Brentford 1-1 Wycombe Wanderers

Jul 20 2010 By Greg Burns at Griffin Park

KEVIN Betsy continued his prolific pre-season form as Wycombe Wanderers came from behind to earn this draw at League One Bees.

The midfielder scored just before the break to cancel out David Hunt's stunning free-kick which opened the scoring on a night when four Wycombe starters were back at their old hunting ground.

Former Bees stars Nikki Bull, Danny Foster, Ben Strevens and trialist Mark Phillips all started for the first time against their old club since leaving the League One club this summer.

Left-back Craig Woodman, a two-time Blues Players' Player of the Season winner, lined up in the Brentford backline after his move from Adams Park.

Strevens was paired with Scott Rendell again up top after the pair impressed in the win at Hayes on Saturday.

The home side started the brighter with one-time Blues target Nicky Forster denied a far post tap-in when Foster headed the ball behind.

Wanderers had to wait until the 11^th minute for their first effort when Kevin Betsy cut inside and saw his shot deflected behind for a corner.

The game was a bit of a stalemate until David Hunt curled in a superb free-kick onto the post and past the diving Bull to give Brentford the lead on 26 minutes and register their first pre-season goal.

Forster showed why Blues boss Gary Waddock was so keen to secure his services when he turned Dave Winfield on the byline but he saw his low cross saved and well held by Bull.

Andy Scott's side had upped the tempo and came within fingertips of doubling their lead.

An explosive run by Myles Weston saw the winger pick out Michael Spillane with a pin-point cross but the former Norwich defender saw his low volley tipped behind by Bull.

But Betsy continued his excellent pre-season scoring form on 41 minutes when Lewis Montrose slid the winger through and he powered his shot past the helpless Simon Moore to make it 1-1.

Neither manager made any changes in the second-half with the 984 spectators not treated to any real action until former Wanderers Dave McCracken volleyed a corner towards goal but saw his shot cleared off the line by Foster on 58 minutes.

Wealdstone trialist Marvin McCoy entered the action on the hour mark with a good performance sure to secure a Blues deal and with Waddock throwing on Jon-Paul Pittman for Ainsworth to play with three strikers on the field.

And McCoy picked up where he left off at Hayes but picking out Pittman with a neat cross on 72 minutes only for the striker to cushion his header inches wide.

But in the end a draw was probably a fair result as the game fizzled out.

WANDERERS: Bull, Foster, Winfield, Phillips, Sansara (McCoy 60), Ainsworth (Pittman 65), Murtagh, Montrose, Betsy, Strevens, Rendell.

BRENTFORD: Moore, Woodman, McCracken, Spillane, O'Connor, Osborne, Weston, Bean, Hunt Forster, Cort. (Wood 65)

Att: 984

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