Not a classic by any means.
This game will probably not last long in the memory of those who attended as the Crows never hit top form and Glebe set themselves up not to be beaten therefore, the teams rather cancelled themselves out and played a match that rather lacked some sparkle and excitement.
Neither goalkeeper was troubled too much and we're never put under any concerted pressure, both defences coping with the respective attacks efficiently for long periods so perhaps we spectators should be content that we saw four goals in total.
The two goals for Glebe were scored by Adrian Stone who was with us for a short period last season before departing for Ashford United. His first goal arrived in the 14th minute, a corner was only partially headed away by the Crows defence and Stone volleyed the ball home from just inside the area. He scored his second in the 23rd minute when he headed a cross home from around 15 yards out when totally unmarked.
In between those two Glebe goals the Crows made it 1-1 when Carrington was hauled down inside the Glebe area from a free-kick and Muggeridge fired the penalty home to the 'keepers left with aplomb.
The rest of the half was mainly a midfield battle and the other event of note was a booking for Carrington for a tackle, which seemed a tad harsh bearing in mind some of the challenges which had gone in previously that remained unpunished. Therefore, half time came around with the score 2-1 to the visitors.
The second half saw Unwin replace Carrington who had suffered an ankle injury in the first half which proved impossible to shake off. The Crows had most of the possession but failed to really create anything in the final third but the pressure did bring a yellow card for Tennant in the 51st minute for disputing a decision by referee Pollington.
As the half went on, Goldsmith was replaced by Pring as the Crows were looking for a way to stamp their authority on the game and get an equaliser. Unwin then saw yellow in the 66th minute for an adjudged late tackle.
In the 81st minute the injured Phipp was replaced by Pearson and this was really the last throw of the dice to see if the Crows could at least get a point from this game. The pace of Pearson and the forward runs of Pring and Treleaven from this point on at least brought some urgency to the attacks and in the 87th minute Pearson popped up with a header to draw the teams level, so the final whistle blew with the score at 2-2 and the points shared.
The final disappointment for the Crows was that Dan Ellis picked up a yellow card for something he said to the assistant referee. Some may say this was two points dropped but in my opinion it was a point gained in the end as the Crows never hit their straps throughout the 90 minutes.