Wednesfield 1-1 Sutton Coldfield Town Royals

The Royals fought back from a goal behind to earn a point in a physical battle against an experienced Wednesfield side

Wednesfield started brightly and Sutton were pegged back for the first 25 minutes

Chances were restricted to a few long-range efforts

Wednesfield made the breakthrough on half an hour when a midfield run was not picked up and the ball was neatly slotted into the corner

Sutton started to grow into the game and Madison Smart levelled the game with a great left-footed strike giving the keeper no chance

The second-half saw Sutton stamp their authority on the game as their superior fitness started to show

Several raids down the flanks should have earned Sutton some rewards but they were unable to capiltalise

Wednesfield remained a threat and Sutton were kept on their toes with Cresswell in the Sutton goal called into action to make a fine save near the end of the match

The game was played out with no more goals and a draw was a fair result for two fully committed teams

There were notable performances from Hamid in midfield and a debut performance for Hyland

Player-of-the-match was Cresswell in goal, who was both calm and vocal throughout, saving the point near the end with an excellent save