The Swifts reserves had their first draw of the season as they held off Wanderers in a hard fought game at the Domain on Saturday.

Following on from a close affair in the first round it was always going to be a game where the odd goal could win it. There was near perfect conditions for this clash which enabled the first half to be played at a fair pace with both sides spraying the ball around.

Although both sides got into a number of attacking positions both keepers were not under too much pressure in the half as the defences held steady.

The second half saw a few positional changes and the Swifts profited near the start with Julio Medina getting the cross in for Matt Monteith to open the scoring.

Swifts player of the day keeper Richard Paradizo had a super game with some outstanding saves in the half but couldn’t stop the Wanderers equaliser.

With both sides also hitting the woodwork it was a game that could have gone either way.