Things looked bright when Adeboyejo turned in Zac Ashworth’s cross at the near post for his ninth goal of the season.Adeboyejo’s new strike partnership with Aaron Collins showed promising signs in the first 20 minutes and almost came together moments earlier when a debutant Small sent a blind pass past the keeper to Harry Isted, leaving Adeboyejo free to score.But the lead only lasted three minutes when Small delivered a rather tame cross from the left which tipped
over. Eoin Toal and striker Freddie Ladapo then skipped past Joel Coleman and into the net.It wasn’t just a miscommunication either. Wanderers looked nervous every time Charlton pushed the ball up the pitch. Coleman, the keeper deputizing for the injured Nathan Baxter, didn’t want to see any of Charlton’s first-half goals.Five minutes before half-time there was more sloppiness. defending gave the Londoners the lead. George Dobson’s corner reached the edge of the box with Lloyd Jones reacting quickest to curl a low shot past the prone Coleman into the net.The home crowd made their annoyance clear at the break and Evatt made the substitution. attack, set up Jon Dadi Bodvarsson’s header.At the start of the second half, Wanderers showed much more energy and quickly equalized again, with Maghoma twisting and turning in his own penalty area before curling home a convincing strike. corner.
It would be a brave man to put money on Charlton at a time when the atmosphere around Toughsheet has suddenly picked up again and Bolton have started to find their rhythm. But just 10 minutes later the laughter reappeared, only this time at official Ross Joyce.Charlton was about to attack when Josh Dacres-Cogley took a stray hand to the face and fell to the floor. The Bolton players looked to the referee to stop the game – but Charlton continued and, with the Whites’ defenders standing in fear, Daniel Kanu poked the ball into the net from close range.Again Bolton found a chance to pull away. level Dacres-Cogley stepped up and after some difficult build-up down the right, sub Bodvarsson turned his cross into the net for his second goal in four days.But could Bolton find a way back into the
lead? Maghoma had a golden opportunity to get the second, bypassing a number of challenges to clear the Isted goal, but shot high and wide when more finesse was needed.The fourth official sparked the game nine minutes into the game. stoppage time – and Chuks Aneke sent hearts racing with a cross that Coleman tipped over the bar.Charlton killed all the time they could as they held on for
a point and goalkeeper Isted spent plenty of time recovering. . The irony that referee Joyce immediately stopped play to allow this to happen was not lost on the 20,000 Boltons.100. minute and after a succession of corners, Gethin Jones rose to head home Aaron Morley’s cross, which proved to be spot on. the last chance of the game.Nathan Jones and his Charlton players came out to a standing ovation from their small crowd after the final whistle. The wanderers’ own walk around the stands was a bit more reflective.There were six goals, but there was no reason to rejoice..
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