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1st Team v London Colney
Darren Eliot21 Apr 2015 - 19:45
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No. 55 Tuesday 21st April 2015. Spartan South Midlands League – Premier Division
London Colney 2 (Ewington 2, Geraldes 79)
Kings Langley 2 (Hutchins 28 pen, May 64)
First versus second produced an intriguing encounter in which the likely runners up took their unbeaten run to twenty two games, having got off to a flyer, but ended with them rescuing a point eleven minutes from time. Kings were slow to react to a home attack and when the ball found James Ewington in the inside right position, his well-placed shot gave Ant Ladyman little chance. Boosted by this, London Colney had far the better of the first half hour and Kings struggled to get into the game, their passing lacking its usual crispness. That changed when a typical rampaging run down the left by Callum Adebiyi was blocked in no uncertain terms as he cut inside to the byeline. Half time opinion was divided, but the trajectory of the well-built defender in full motion was painful to watch and resulted in him retiring from the game seven minutes later. Danny Hutchins dispatched the penalty in customary confident fashion, and a rejuvenated Kings had a Lewis Toomey shot parried and the follow up saved. A thirty yard thunderbolt from Lee Burgoyne was tipped round the post by Jack Smith and this was to result in the keeper’s half time departure with a hand injury. The even contest continued in the second period, with Stefan Geraldis seeing his header just over, before Kings took the lead on the sixty fourth minute. A free kick was cleared, but fell to Danny May, nearly thirty yards out, and his powerful low shot flew past substitute keeper Charlie May into the net, thus creating a pub quiz moment of brother scoring against brother. Kings looked likely to now see the game out, but a defensive error saw the ball squared across the keeper and Geraldes turn the ball in while under pressure. While a point apiece satisfied the pride of both protagonists, it was probably a fair result on reflection.
London Colney 2 (Ewington 2, Geraldes 79)
Kings Langley 2 (Hutchins 28 pen, May 64)
First versus second produced an intriguing encounter in which the likely runners up took their unbeaten run to twenty two games, having got off to a flyer, but ended with them rescuing a point eleven minutes from time. Kings were slow to react to a home attack and when the ball found James Ewington in the inside right position, his well-placed shot gave Ant Ladyman little chance. Boosted by this, London Colney had far the better of the first half hour and Kings struggled to get into the game, their passing lacking its usual crispness. That changed when a typical rampaging run down the left by Callum Adebiyi was blocked in no uncertain terms as he cut inside to the byeline. Half time opinion was divided, but the trajectory of the well-built defender in full motion was painful to watch and resulted in him retiring from the game seven minutes later. Danny Hutchins dispatched the penalty in customary confident fashion, and a rejuvenated Kings had a Lewis Toomey shot parried and the follow up saved. A thirty yard thunderbolt from Lee Burgoyne was tipped round the post by Jack Smith and this was to result in the keeper’s half time departure with a hand injury. The even contest continued in the second period, with Stefan Geraldis seeing his header just over, before Kings took the lead on the sixty fourth minute. A free kick was cleared, but fell to Danny May, nearly thirty yards out, and his powerful low shot flew past substitute keeper Charlie May into the net, thus creating a pub quiz moment of brother scoring against brother. Kings looked likely to now see the game out, but a defensive error saw the ball squared across the keeper and Geraldes turn the ball in while under pressure. While a point apiece satisfied the pride of both protagonists, it was probably a fair result on reflection.
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