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ENFIELD TOWN (H) | FA TROPHY

Bishop’s Stortford and Enfield Town will do it all again on Tuesday night after their FA Trophy first qualifying round encounter ended all-square. The scene of a 5-0 loss to the town in the BetVictor Isthmian Premier League in August, the Blues will return to Donkey Lane after Billy Bricknell’s volley cancelled out Shomari Barnwell’s lobbed goal at the ProKit UK Stadium. The hosts opened the scoring against the run of play, after Muhammadu Faal and Ken Charles - who scored twice in the reverse league fixture - went close. Fred Burbidge was in action early on, blocking a cross with his feet that deflected off Faal and looped up into the air. After being dominated for the first quarter of an hour, Ryan Henshaw cleared up-field and Barnwell ran onto it and chipped the in-rushing Nathan McDonald from the edge of the box. Henshaw had a chance himself to double the lead, but headed over from a corner, before Jordan Chiedozie headed wide then had a free kick brilliantly tipped over the bar by McDonald. Sam Youngs took a shot on the end of a succinct counter-attack for Town, again forcing Burbidge into a save. At the other end Aarone Greene chipped just wide after good build-up by Chiedozie and Alfie Mason, before Greene was involved in a touchline incident with Town’s assistant manager Mario Noto being sent off as a result. HT 1-0 After his winning goal two weeks ago against Horsham, Billy Mycroft-Edwards had a chance to be the hero again when he pounced on some poor defending to cut in and shoot on his left foot, but McDonald got down well to save. And from the following corner, Town somehow managed to scramble away after a number of efforts to get a second for the Blues, before Charles miscued wide at the other end. Burbidge tipped a fine curling effort round the post, and from the resulting corner Glenn Wilson slid in at the back post but couldn’t convert after a flick on. Faal then missed from close range when it looked easier to score, before Henshaw made a great sliding tackle to keep the clean sheet - only until a minute later, when Bowling crossed from the left to Bricknell in the middle of the box, to score as he did in the 5-0 drubbing. The Blues had a succession of corners into additional time, but couldn’t force a winner. FT 1-1 The replay will take place on Tuesday 29 October, meaning the Blues’ scheduled home match - in the league at home to Corinthian Casuals - will need to be rearranged. TEAMS Bishop’s Stortford XI 1. Fred Burbidge, 2. Ben Sampayo, 3. Billy Mycroft-Edwards (Miles 76’), 4. Jack Thomas, 5. Sam Robbins, 6. Ryan Henshaw © (Yellow card 63’), 8. Alex Warman, 11. Aaron Greene, 14. Jordan Chiedozie (L Johnson 86’), 15. Alfie Mason, 20. Shomari Barnwell (Goal 15’) Subs 9. Jamie Cureton, 10. Olly Miles, 12. Jack Johnson, 16. Reece Simpson, 19. Louie Simpson Enfield Town XI 1. Nathan McDonald, 2. Jonathan Muleba, 3. Joe Payne, 4. Scott Thomas, 5. Marc Weatherstone © (Yellow card 67’), 6. Glenn Wilson, 7. Ryan Blackman (Yellow card 68’), 8. Sam Youngs (Mubaiyi 90+1’), 9. Billy Bricknell (Goal 85’), 10. Muhammadu Faal, 11. Ken Charles (Bowling 75’) Subs 12. Junior Mubaiyi, 13. Ed Thompson, 14. Bobson Bowling, 15. Samson Esan, 16. Alex Read, 17. Callum Ellesley, 18. Sam Hatton Att 317