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D Hutchins (0'), M Weiss (0'), (0'), A Campana (0')
1st Team v Hadley
Darren Eliot18 Mar 2015 - 21:45
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No. 45 Wednesday 18th March 2015. Spartan South Midlands League – Premier Division
Hadley 0
Kings Langley 4 (Campana 11, Hutchins 25 pen, Weiss 62,69)
Kings Langley strengthened their grip on the Premier division top spot with a performance of pace and power that proved too much for Hadley. They employed a high back line, marshalled by Stuart Deaton, a high speed pressing midfield, typified by Lee Burgoyne and the creativity of Nick Jackson and a ruthless front pairing that gave the home defence nightmares. The tide reaped dividends as early as the tenth minute when Alex Campana received the ball on the edge of the box, latched straight on to the rebound of his blocked shot, slalomed through a hesitant defence and found the far corner of the net. Fifteen minutes later a similar run into the area caused panic and a desperate challenge from behind. Danny Hutchins fired in his sixth penalty conversion in as many matches, a statistic that represents a staggering turn round after only two awards in the first forty matches! Laste Dombaxe nearly reduced the deficit with a back-heel, but Kings continued to put on an exhibition until the break, after which they seemed to have eased up for a ten minute period. Dombaxe had the ball in the net, but was offside and it proved to be the lull before the storm as the visitors turned on the power again. Hadley had made the courageous decision to switch to a back three and it began to be exploited by Kings attacking trio, culminating in Campana blasting a shot goalwards, the composed Jackson uncharacteristically slicing the rebound and Mitchell Weiss stooping to head in from close range. Five minutes later the same player took a long through ball in his stride, outpaced the defence and beat Charlie Mann with a power shot that typified his emergence as a top striker this season. Hadley were gracious in defeat, but never looked likely to take Kings to the wire as they did in last month’s tight encounter at Gaywood Park.
Hadley 0
Kings Langley 4 (Campana 11, Hutchins 25 pen, Weiss 62,69)
Kings Langley strengthened their grip on the Premier division top spot with a performance of pace and power that proved too much for Hadley. They employed a high back line, marshalled by Stuart Deaton, a high speed pressing midfield, typified by Lee Burgoyne and the creativity of Nick Jackson and a ruthless front pairing that gave the home defence nightmares. The tide reaped dividends as early as the tenth minute when Alex Campana received the ball on the edge of the box, latched straight on to the rebound of his blocked shot, slalomed through a hesitant defence and found the far corner of the net. Fifteen minutes later a similar run into the area caused panic and a desperate challenge from behind. Danny Hutchins fired in his sixth penalty conversion in as many matches, a statistic that represents a staggering turn round after only two awards in the first forty matches! Laste Dombaxe nearly reduced the deficit with a back-heel, but Kings continued to put on an exhibition until the break, after which they seemed to have eased up for a ten minute period. Dombaxe had the ball in the net, but was offside and it proved to be the lull before the storm as the visitors turned on the power again. Hadley had made the courageous decision to switch to a back three and it began to be exploited by Kings attacking trio, culminating in Campana blasting a shot goalwards, the composed Jackson uncharacteristically slicing the rebound and Mitchell Weiss stooping to head in from close range. Five minutes later the same player took a long through ball in his stride, outpaced the defence and beat Charlie Mann with a power shot that typified his emergence as a top striker this season. Hadley were gracious in defeat, but never looked likely to take Kings to the wire as they did in last month’s tight encounter at Gaywood Park.
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