Match Report

Leverstock Green concluded their pre-season programme with a home defeat to SSML Division Two side Totternhoe. Varying degrees of player unavailability and injuries have meant that the pre-season preparation has been more disjointed than Fergus Moore would have liked, but there are still plenty of positives to take into their league opener against Risborough Rangers on Tuesday night, particularly the performance of centre back Luke Durnin in his first game.

Leverstock almost took the lead in the 20th minute when a free kick from Chris Blunden brought a save out of the visiting keeper. Luke Beckwith was first to the rebound but put it over the bar. Within a minute the ball was at the other end and Totternhoe had taken the lead. In the 29th minute a pass from Beckwith put Sean Walsh through on goal, but he was denied by the keeper. However, shortly afterwards Blunden found the space on the edge of the penalty area to hit a low shot that levelled the scores. Ethan Mooney hit the woodwork with a cross in the 36th minute.

Avoidable goals in the 47th and 65th minute put the visitors into a 3-1 lead, however a superb long-range strike from Ibrahim Nagheeb pulled a goal back in the 71st minute.

Starting XI: 1. Josh Mollison, 2. Alfie Herd, 3. Rio Beach, 4. Brad Robinson, 19. Luke Durnin, 6. Sean Walsh, 7. Ethan Mooney, 8. Ibrahim Nagheeb, 9. Chris Blunden, 10. George Mitchell-Gears, 11. Luke Beckwith. Subs used included: Lewis Nicholls, Ryan Carruthers, Callum Moore, James Collins, Billy Mardell-Smith, Kurainashe Musanhi.

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