Old Windsor Tigers 1 Real Milan 1

A lack lustre Real Milan gained just a solitary point in a game they should have won by half time. Sloppy finishing and an inspired performance by the Tigers 'keeper, left Real with just Victor Ocanseys 55th minute strike to show for all their efforts. Man of the Match Jack Evans was dominant in the midfield throughout with Matty Page and Jordan Pritchard also having fine games.
The first half was all Milan with Windsor reduced to just a few long distance strikes. Scott Lawrie and Louis Martin rained in cross after cross on the right, but superb handling by the Tigers goalie thwarted most attacks. Ocansey should have scored on 30 minutes, when put clean through, but under pressure from two defenders, he put the ball over the bar. Luke Thorpe fired wide when clean through, and Pritchard shot tamely from another great opening.
In the second half Karim Usmani was introduced as sub and Daryll Storey swapped with Thorpe to reshape the team. Ten minutes in, Usmani 's passed out wide to Lawrie, who got to the byline and cut back for the incoming Ocansey to blast the opening goal to put Milan ahead.
Within five minutes though, with at least three Real players ball watching, a harmless looking cross found an unmarked Tigers forward, who cooly slotted home the equalizer. After that, although Real were never defensively in trouble again , their attacking play became erratic and apart from Lawrie no-one really made any clear openings. Storey worked hard throughout without success. Real will have to play much better next week to get any kind of result against Under 16s Chalfont Saints in the cup.
Definitely a case of two dropped points for Real who never really matched the high standards of last week and it was a disappointing start to the new season.
Bennett, Martin, (Zuber 75) Challis, Samba, Page, Thorpe, (O'Sullivan 65) Evans, Pritchard, (Usmani 45) Storey, Lawrie, Ocansey. Sub not used Kang
Absent; Lake (grounded) Renaldo and Nysha (not registered)