Home Draw

Strong winds didn't provide either side with any advantage and stifled any adventurous play from either side.
Saffron Walden came to Shoemakers Lane without dropping any points and having conceded only 2 goals. The Pedlars started well going up the slopeand inspired runs by Plumb crossing for Hunter and Simmons setting up an early opportunity for Norman.Jones left the field on 12 mins. with a groin injury, to be replaced by Cornwall. Swaffham continued to press and only a fine stop by the Walden keeper prevented a Norman strike that was headed on by Cornwall from a Russell free kick open the scoring on the 30 min. The counter from the home attack led to Walden no 6 heading in from a corner, due to slack marking in the home penalty area, to leave Brookes with no chance. Swaffham returned from there half time cuppa to play down the slope against the wind and from the off took complete control of the game. They continued to show there potential and had chances narrowly missed by Hunter and Norman.The pressure finally told in the 69min. when Hunter netted his first of the season from a Russell free kick.The only couple of talking points came when the Saffron Walden substitute having been on the pitch for a few minutes was duely dimissed for kicking Kenny on the ground and Kenny himself blazing over when well placed in the dying minutes of the game. Swaffham considered themselves unlucky to have only gained 1 point after dominating for long periods of the game.