Wakefield & District Sunday Football League (Division 1)

Walnut Tree ............................................ 1
Wakefield Athletic .................................... 1
 
Injury-ravaged Wakefield Athletic shared the spoils against Walnut Tree in this Division One return fixture.
 
The visitors were forced to defend heavily in the early period and fell behind with Dave Kay rifling the ball into the roof of the net from close range.  Wakefield suffered a further jolt with an injury to player-manager Iso Budimir which saw his troops play the remainder of the match with ten players.
 
Wakefield dug deep with Danny Barnes and Mark Tallant working overtime in the middle of the park.  Stand-in striker Rob Pick and Sikander Ibrahim went close before defender Warren Saxton side-footed home for the equaliser minutes before the break.
 
The visitors restricted the home outfit to isolated chances on the turn and almost stole the points late in the game when Mark Tallant put Ibrahim in the clear but was foiled by an agile save from the Walnut keeper.
 
The Express man-of-the match award for Wakefield Athletic was shared by Mark Tallant and Danny Barnes.