Kru and Walsall played out a 2:2 draw in League Two's fourth round of matches on Tuesday evening. The result keeps both sides on eight points after four games, with neither side losing their unbeaten start to the season. A. Pressley scored twice for the hosts while J. March and R. Hutchinson replied for the visitors.
Pressley opened the scoring with a penalty in the forty-second minute before March equalised shortly after the break. The host side took the lead again in the fifty-seventh minute through Pressley, but Hutchinson's late strike in the ninety-second minute ensured the points were shared. By then both managers had made several changes to bring fresh legs into the game.
Kru dominated the ball with fifty-five per cent possession and registered 106 attacks compared to Walsall's 76. The hosts had five shots on target against four for their opponents, though neither side could convert their superiority into more than two goals. Shots accuracy sat at twenty-five per cent for Kru and twenty-nine per cent for Walsall — neither side was particularly ruthless in front of goal.
The two yellow cards came late in the game, with L. Simper booked in the seventy-fifth minute and T. Sodje cautioned shortly after. Eight substitutions were made across the match as both sides worked to protect or regain their advantage.
The draw means Kru remain fourth in the table while Walsall stay third, with both clubs level on eight points from four fixtures. Each side has two wins and two draws with no defeats to their name so far. And here's the thing — this kind of result often sets up a sharper second half of the season when teams start to find their rhythm.
