Match Report

Leverstock Green are still looking for their first league win of the season, after a disappointing afternoon at Haringey Borough where the game was mostly lost within the opening half hour. The second half saw an improvement but the damage had been done earlier.

The starting 11 showed only one change from the side that played so well against Potters Bar Town in their previous game, and there was a bright start when a shot from Timi Bada hit the bar with only a minute played. However, in the 7th minute Haringey striker Reo Griffiths was threatening on the edge of the box until being brought down by Dan Pett. A free kick just outside the box was awarded, and Haringey took full advantage as Coby Rowe struck the free kick straight into the top corner.

Three minutes later the home side’s lead was doubled as a far-post corner was headed back across goal where Adrian Clifton finished easily from close range. Leverstock seemed to have settled things down after that, but in the 25th minute a simple ball over the top put Griffiths through to score a third Haringey goal.

Leverstock had the ball in the net in the 31st minute as Jack Allen got on the end of a cross from Ryan Carruthers to finish, but the offside flag was raised. Seven minutes later Allen went down with an injury and had to be replaced by Enoch Folorunsho.

Leverstock had to make a strong start to the second half, and they went close to pulling a goal back in the opening minute but Joe McCarthy’s shot went across goal and wide. There was another chance in the 51st minute when Kombe Kawimbe’s cross found George Mitchell-Gears, but his shot was kept out by a great save from the home keeper.

Haringey showed little desire to increase their lead, and after four further substitutions they finally pulled a goal back in the 71st minute. Folorunsho was presented with the ball by a Haringey defender, and made no mistake with the finish despite some defenders on the goal line. There was another chance in the 82nd minute when Carmicheal Uchenna played a one-two with Folorunsho, but hit his shot over the bar, and Leverstock never looked like pulling back the deficit after that.

Haringey Borough (3) 3 (Rowe 7, Clifton 10, Griffiths 25)
1. Dillon Barnes, 2. Luke Ifil, 3. Michael O’Donoghue, 5. Keir Dickson, 6. Ali Njie, 7. Zack Newton (10. Matt Young 64 mins), 8. Herson Alves (12. Ralston Gabriel 79 mins), 9. Reo Griffiths, 11. Jonathan Hippolyte (16. Georgios Aresti 64 mins), 14. Adrian Clifton (17. Leo Pola Lopete 72 mins), 19. Coby Rowe(4. Sami Bessadi 68 mins).
Leverstock Green (0) 1 (Folorunsho 71)
1. Ryan North, 2. Callum Neal, 3. Ademide Baruwa, 4. Dan Pett, 5. Kombe Kawimbe, 6. Ryan Carruthers (16. Vladyslav Karuchok 68 mins), 7. Timi Bada (12. Ashton Corder 63 mins), 8. Carmicheal Uchenna, 9. Jack Allen (15. Enoch Folorunsho 38 mins), 10. George Mitchell-Gears (14. George Eldridge 68 mins), 11. Joe McCarthy (17. Marcus Warren 54 mins).