Match Report

Leverstock Green FC notched up another win on Tuesday night as a single goal was enough to get them past Dunstable Town to reach the third round of the Gladwish Challenge Trophy. It was a very wet night which made conditions difficult for both sides, but the pitch held up well and it was an enjoyable end-to-end game, albeit with few clear chances at either end.

Leverstock’s best moment of the first half came in the third minute when a deep cross from Dan Weeks just eluded Rawn Seale coming in at the far post. Dunstable’s nearest miss came in the 18th minute when Harry Beaumont turned on the edge of the six-yard box but hit his shot across goal and wide. The rain got increasingly heavy during the half, but the effort of both sides could not be faulted.

The rain eased off a little as the second half got under way, but the players were still having difficulty keeping their feet at times. Dunstable had a good moment in the 57th minute when Kelvin Osei-Addo went on a run which took him past a couple of Leverstock Green FC defenders, but his eventual shot went just over the angle of post and bar.

The goal which decided the game came in the 64th minute. A cross from the left caused something of a goalmouth scramble in the Dunstable box, and it was Rawn Seale who got the decisive touch with a shot that found the net.

Dunstable were unlucky not to equalise five minutes later when Alfie Osborne hit a fine strike from distance, but it skimmed the crossbar. Dunstable keeper Alex Desmond had to leave the game with a head injury 15 minutes from time, but his replacement Connor Coulson was not seriously troubled, any more than Josh Bowler was at the other end.

Leverstock Green FC are now into the last 16 of the competition, where they have a home tie against Division One leaders Northampton ON Chenecks on a date to be advised.

Leverstock Green FC (0) 1 (Seale 64)
1. Josh Bowler, 2 Brad Robinson (16. Callum Neal H/T), 3. Mikey Havill-Tierney (12. Rio Beach H/T), 4. Dan Weeks, 5. Josh Dooley, 6. Joe Sadler (17. Radu-Mihai Stefanoaica 55 mins), 7. Lewis Collins (14. Dylan Duane-Berry 68 mins), 8. Dan Pett, 9. Rawn Seale, 10. Ademide Baruwa (15. Callum Moore 84 mins), 11. Ethan Mooney.
Dunstable Town FC (0) 0
1. Alex Desmond (12. Connor Coulson 76 mins), 2. Ruairi Mills, 3. Dylan Baker (4. Joe Reynolds 74 mins, 5. Sam Scott (19. Sean Immanuel 84 mins), 6. Alfie Osborne, 7. Ben Sturgess, 8. Harry Beaumont, 9. Kelvin Osei-Addo, 10. Joe Sellers-West, 11. Tolu Ikuyinminu, 20. Nimmy Ajigbolamu (17. Alex Butt 74 mins).