PADIHAM were not at their best on Saturday at the Arbories when they could only draw 1-1 with Ashton Athletic - a team who had lost seven of their previous nine NWCL Division Two fixtures this season.

Trailing to a 42nd minute close range strike by Tom Potter, the Storks eventually got back on level terms on 60 minutes when Paul Paynter played in Paul Fildes and the Storks' leading scorer tucked away his chance in marksman-like fashion to make it 1-1.