1st Team v Stony Stratford Town

No. 26   20h November 2012.     Spartan South Midlands League - Division 1
Stony Stratford Town              2 (Ellis Spence 8, Danny Nicholls 30)
Kings Langley                          2 (Jimmy Armstrong 27, Craig Lynskey 60)
Continuous rain made the playing surface a skid pan, but Stony initially coped the better with the adverse conditions, testing Ant Ladyman on four minutes and going ahead soon after when a powerful Pete Geyton free kick was volleyed in at the far post as the Kings defence remained stationary. Kings worked hard to get back in the game and began to create openings, levelling with a flowing move as the half hour approached. Sam Warrell, showing remarkable control of the ball in the conditions, received a waist high pass, turned and volleyed a perfect ball out to the right wing. Jack Johnson, making his 200th competitive first team appearance, took the ball in his stride and his low cross was swept into the net by Jimmy Armstrong. Parity was to last three minutes as a carbon copy free kick by Danny Nicholls went in off the far post as Kings defence did an encore of its statues routine. Langley introduced Craig Lynskey for the second half and looked a lot more dangerous. Nathan Pooley saw a jinking run past three defenders end with a save and then hit the bar from a free kick, before Lynskey latched on to a ball thirty yards out and unleashed a missile into the top right corner. Unsurprisingly, the treacherous surface caused its share of physical contact and the game became a little tetchy, but both sides battled well until the end. Kings thought their second half ascendency had taken the points when a Tom Carter header came off the bar and Ant Ladyman produced a wonder save at the death, as the spoils of a gruelling encounter were shared.                 
Line-up (4-3-3)