Added April 3rd 2006 -

Boreham Wood 1 - 1 Rothwell Town

This was a magnificent result for Rothwell Town, considering everything that went against them. They lost central defender Paul Rice, who took ill on the trip down to Hertfordshire, and were without Justin Jenkins and skipper Stuart Spencer, both serving suspensions.

Just to cap it off, influential midfielder Steve Towers was victim to an undeserved red card after 39 minutes. But they managed to grind out a result and became the only team in the division to remain unbeaten against the champions-elect, much to the delight of manager Dave Williams. He said: "It was a great day all round really.Obviously Boreham Wood are a very good side so to get a draw at their ground with 10 men was a very good result. Having Steve sent off so early stuffed us a bit but we still created a lot of chances and played really well. The travelling support was also excellent and gave us a boost."

The hosts began strongly and put early pressure on the Bones. But after 20 minutes Rothwell gradually worked their way forward and enjoyed more attacking play. As they gained more control, the visitors took the lead. Andy Almond picked up the ball 30 yards out and fired a swerving shot into the top corner. The lead, however, was short-lived as the hosts equalised just three minutes later. An error by Darren Capps allowed Leon Archer to run through and slide the ball past Tom Smith.

A melee after half an hour saw Boreham Wood's assistant manager shown a red card for entering the field of play, along with most of his subs bench. Then came Towers' red card for retaliation which only Mr Toyer saw. The Bones defended stoutly for the second half, keeping the hosts at bay while also creating their own chances to claim a shock away victory.

So - the red card apart - it was a satisfying afternoon for the Bones, and one the whole team could be proud of.

Boreham Wood: Imber, Hewitt (sub Stevenson 73), Moran, Williams, M Smith, Black (sub Cox 78), Samuel, Adams, Bangura, Archer, Burrows. Subs (not used): Haughton, Balic, Morgan.

Rothwell: T Smith, Brown, Brooks, Capps, Flannigan, Boyle-Chong, Ritchie-Smith, (sub Tolton 80), Towers, Almond, Maddox, Wright. Subs (not used): Rice, Cossey.

Goals: Almond (23 mins), Archer (26 mins)

Sent off: Towers (retaliation), Engwell (entering the field of play)

Bookings: Moran, Williams, Bangura (dissent), Brown (foul)

Att: 180

Ref: Mr P Toyer