Match Report

Back-to-back 2-0 wins have taken Leverstock Green to the brink of confirming safety in the Southern League Division One Central for a second season. It was another excellent performance by the Leverstock side to take all three points away from Beaconsfield Town, completing a league double over the Rams, and like last week’s win against Flackwell Heath, the win was confirmed by a late goal from Jack Allen.

Leverstock could have taken the lead in the 2nd minute as a flick from Jeffrey Sekyere put Iker Noguera Leon through on goal, but after cutting back inside, Leon’s eventual shot went wide. However, in the 8th minute Leon was set free down the left wing and delivered a superb cross which found Sekyere in space inside the box, and Leverstock’s top scorer brought the ball down and shot home to put his side into a 1-0 lead.

Leverstock had chances to add further goals before the break. In the 19th minute Carmicheal Uchenna broke away from a Beaconsfield corner, carrying the ball from deep in his own half into the opposition penalty area. He had the opportunity to lay the ball off but opted to go it alone and his eventual shot drifted just wide. Four minutes later Uchenna pulled the ball back from the bye-line to set up a chance for Ryan Carruthers, but his shot went over the bar. Four minutes before the break Leon went on a solo run but hit his shot just over the bar.

There was another chance early in the second half as Radu-Mihai Stefanoaica went on a run which took him into the box. His shot was blocked and ran across goal into the path of Leon, who only had the keeper to beat but pulled his shot agonisingly wide. The home side put some pressure on the Leverstock goal in the second half, with Ashton Broome-Alexander having to deal with a shot from Tyler Webb in the 57th minute, and making an excellent save with his legs to deny Mirko Jovanovic, who was through on goal in the 63rd minute.

Beaconsfield won a series of corners, but Broome-Alexander dealt with them well, taking no chances in the windy conditions and punching them away. It was a very disciplined performance by the Leverstock defence, with Kombe Kawimbe particularly impressive at the heart of it.

Leverstock went close to clinching the game in the 85th minute when Sekyere was through, but shot into the side netting. However, a minute later a pass from Uchenna gave Stefanoaica the chance to run clear of the defence, and he squared across goal for substitute Jack Allen to net from close range for his second crucial goal in two games.

With other results going their way, Leverstock are now 12 points clear of the drop zone and will be hoping to mathematically confirm safety over the upcoming Easter weekend.

Beaconsfield Town (0) 0
1. Ezekiel Ifekoya, 3. James Dobson (14. George Brough), 4. Mark Nisbet (8. Jack Esiri), 5. Aaron White, 6. Luke Neville, 9. Manu Oke-William, 10. Oliver Turner, 11. Jamie Davies (7. Adam Colligan), 15. Tyler Webb, 16. Samuel Wraith, 19. Mirko Jovanovic (17. Nnaemeka Anyanwu). Sub not used: 20. Adin Balic.
Leverstock Green (1) 2 (Sekyere 8, Allen 86)
1. Ashton Broome-Alexander, 2. Kombe Kawimbe, 3. Rio Beach, 4. Dan Pett (12. Ademide Baruwa H/T), 20. Olusegun Adedipe (16. Marcus Warren 75 mins), 6. Ryan Carruthers, 7. Iker Noguera Leon (18. Jack Allen 76 mins), 8. Carmicheal Uchenna, 9. Jeffrey Sekyere, 10. George Mitchell-Gears (14. Callum Donnelly 89 mins), 11. Radu-Mihai Stefanoaica (19. Scott McGleish 90+1 mins)