Billericay Town (0) 3 Robinson (pen) 50 Akinwande 54 Potter 56
Tonbridge Angels (0) 3 Williams 47,78 Tiehi 74
Attendance: 831
Admission: Pass
Programme: £3
Mileage: 98/5,213
One thing that doesn’t change is that Tonbridge do not win at Billericay and despite a game in which they probably deserved to be crossing the Bridge with the points and a stirring comeback, that remains the case.
The match survived a pitch inspection, and looking out onto what would become a mudbath, left you adding the word just.
Christ Tiehi returned from injury at an opportune time with Harry Donovan suspended.
The opening salvoes came from the visitors with Jason Williams heading wide after two minutes and striking at the goalkeeper after four but the closest came after 12 minutes when Sonny Miles’ header was cleared from the line following a corner.
A warning shot across the bows from the ever dangerous Jake Robinson came on 17 minutes when his well executed overhead kick found Jonny Henly.
The half became mainly a trudge through the mud but just prior to the break, Ossama Ashley tested Henly whilst Tiehi was denied by a superb touch over the bar by Nathan Harness.
Goalless at the break was the prelude to a crazy 11 minutes directly after. Two minutes into the half, a Tonbridge corner from the right was volleyed goal wards by Liam Smith but it was the touch from the head of Williams that turned the ball into the net.
Tonbridge’s joy was short-lived and within three minutes the home side were level. A soft looking penalty was conceded as Joe Turner felled Ashley on the edge of the box and Robinson converted from the spot.
On 54 minutes Billericay took the lead when a punt forward was helped on by Ashley into the path of Femi Akinwande who cut in from the left to side foot a shot into the far corner of the net.
Worse was to follow just two minutes later as Billericay added a third goal in a matter of six minutes. Alfie Potter linked with Akinwande before tip-toeing his way through a couple of challenges before driving a shot between Henly and his near post.
All over bar the shouting one was left the feel, but a Ben Greenhalgh header pawed away by Harness reminded that Tonbridge were still in the game and following a shot that was blocked and then partially cleared, Tiehi took aim from 25 yards curling his effort into the top corner.
Four minutes later, on 78 minutes, and it was all square following the type of defending that had Billericay boss Jamie O’Hara raging in the post-match interviews. A cross from the right was recycled on the left by Turner who cut back a pass to the near post from where Williams converted.
Williams saw his hat-trick effort blocked whilst Billericay forced a couple of corners as both teams searched for a winner but to no avail.
New Lodge is much improved as a result of the Tamplin era, although the tacky mural hopefully won’t be a lasting legacy, but the pitch, the subject of vandalism earlier in the season, is most in need of significant investment.
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