Barnes scores twice as Ebbsfleet, Chelmsford play to draw
CHELMSFORD, England (Interstat) — Finlay Barnes scored twice for visiting Ebbsfleet, and Chelmsford answered through Ashley Clarke and Jack Barham as the teams played to a 2-2 draw in a competition match on Monday. Barnes put Ebbsfleet ahead in the 33rd minute. Clarke leveled for Chelmsford in the 35th. Barham gave Chelmsford the lead in the 53rd, and Barnes equalized in the 67th. Barnes played the full 90 minutes and finished with two goals. Clarke played 90 minutes and scored once. Barham also played 90 minutes and scored once. Chelmsford was the home team, and Ebbsfleet was the visiting team.
Ebbsfleet’s season record in this competition is now 10 wins, one loss and five draws. Chelmsford’s competition record is now five wins, one loss and 10 draws. Across all competitions, Ebbsfleet is 10 wins, two losses and five draws. Chelmsford is six wins, two losses and 10 draws. The competition records include the Monday draw for both teams, and the all-competitions records include results from other competitions. The draw gave each side a share of the competition points and left both teams with the same result from the match.
Ebbsfleet’s previous results this season include a 1-0 home win over Chesham, a 6-0 win at Farnborough, a 3-0 loss at Truro, a 3-1 win at Maidstone, a 4-0 home win over Maidenhead, a 2-2 home draw with Horsham FC, a 6-1 home win over Weston-super-Mare, a 5-0 home win over AFC Totton, a 2-0 win at Hampton & Richmond and a 1-0 home win over Folkestone.
Chelmsford’s previous results include a 2-1 home win over Farnborough, a 2-0 home loss to Farnham, a 3-1 win at AFC Totton, a 1-0 win at Dover, a 3-3 home draw with Tonbridge, a 1-0 loss at Wimborne, a 5-0 win at Chesham, a 2-0 win at Brackley Town, a 0-0 home draw with Horsham FC and a 1-1 draw at H&R Borough.
Ebbsfleet’s next 10 competition matches are at Dorking, home against Billericay, at Farnham, home against Torquay, home against Slough, at Folkestone, home against Dagenham, at Dover, at Braintree and home against H&R Borough.
Chelmsford’s next 10 competition matches are at Walton & Hersham, home against Maidstone, at Torquay, home against Slough, home against Hemel, at Truro, home against Braintree, at Billericay, at Dagenham and home against Chesham.
Barnes’s two goals led Ebbsfleet’s scoring. Clarke and Barham each scored once for Chelmsford. The match produced four goals in the first 67 minutes and none after Barnes’s second. Ebbsfleet and Chelmsford each finished with two goals, and the goals were scored in the order of Barnes, Clarke, Barham and Barnes. The draw was the fifth in this competition for Ebbsfleet and the 10th for Chelmsford.
The match was a competition fixture and ended in a draw after four goals. Chelmsford was the home team and Ebbsfleet was the visiting team. The final score was 2-2. Ebbsfleet scored two goals in the match and Chelmsford scored two goals. Barnes scored twice for Ebbsfleet, while Clarke and Barham scored once each for Chelmsford.
Ebbsfleet’s competition record now stands at 10 wins, one loss and five draws, while Chelmsford’s competition record now stands at five wins, one loss and 10 draws. In all competitions, Ebbsfleet is 10 wins, two losses and five draws, and Chelmsford is six wins, two losses and 10 draws. The draw counted in both records.
Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Chelmsford 1, Ebbsfleet 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Chelmsford with a 56.2 percent probability to win.