Sat. 19th October. Southern League Div. One Larkhall Athletic 2 Frome Town 2
Frome Town secured a valuable point in a feisty encounter at Plain Ham when pretty much everything that could go wrong did so.
Influential play maker, Jon Davies, was forced off with the recurrence of a hamstring injury and whilst Frome prepared a substitute, Larkhall took an early lead with a fine Lewis Powell header, giving Brown no chance. Around the 20 minute mark Warren Maidment was subjected to a vicious elbow which resulted in him having to also leave the field and be replaced. The tackles continued to fly and it looked for a moment that Matt Smith would also need to be replaced, but Rex Mannings got the visitors back into the game with a left foot shout from just inside the area. Before half time Marcus Mapstone received his second yellow card, leaving a proverbial mountain to climb.
As the second half began, it was Frome who were the most positive as Larkhall failed to take advantage of their extra player and they created a few chances before Kane Simpson scored his first since returning. He created a superb effort for himself on the edge of the area and curled it into the top corner. This forced Larkhall onto the front foot although the Frome defence was resilient and restricted the hosts to speculative efforts. It was one of these that led to the equaliser, with a swerving ball along the ground deceiving Brown and resulting in what was probably a fair draw on the balance of play.
Man of the match Matt Smith. Attendance 255.
