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D Hutchins (0'), M Weiss (0'), (0'), L Toomey (0')
1st Team v Stotfold
Darren Eliot7 Feb 2015 - 17:00
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Match report
No. 37 Saturday 7th February 2015. Spartan South Midlands League – Premier Division
Stotfold 2 (L’Honore 12, 24)
Kings Langley 4 (Weiss 17, 44, Hutchins 52, L Toomey 53)
Kings were made to battle hard at Stotfold, who led twice in the first half before being pegged back on the stroke of half time. The first ten minutes produced goal attempts from Mitchell Weiss, Lewis Toomey and Alex Campana and it was against the run of play when Ben L’Honore seized on a rebound to round Ant Ladyman and put the Eagles ahead. The visitors were finding good football difficult on an extremely heavy pitch, but it was the sheer power and persistence of Mitchell Weiss that pulled them level. He robbed a defender, lost it when surrounded by three players, retrieved it from a grounded position and wriggled clear of all three to put a well-placed low shot past Adam Harpur. However, an unfamiliar back four formation continued to look cumbersome and L’Honore took advantage again, winning a 50/50 ball with Ant Ladyman and restoring the lead. Kings had a penalty shout denied when Lewis Toomey was bought down, but it was Weiss again who came to the rescue, taking an astute forward pass by Danny Hutchins to turn with difficulty on such a heavy pitch and fire home past Harpur. The second half saw a change of formation for Langley and within seven minutes they went ahead when a corner was cleared only to Danny Hutchins, who ran at the defence and unleashed a low shot through the still crowded box. Less than a minute later they extended their lead when Joe Debayo’s lobbed through ball was latched onto by Lewis Toomey and the striker, back at the Club after three and a half years, held off a powerful challenge to slot home and rekindle memories of times gone by. Stotfold continued to battle hard with Paul Morris hitting a post, while Kings had another rock-solid penalty appeal waived away before the final whistle brought relief to tired limbs at the end of an interesting encounter.
Stotfold 2 (L’Honore 12, 24)
Kings Langley 4 (Weiss 17, 44, Hutchins 52, L Toomey 53)
Kings were made to battle hard at Stotfold, who led twice in the first half before being pegged back on the stroke of half time. The first ten minutes produced goal attempts from Mitchell Weiss, Lewis Toomey and Alex Campana and it was against the run of play when Ben L’Honore seized on a rebound to round Ant Ladyman and put the Eagles ahead. The visitors were finding good football difficult on an extremely heavy pitch, but it was the sheer power and persistence of Mitchell Weiss that pulled them level. He robbed a defender, lost it when surrounded by three players, retrieved it from a grounded position and wriggled clear of all three to put a well-placed low shot past Adam Harpur. However, an unfamiliar back four formation continued to look cumbersome and L’Honore took advantage again, winning a 50/50 ball with Ant Ladyman and restoring the lead. Kings had a penalty shout denied when Lewis Toomey was bought down, but it was Weiss again who came to the rescue, taking an astute forward pass by Danny Hutchins to turn with difficulty on such a heavy pitch and fire home past Harpur. The second half saw a change of formation for Langley and within seven minutes they went ahead when a corner was cleared only to Danny Hutchins, who ran at the defence and unleashed a low shot through the still crowded box. Less than a minute later they extended their lead when Joe Debayo’s lobbed through ball was latched onto by Lewis Toomey and the striker, back at the Club after three and a half years, held off a powerful challenge to slot home and rekindle memories of times gone by. Stotfold continued to battle hard with Paul Morris hitting a post, while Kings had another rock-solid penalty appeal waived away before the final whistle brought relief to tired limbs at the end of an interesting encounter.
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