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1st Team v Cockfosters
Darren Eliot21 Mar 2015 - 17:00
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No. 46 Saturday 21st March 2015. Spartan South Midlands League – Premier Division
Cockfosters 1 (Spaul,66)
Kings Langley 4 (Campana 17,63, Weiss 69,78)
Langley continued their title quest with a workmanlike win at Cockfosters, hitting their hundredth League goal in the process. Absence of three regulars meant a change in formation as well as personnel and a rock hard pitch proved unpredictable, limiting Kings free flowing pattern and chances for either side. However, one moment of class was enough to give the visitors a half time lead when a perfectly flighted right wing cross from Danny Hutchins saw Alex Campana prod the ball home at the far post. They refined their long ball tactics after the break and the middle fifteen minutes of the half resulted in a flurry of goals that defined the match. Ollie Cox won the ball just inside the home half, found Hutchins on the right and another superb cross was met on the half volley by Campana for his second. Cockfosters immediately pulled one back when a free kick central on the D by Ben Spaul deflected off the wall to deceive Charlie Crowley, but the response to that was just as swift. A precision 45 yard pass out of defence by Jonny Munday was to the feet of Alex Campana and his diagonal cross saw a brave header by Mitchell Weiss beat keeper Scott Parker in an aerial duel and register the landmark hundredth. Kings then wrapped up the proceedings when Callum Adebiyi found Campana on the wing and his through ball was seized upon by Weiss to keep the two strikers level on points in the goal stakes. It was harsh on home defender Damien Thomas, who until then, had given an outstanding performance on the in-form Weiss, but Cockfosters’ emerging side battled to the finish, while Kings were left to reflect that 20 points from their last 10 games would see them over the line.
Cockfosters 1 (Spaul,66)
Kings Langley 4 (Campana 17,63, Weiss 69,78)
Langley continued their title quest with a workmanlike win at Cockfosters, hitting their hundredth League goal in the process. Absence of three regulars meant a change in formation as well as personnel and a rock hard pitch proved unpredictable, limiting Kings free flowing pattern and chances for either side. However, one moment of class was enough to give the visitors a half time lead when a perfectly flighted right wing cross from Danny Hutchins saw Alex Campana prod the ball home at the far post. They refined their long ball tactics after the break and the middle fifteen minutes of the half resulted in a flurry of goals that defined the match. Ollie Cox won the ball just inside the home half, found Hutchins on the right and another superb cross was met on the half volley by Campana for his second. Cockfosters immediately pulled one back when a free kick central on the D by Ben Spaul deflected off the wall to deceive Charlie Crowley, but the response to that was just as swift. A precision 45 yard pass out of defence by Jonny Munday was to the feet of Alex Campana and his diagonal cross saw a brave header by Mitchell Weiss beat keeper Scott Parker in an aerial duel and register the landmark hundredth. Kings then wrapped up the proceedings when Callum Adebiyi found Campana on the wing and his through ball was seized upon by Weiss to keep the two strikers level on points in the goal stakes. It was harsh on home defender Damien Thomas, who until then, had given an outstanding performance on the in-form Weiss, but Cockfosters’ emerging side battled to the finish, while Kings were left to reflect that 20 points from their last 10 games would see them over the line.
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