Taylor came off as a precautionary measure on 87 minutes, and so the home side played the last three minutes with ten men.
Stevenage made it four on 89 minutes when Jerome Anderson slotted home after keeper Jackson’s spillage.
Harlow Town: James Hasell, Clark Akers, Darren Stapleton, Beckett Hollenbach, Lee Miles, Michael Glidden, Leon Lalite, Kenny Davis, James Bunn, Jordan Fowler, David Lee. Subs used: Leon Antoine, Mark Taylor, Kevin Warren, Danny Chapman, Danny Green, Glenn Jackson, Shaun Glidden, Angelo Wallace, George Chanda, Alfie Hayes, Lewis Baker

HARLOW TOWN 0 GRAYS ATHLETIC 2 Pre-Season Friendly 24-7-07

BEN Watson’s 87th minute spot kick secured a 2-0 win for Blue Square Premier Division side Grays Athletic at Barrows Farm on Tuesday evening.
But the late goal completed a scoreline that didn’t reflect how well Ryan Kirby’s Harlow Town side defended, in a game where key defender Beckett Hollenbach was absent.
Hawks trialist Darren Stapleton, who was named the Irish Young Player of the Year for 2005, impressed at left back, while Jordan Fowler made his second start in four days.
Neither side made any substantial breakthrough in the opening period of the pre-season friendly, although Mark Taylor had to be on his guard to clear a dangerous low cross from Andy Sambrook on 11 minutes.
With a quarter of an hour gone, Aaron O’Conner’s skills left Hawks keeper Glenn Jackson in no-man’s land, presenting Jon Ashton with an open goal, but defender Danny Chapman recovered heroically to deny Grays an opener.
Danny Green fed Kenny Davis 10 minutes later, who controlled the ball in midfield before trying a shot from 25 yards, forcing keeper Ross Flitney to tip over the bar.
O’Connor went close for the visitors five minutes from the break, but was denied by Jackson’s reflexes, the stopper diving to push his effort around the post.
James Hasell replaced Jackson between the sticks for the second half, and was called into action on 53 minutes, saving well with his legs from substitute Ben Watson.
Danny Chapman looked to have pushed Watson over in the penalty area on 62 minutes, but referee Wade Norcott was having none of it, despite the protests of the visiting players.
Chapman cleared the danger well eight minutes later after Daniel Kedwell whipped in a menacing cross, but a lapse in Harlow’s defence led to Grays’ opener on 72 minutes, with Kedwell placing the ball low into the bottom corner of the net.
A long goal kick from Hasell bounced once and fell kindly for the attacking Clark Akers, who did well to get a shot away under pressure from a visiting defender, but his effort failed to trouble keeper Flitney.
Matt Bodkin’s accurate through-ball found the charging Watson at the other end three minutes from time, before keeper Hasell was adjudged to have brought the attacker down in the area.
Watson was soon back on his feet to slot home the resulting spot kick, sending Hasell the wrong way.
Harlow debutant Alfie Hayes had a shot blocked on the line in the dying seconds after a well placed cross from Mark Taylor found him at the far post.Harlow Town: Glenn Jackson, Mark Taylor, Darren Stapleton, Lee Miles, Ryan Kirby, Danny Chapman, Leon Lalite, Kenny Davis, James Bunn, Jordan Fowler, Danny Green. Subs used (in order of appearance): James Hasell, Clark Akers, George Chanda, Alfie Hayes, Leon Antoine, Michael Glidden.

TIPTREE UTD 1, HARLOW TOWN 1 Pre-season Friendly 21-7-07

KENNY Davis shone as Harlow Town made a steady start to their pre-season campaign with a 1-1 draw at Chapel Road on Saturday.
The midfielder equalized for the Hawks in the first half against Tiptree United, before playing the last half-hour of the game up front, as manager Ryan Kirby tested his attacking options.
With Dean Williams on holiday, teenager Danny Green started alongside James Bunn in attack, while former Bishop’s Stortford midfielder Jordan Fowler was given a place in the starting line-up.
The first opportunity for goal fell to Tiptree on three minutes when Gary Hill headed just wide from Lee Owen’s cross.
Clark Akers played Green into space two minutes later, but defender Neil Shade recovered well to thwart the attacker, before Green nodded Fowler’s cross over the bar on 11 minutes.
A left-footed effort from Davis on 17 minutes proved a comfortable stop for Tiptree’s under-18 keeper Matt Belcher, who started between the sticks as United’s third-choice keeper.
A dipping strike from John Curtis two minutes later hit Hawks keeper James Hasell’s right-hand post, before the hosts took the lead on 23 minutes.
Craig Hutley fed attacker Gary Hill, who rode two challenges from the defending Hawks before slotting easily past Hasell into the bottom corner of the net.
It took Ryan Kirby’s men only 10 minutes to find an equalizer as James Bunn squared to Davis, who drove the ball into the roof of the net from the edge of the area on 33 minutes, as cries of an alleged handball against Danny Green in the build-up were ignored by referee Carl Fitch.
Stopper Hasell then had to stretch to stop John Curtis from finding the net at the other end five minutes from the interval.
Davis should have made it two on 50 minutes, but he volleyed Leon Lalite’s free kick just wide of the near post from point blank range.
Tiptree keeper Belcher caught Jordan Fowler’s 18-yard shot four minutes later after some good build-up play by Lalite and Hawks trialist George Chanda, who came on as a substitute at the start of the second half.
Fellow newcomer Leon Antoine was introduced on the hour mark, forming a new front pairing with Davis, who pushed forward from his previous midfield position.
Antoine tested keeper Belcher 20 minutes from time after demonstrating sound ball skills, but the strike proved easy nonetheless for the stopper.
Davis again went close on 82 minutes. Lalite provided an in-swinging cross for Davis to latch onto inside the six yard box, but Belcher was well positioned to block the Hawks player’s volley.
Tiptree substitute Luke Hughes caused Harlow problems in the latter stages, but both times was denied by keeper Hasell.
On 84 minutes, Hughes hit a crisp strike from outside the area forcing Hasell to backpedal and parry over the crossbar, before his low curling shot forced the keeper to save low to his left three minutes later.
Hawks debutant Angelo Wallace went clear of the defence in stoppage time, but dragged a low shot past the far post.

Harlow Town: James Hasell, Mark Taylor, Clark Akers, Beckett Hollenbach, Lee Miles, Danny Chapman, Leon Lalite, Kenny Davis, James Bunn, Jordan Fowler, Danny Green. Subs used (in order of appearance): Ryan Kirby, George Chanda, Leon Antoine, Lewis Baker, Michael Glidden, Angelo Wallace.