Match Report

Leverstock Green ended a run of five straight league defeats, but their goalless run now extends to six games after a 0-0 draw against Edgware Town at Pancake Lane on Saturday. The Green side had more possession over the game and more chances, but still could not put the ball in the net.

There was certainly a lot of promise about the way the side played during the first half up the slope, but the lack of a final ball meant that chances were limited. In the 20th minute a cross from Kane O’Neil found Shane Wood at the far post, but his header went wide. Two minutes later another cross from O’Neil found Lewis Collins, who connected with a good shot but it looped just over the bar. The closest they came was in the 32nd minute when Ethan Flanagan met Karran Lataille’s corner with a header that was cleared off the line by Edgware defender Rio Beech.

The second half saw Leverstock continue to push forward, although Edgware came more into the game and began to look dangerous on the break. A shot from Khalil Francis on the hour produced the first save of the game as Ryan Schmid deflected it wide with his legs. Two minutes later a pass from Jamie Fulton gave Reece Cameron a run at goal, but his eventual shot was saved at the near post by Edgware keeper Harry Hauserman.

There was another chance in the 78th minute when a corner from Lataille was brought down by Wood at the far post to set up Cameron with a shot, but it went across the face of goal and wide. Two minutes from time Wood hurled a long throw into the box which was headed away, but only as far as Luis Brooker on the edge of the box. Brooker caught his shot well on the volley, but Hauserman produced a great save to tip it over the bar. A minute later Hauserman saved again, tipping a narrow-angle effort from Cameron onto the post as Leverstock continued to be frustrated in front of goal.

The end result was a point which might prove to be crucial at the end of the season and a first clean sheet for Ryan Schmid, but there is still work for this Leverstock side to do to get themselves into a position of safety. Next Saturday they travel to Crawley Green.