King's Lynn Town 1 Telford United 1

 Telford United might be a famous old name in non-league football, but they have had a bleak few years and this was their first game at this level after winning promotion. King's Lynn were also in the doldrums at the start of Summer, but new investment and new players have led to a new sense of optimism around the club.

From the offset, it looked like Lynn were going to push for goals while Telford were keen to defend, take things slow and attack when they had the chance. As I had hoped in preseason, they decided to start with Gold Omotayo and Michael Gyasi. In the opening encounters Lynn definitely had the best of it, with Gyasi putting the ball in the net and the impressive Joe Nyahwema hitting the cross bar with a fantastic effort.

However, despite the constant pressure it was Telford who took the lead when Mathew Stenson converted a penalty for the visitors. The incident happened at the other end but it was given for a foul in the box. Lynn coach, James Rowe was apoplectic, but there didn't seem to be too many other issues with it.

Unfortunately, Lynn went into the break a goal down. They continued to pummel Telford in the second half, but Omotayo's threaten in the air was snuffed out by a well-equipped defence and Gyasi and Nyahwema were left to run themselves into the ground to try and come up with an equaliser.

In the end, it was Gyasi's pace that beat the Telford defence, when a well placed pace saw him sprint through and finish to make it 1-1 with half an hour to go.

It seemed like a long enough period for Lynn to find a winner, but this didn't materialise. The performance probably deserved a win, but at least it bodes well for the rest of the season when the team has gelled a bit more.






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