MGBSFL PREMIER DIVISION
FAIRLOP 3 OAKWOOD 3
Fairlop stormed into a 2-0 lead before Oakwood rallied to equalise with goals from Gold and Alex Lee.
Fairlop regained the lead to lead 3-2 with two minutes remaining, before Gold silenced the home crowd with a dramatic late leveller.
Oakwood Director of Football Dan Kristall told JC Sport: "It was a good draw in the end for us, especially given that we only had 12 players, with leading scorer Josh Cuby pulling out in the warm-up.
Its never easy going to Essex and I think our hosts went home unhappy that they couldn't see out both a 2-0 lead and then re-taking a 3-2 lead in the 88th minute."
Kristall added: "We experimented with our squad with next week's cup tie in mind, resting several regulars and so ultimately a point must be seen as a good result from a tricky match.
"We know our league form hasn't been great but our performances in patches have been good as we prepare for the cup games that in reality will define our season."
He went on to say: "We know that if we hit our A-game in the coming weeks, we stand a great chance of winning silverware this season, especially with the introduction of the David Wolff Trophy.
"Finally, with the news that Louie Basso joins us from Manchester Maccabi for an undicslosed fee in February, this gives everyone at the club a huge boost as Ric Blank worked tirelessly to make this deal happen. We look forward to welcoming Louie to Oakwood."
Fairlop's goals came through Daryl Rubin and James Jaconelli (2). Jake Sanders told JC Sport: "Ultimately, it's two points dropped given the fact we conceded deep into stoppage-time, but on a positive note, it's two matches unbeaten and four points from a possible six available."
FAIRLOP: Daniel Bean, Ryan Cole, Max Freedman, Bradley Gayer, Mitchell Gold, Adam Goldman, Daryl Rubin, Jake Salem, Dean Ben-Yosef, Gabriel Spalter,James Jaconelli. Subs: Jamie Bernstein, Daniel Rosen, Ashley Rubin, Jon Davis
SCORERS: Rubin, Jaconelli 2
OAKWOOD: James Hiller, Josh Gellman, Jacob Finestein, Alex Lee, Sam Modlin, Daniel Seligman, Bradley Wine, David Woolman, James Gold, Louie Basso. Subs: Louie Fisher, Daniel Selwyn
SCORERS: Gold 2, Feinstein
