Match Report

Leverstock Green’s two-match winning run came to an end on a disappointing afternoon against an Oxhey Jets side containing five former Leverstock players. The Green side defended well, but created few chances in the game and were beaten by a single second half goal.

The first half was particularly short on chances for both sides, with Andrew Brennan coming close twice for the visitors with headers, the first being gathered by Matt Fallon in the 8th minute, and the second going wide in the 34th minute. Leverstock didn’t win their first corner until the 41st minute, and they were forced into a change before half time with the injured Bryn Rigarlsford being replaced by new signing Cass Grant, previously with London Colney.

Leverstock came closest to breaking the deadlock in the 56th minute when Jamie Ovington got on the end of a corner from Frankie Jowle, but his header hit the bar.

Oxhey made a substitution in the 61st minute, bringing on attacking player Nick Kerley for defender Scott Bonner, and that proved to be something of a turning point as two minutes later a ball forward found Kerley, who ran on before putting a low ball across goal which was deflected into his own net by John Smith.

Two more changes for Leverstock saw Jamie Fulton and Ollie Lawford enter the game, but chances were still at a premium. On 77 minutes a crossfield ball from Smith found Jowle, who beat a defender before pulling the ball back for Lawford, but his shot was blocked.

Leverstock pushed more players forward over the closing minutes, but it was the visitors who came closer to scoring on the break. Kerley hit a shot wide on 84 minutes, and had a shot saved by Fallon three minutes later. In the 89th minute Reece Cameron broke away and set up Kerley, but Fallon saved again, and again a minute later when Kerley returned the favour to Cameron.