Tadley Calleva draw to Tooting and Mitcham as play-off chase continues

Tadley Calleva had to settle for a draw as they travelled to face Tooting & Mitcham United on Saturday.

Calleva were unchanged from their Tuesday night victory at home to Corinthian-Casuals, while Adam Everiss, Kieron Farmer and Connor Thorne all returned to the bench.

The first-half was a fairly uneventful one, with neither side able to make a breakthrough.

They didn’t take long in the second-half though, as Alex Cruickshank’s shot hit Brad Neal, who scored an own-goal just two minutes after the restart.

1-0 down with the clock ticking, Tadley would have been feeling the pressure, knowing that any further losses in the run-in would surely end their play-off hopes for good.

Tadley needed a saviour, and that proved to be Connor Thorne.

He arrived from the bench on the hour-mark, replacing Dan Williamson, and made an instant impact.

It took Thorne just three minutes to find the net, pulling his side level and setting the game up for a grandstand finish.

Sheldon Wright, Adam Everiss and Kieron Farmer came on as manger Joe Lawler went for all three points.

1-1 is how it ended though, an imperfect result for both sides.

Tadley sit one spot below the play-offs, with two games in hand on Fleet Town above them.

It’s not quite that simple however, as they trail them by eleven points.