An early Parkway 2^nd half attack saw a shot deflected for a corner with the ball coming back to Krac who fired over from 20 yards. With Parkway continuing to dominate possession, on 55 minutes a flowing move through midfield sliced through the Buckland defence only for Ryan Richards to see his shot blocked with Williams pouncing on the loose ball curling an effort just wide of the far post. On 57 minutes Buckland made a break along the right and a slip in the Parkway defence resulted in a close range drive from a tight angle crashing into the side netting. Hurst appeared to have picked up an injury and was replaced by Callum Hall on 61 minutes as Parkway continued to threaten. Parkway made their 2^nd substitution on 65 minutes as the subdued Williams, who seemed to be struggling after receiving a couple of earlier heavy challenges, was replaced by Veal.

Buckland replaced Nick Rudge with Aaron Wellington shortly afterwards. Parkway continued to look dangerous with Krac and the quietly effective and industrious Palfrey working hard in midfield and Farkins making forceful runs from the back, another attack created confusion in the visitor’s 6 yard area with the loose ball finding Krac whose snapshot flew narrowly wide. As the pressure increased, a superb run by Lane from deep saw his floated cross find the unmarked Veal 12 yards out stretching to volley just over the bar. On 72 minutes another cross into the danger area saw a close range Parkway header crash against the underside of the bar, down on to the line and be hacked to safety. Richards then saw his shot cleared off the line by some desperate defending as Parkway continued their forward momentum and create further chances.

On 74 minutes Levi Landricombe replaced Richards who had worked tirelessly and linked play well all game but for little reward. Parkway continued to apply pressure as they tried to find a way through the stubborn, resilient Buckland defence which somehow held firm. On 75 minutes a break on the Parkway right saw the impressive Davis power forward and, after a neat interchange of passes, cut inside and curl a shot just wide of the far post. On 80 minutes after a good advantage played by the referee, Parkway forced a corner with the official going back to show Lloyd Gardner a yellow card after an attempted trip with no intention of playing the ball. A couple of snapshots from around 18 yards from Levi Landricombe failed to reach the target as Buckland withstood the barrage and continued to defend strongly with the vastly experienced Griffiths a commanding presence in the danger area with his assured handling of crosses and timely interventions.

Entering stoppage time another promising Parkway break wide on the left was illegally halted by Gaze who was shown his 2^nd yellow card and dismissed with captain Groves receiving a yellow card for presumably disputing the decision. Parkway’s final chance came in the 93^rd minute after another defensive clearance fell to Levi Landricombe whose looping header from 10 yards was comfortably saved by the impressive Griffiths. A thoroughly absorbing game from 2 highly committed sides with Parkway creating a host of chances but being constantly thwarted by a well organised and strong Buckland defensive display coupled with inspired goalkeeping which ultimately denied the hosts the 3 points.

Despite failing to gain the win, another clean sheet, their 4^th on the bounce, and players showing good energy levels right to the end will no doubt be seen as positives for the management team. They are likely to play much worse and win. The result sees Parkway remain top with Buckland moving up a place to 2^nd, 2 points behind having played a game more. The busy September continues for Parkway with 2 away games to complete the month with a visit to Brislington on Saturday followed by another trip up the M5 Wellington next Wednesday.