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1st Team v Hoddesdon Town
Darren Eliot24 Mar 2015 - 21:45
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No. 47 Tuesday 24th March 2015. Spartan South Midlands League – Premier Division
Kings Langley 3 (Carter 19, Campana 47, Jackson 50)
Hoddesdon Town 2 (Udoh 78, Metivier 90)
After a very poor run in the new year, Hoddesdon have shown signs of revival lately and they took the game to Kings from the start of this encounter, more than holding their own in midfield and showing enough pace up front to keep the defence busy. Kings had the first chance though, Reece Buck palming over a Mitchell Weiss shot and they drew first blood when Tom Carter finished a left wing run by cutting inside and unleashing a fierce shot into the far netting. That’ was to be how it remained until the interval, with little to choose between the teams, who seemed to have a mutual agreement that a hard, dry pitch was not to be trusted and resorted to keeping it the air as much as possible. The second half was minutes old when Kings suddenly shook off this malaise, showing just why they are top with two goals in three minutes. Mitchell Weiss seized onto a blocked shot, slipped the ball to Alex Campana and he made no mistake with a low angled shot, before the scorer turned provider by popping up on the other wing and delivering a teasing cross to the head of Weiss. His effort beat Buck, but was cleared off the line and fell to Nick Jackson, on the edge of a well populated box. The skipper delivered a spectacular volley that powered into the goal like a heat seeking missile and Kings were cruising, with Lee Burgoyne hitting a post soon after. But Town dug in to show the fighting spirit that had typified their first half performance and got behind the home defence, who were perhaps looking for the offside. They still had time to close ranks, but the lively Dan Udoh was rewarded for a night’s high work-rate, by picking his spot to close the gap. A free-kick on 90 minutes resulted in Kevin Metivier coming forward to net from close range and set home hearts briefly pumping, but Kings closed to take the points without reaching recent heights.
Kings Langley 3 (Carter 19, Campana 47, Jackson 50)
Hoddesdon Town 2 (Udoh 78, Metivier 90)
After a very poor run in the new year, Hoddesdon have shown signs of revival lately and they took the game to Kings from the start of this encounter, more than holding their own in midfield and showing enough pace up front to keep the defence busy. Kings had the first chance though, Reece Buck palming over a Mitchell Weiss shot and they drew first blood when Tom Carter finished a left wing run by cutting inside and unleashing a fierce shot into the far netting. That’ was to be how it remained until the interval, with little to choose between the teams, who seemed to have a mutual agreement that a hard, dry pitch was not to be trusted and resorted to keeping it the air as much as possible. The second half was minutes old when Kings suddenly shook off this malaise, showing just why they are top with two goals in three minutes. Mitchell Weiss seized onto a blocked shot, slipped the ball to Alex Campana and he made no mistake with a low angled shot, before the scorer turned provider by popping up on the other wing and delivering a teasing cross to the head of Weiss. His effort beat Buck, but was cleared off the line and fell to Nick Jackson, on the edge of a well populated box. The skipper delivered a spectacular volley that powered into the goal like a heat seeking missile and Kings were cruising, with Lee Burgoyne hitting a post soon after. But Town dug in to show the fighting spirit that had typified their first half performance and got behind the home defence, who were perhaps looking for the offside. They still had time to close ranks, but the lively Dan Udoh was rewarded for a night’s high work-rate, by picking his spot to close the gap. A free-kick on 90 minutes resulted in Kevin Metivier coming forward to net from close range and set home hearts briefly pumping, but Kings closed to take the points without reaching recent heights.
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