Gosport Borough boss felt his side didn't have the luck in draw with Hayes & Yeading

Lee Molyneaux felt Gosport Borough let victory slip through their fingers as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Hayes & Yeading at Privett Park.
Gosport manager Lee Molyneaux. Picture: Duncan ShepherdGosport manager Lee Molyneaux. Picture: Duncan Shepherd
Gosport manager Lee Molyneaux. Picture: Duncan Shepherd

Borough dropped their first points at home in the Southern League premier division south this season.

Molyneaux insisted his team created enough chances to win the game.

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However, the boss reckons luck wasn't on Gosport’s side in the final third.

He said: ‘Although we failed to win the game, I still thought it was a solid performance.

‘From my point of view, we deserved to win. We kept knocking on the door but the ball just wouldn't go in.

‘I went with a new formation in a bid to take the game to them because we knew that we hadn't created a lot.

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‘Figures don't lie and we hadn't scored many goals. We tried something new and I think on the whole it worked.

‘There were a couple of elements we had to work on at half-time to make it even better.

‘After we did that, I thought we were bright and played the system even better.

‘We had so many chances but the ball just didn't fall for us.

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‘Credit to the lads they kept banging away with attack after attack.

‘It’s a shame one didn't drop and go in.’

Borough could have been ahead inside the first minute when Matt Paterson was inches away from getting his head on to a Rory Williams cross.

Williams gave the visitors all sorts of problems down the left in the opening stages.

To their credit, Hayes & Yeading also played on the front foot and both teams served up good entertainment.

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Borough broke the deadlock on 13 minutes through a lovely strike from Paterson.

Williams picked out the striker just outside the area. He manoeuvred the space he needed and perfectly measured a curling shot home.

On 28 minutes, Borough conceded their first goal from open play this season.

A long throw-in caused problems and the unmarked Dylan Switters equalised with a looping header.

Borough went closest to winning the game in the second half.

Paterson had a shot blocked and George Barker's effort from the rebound was cleared off the line.