Kings Langley made light of the league table to gain a morale-boosting point against Southern League Premier South leaders Farnborough but they were left to ponder what might have been after Saturday’s 1-1 draw.

Seventeen-year-old Chilean youth international Max Bustamante put the hosts in front on the stroke of half-time before Frankie Sutherland equaliser after the restart, but Kings could have taken the win had they created the chances they created.

There was a symbolic release of black and white balloons to commemorate the third anniversary of the passing of Kings supporter and sponsor Matt Allcock prior to kick off and the match marked the 300th appearance of club stalwart Gary Connolly.

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The balloons are carried onto the pitch for the tribute to Matt Allcock

Bustamante continued up front with Joseph Lawal switched to the wing and the combination of the two was to give Kings their first goal for four matches. But the tone of missed chances was set in the first ten minutes when a superb Bustamante cross onto the head of Alex Lafluer was directed over the crossbar.

With the game flowing from end to end, both sides gave their opponents little time on the ball and chances were limited, but a Jamie Jellis free-kick caused consternation in the Boro defence before being scrambled away.

As the referee looked to end the first half, Jellis played a deft right-wing forward ball to Lawal, whose first-time low cross was steered home by Bustamante, who had got the right side of his marker.

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Max Bustamante, far right, puts Kings in front

The pattern continued after the break as a resolute home defence rebuffed the moves created by the wiles of the industrious Sam Deering, while Langley looked to extend their slender lead by sending on another striker. But as an attack broke down, Boro quickly countered and a fierce shot from outside the box by Sutherland gave keeper Jack Smith no chance.

As the contest drew to a close, Kings strived desperately to regain the three points, while a chastened Farnborough seemed to have settled for the draw, but it was a case of near misses and lost chances, summed up In the last minute when another Jellis cross was inches from being met by the head of Arel Amu and Langley had to settle for a point.