Tshaka to rescue as Rocks take point from Harrow Borough’s visit

Danny Hollands' unbeaten run as manager of Bognor Regis Town continued as they battled to a 1-1 Nyewood Lane draw against Harrow Borough.

It was an uneventful first half but the game came to life in the second 45 minutes with two goals and a red card.

Celebrations after the Rocks level through Kaya Tshaka | Picture by Lyn Phillipsplaceholder image
Celebrations after the Rocks level through Kaya Tshaka | Picture by Lyn Phillips

Early on Dernell Wynter got on the attack for Harrow after a bouncing ball over the top but he was shut out by Harvey Whyte in the area.

Lewis Cole went down off the ball and he appeared to dislocate his finger and was off the pitch for five minutes. Rocks keeper Dan Lincoln had to gather a high swirling corner on 20 minutes.

Finlay Chadwick tried with an ambitious effort from 25 yards but it sailed over. Lee Seok-Jae found Lennie Smith's run and he tried to square it to Callum Barlow but he was blocked. Smith followed up on the rebound but it flew wide.

Reuben Collins went into the book for a foul on Barlow. Seok-Jae’s free-kick swirled it into the box but it was out of the reach of Chadwick.

Whyte had to be replaced on 33 minutes with an injury problem – on came Matty Jones. Finlay Walsh-Smith made an illegal interception and went into the book.

Lewis Cole curled the free-kick into the area but Lincoln gathered it. At the other end Ethan Robb crossed to Seok-Jae, who cut inside on his weaker right foot and his low strike was easily stopped by Tom Clark.

A free-kick was awarded for a high boot just outside the Harrow area. Robb spun it in but Smith's flicked header bounced just wide.

Walsh-Smith misplaced a pass out of defence and Yoan Edoukou played it square to Keagan Cole, who sent it wide from outside the box. Robb went into the book for a late challenge on Charlie Malin but Cole got away with showing his aggression afterwards.

In the last seconds of the half, Wynter burst through into Bognor's area but he was blocked by Henry Searle.

Will Bailey drove a cross in from the right but Lincoln gathered. The keeper clashed with Gareth Chendlik and required treatment.

Barlow was causing problems for Borough on the right and an attempted clearance by Collins saw Chadwick fire it off a defender – and the rebound fell to Smith but he volleyed it well wide.

Bognor had to weather a Harrow attack before getting on the front foot as Barlow turned in space on 65 minutes but fired too high.

A yellow card was shown to Malin after he slid late on George Britton. Robb took Bognor's first corner which bounced kindly for Smith on the edge of the box but after good control he smashed it over.

On 71 minutes Jones played a low ball in and it was held up by Smith – he squared it to Woolston but he was blocked.

Lucas Miller burst through and smashed a shot against the underside of the crossbar. But Bognor conceded in the 77th minute as Jayde John Crotty slipped the ball under the diving Lincoln and in.

It didn't take long for Bognor to equalise as hard work down the left saw the ball played square to Kaya Tshaka and he slammed it high into the net.

Searle was fouled and Cole was shown a straight red card for the cynical chllenge on the touchline on 83 minutes.

Miller burst through and looked for Crotty with his pass. The ball was defended out to Miller but he fired it straight at Lincoln.

Late in stoppage time Robb's free-kick had to be pushed away twice by Clark.

There was another chance right at the end for Bognor as Laurentiu Sendrea sped down the right, beating his marker before crossing low. It fell to Robb who fired it agonisingly wide.

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