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Leverstock Green F.C.

Pancake Lane,
Leverstock Green,
Hemel Hempstead,
Herts.
HP2 4NQ

(H) Hertford Heath

It became three wins from three games for Leverstock Green Reserves as they continued their 100% start in the HSCL Premier Division.

The starting line-up contained five players from the first team squad who have seen little game time this season, and one of those five scored the opener early on as Joel Onu made it 1-0 to Leverstock. The visitors equalised in the second half, but Alex Vtornicov came off the bench to score two late goals and win the game for Leverstock.

Harry Maloret
Luc Dischamps
Henry Burroughs 🟨
Archie Baker
Ollie Grieves
Freddie Newing
Iker Noguera Leon 🔻
Justin Dass 🔻
Joel Onu ⚽ 🔻
Dan Pett 🔻
Ethan Mooney 🔻

Charlie Clarke 🟢 (for Pett)
George Eldridge 🟢 (for Onu)
Alex Vtornicov 🟢 ⚽⚽ (for Mooney)
Nick Barnett 🟢 (for Dass)
Emmanuel Igwilo 🟢 (for Leon)

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(H) Barton Rovers

Leverstock Green are still looking for their first league win of the season, but put up a good display against last season’s playoff semi-finalists Barton Rovers before going down to a late goal on the break.

Leverstock started the game brightly, and went close in the opening minute as Juan Pablo Velasco hit a shot over the bar. In the 5th minute Dan Casey ran down the left and put in a high, looping cross which looked like it was going out, but curled back into the box, and as the ball came down Josh Dooley got to it ahead of the keeper to head home his first goal for the club and put Leverstock into an early lead.

The scores were levelled in the 15th minute as Leverstock gave away a penalty for a challenge inside the box after a defensive slip. Albie Hall sent the spot kick past Harry Way to put Barton back on level terms.

Barton were well on top during the last 15 minutes of the half and could have gone into the break with a comfortable lead. In the 37th minute a header from Hall was superbly headed off the line by Dooley, and Way made some excellent saves to keep the scores level. In first half stoppage time a missed header from Dooley presented Hall with another chance but he shot weakly wide. Just before the break Leverstock lost their skipper to injury as Ryan Carruthers had to leave the game to be replaced by Oliver Glimas.

The second half continued with Barton in the ascendancy, and they went close in the 56th minute when Marcus Gouldbourne shot into the side netting. However, the introduction of substitute Iker Noguera Leon in the 59th minute for his debut gave Leverstock a new lease of life, and they started to play their way back into the game. They went close in the 69th minute on the break from a Barton corner as Velasco ran at the defence before hitting a shot from a narrow angle which the keeper parried, with the rebound just eluding Jeffrey Sekyere. In the 76th minute Glimas made a driving run into the box and had the goal in his sights, but didn’t get a shot away and the chance was gone.

It was looking like the game was heading for a draw, but in the 84th minute Leverstock were caught on the break. A ball from the back found Gouldbourne on the halfway line, and he outpaced the Leverstock defence to go through and slot the ball past Way and put Barton 2-1 up.

It could have been 3-1 in the 89th minute as Hall hit a long-range looping effort but it came back off the bar. Leverstock kept pushing throughout stoppage time but could not carve out an equaliser. There were still plenty of positives to take from this game as the new-look Leverstock side continues to gel.

Leverstock Green (1) 1 (Dooley 5)
1. Harry Way, 2. Callum Neal, 3. Dan Casey, 4. Josh Dooley, 5. Matt Forkin, 6. Ryan Carruthers (14. Oliver Glimas 45+2 mins), 7. Juan Pablo Velasco, 8. John Gyabaah, 9. Jeffrey Sekyere, 10. Nat Connolly (19. Joel Onu 85 mins), 11. Kai Nemoto (15. Iker Noguera Leon 59 mins). Subs not used: 12. Justin Dass, 16. Tunde Akinpelu.
Barton Rovers (1) 2 (Hall 15 pen, Gouldbourne 84)
1. Benjamin Heath, 2. Ryan Neufville, 3. Thomas Baggaley (15. Charlie Milton 77 mins), 4. Saul Williams (16. Kian Wilkes 77 mins), 5. Kai Phelan, 6. Michael Buckmaster, 7. Marcus Gouldbourne (12. Reece Perry 87 mins), 8. Alfie Warman, 9. Albie Hall, 10. Lucas Kirkpatrick (14. Josiah Ramsay 87 mins), 11. Rawn Seale (17. Lucas Jordan 63 mins).

 

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(H) Harefield United Dev

Leverstock Green Reserves opened their season in the Herts Senior County League Premier Division with a 1-0 home win over Harefield United Development.

The winning goal was a late effort from player/coach Charlie Clarke, after the visitors had been reduced to ten men for a second yellow card.

Harry Maloret
Luc Dischamps
Henry Burroughs
Archie Baker
Brandon Bromyard 🔻
Tunde Akinpelu
Alex Gyamfi 🔻
Nick Barnett 🔻
Alex Vtornicov 🔻
Emmanuel Igwilo
George Eldridge 🔻

Ollie Craig 🟢 (for Eldridge)
Zach Mishcon 🟢 (for Bromyard)
Oscar Roe 🟢 (for Barnett)
Charlie Clarke 🟢 (for Gyamfi) ⚽
Michael Adriano 🟢 (for Vtotnicov)

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(H) Ilford

There will be no Emirates FA Cup run for Leverstock Green after they were beaten at home by a single goal by Essex Senior League side Ilford in Saturday’s Extra Preliminary Round tie. Leverstock played some good football and dominated long periods of the game, but they were unable to get past a strong Ilford defence.

Juan Pablo Velasco looked impressive from the start with his skill and pace, and in the 6th minute his cross just eluded the head of Aldo Petagine. In the 18th minute Velasco was brought down by a foul on the bye-line just outside the penalty area. The resulting free kick was driven across goal but no-one could apply the finishing touch.

Kai Nemoto was also looking threatening, and in the 24th minute was brought down for a free kick in a dangerous position, but Velasco’s effort from the kick went over the bar. Three minutes later a great pass from Velasco put Rio Beach in on goal, but he couldn’t get his shot away.

Leverstock had been in control for most of the game, but in the 33rd minute they found themselves a goal down against the run of play. David Luzolo’s hooked shot was out of the reach of Harry Way and went in off the post.

In the 38th minute Matt Forkin made a driving run down the left win and delivered a cross which was knocked down by Petagine to Guiseppe Delgaudio, who shot over the bar from close range with what was probably Leverstock’s best chance of the half.

The second half saw Leverstock continue to have most of the ball, but again they were getting little change out of the Ilford defence. Beach had a shot from distance in the 58th minute which keeper Wilkinson Boateng gathered at the second attempt. Ten minutes later Velasco hit a low shot from distance which went just wide.

A series of substitutions saw Leverstock change their forward line, but to no avail. Substitute Justin Dass had a chance in the 75th minute, winning the ball from a defender on the edge of the box to go clean through against Boateng, but couldn’t get his shot away before being shut down by the keeper.

Leverstock kept pushing for the equaliser towards the end, winning a series of corners late on, one of which was headed over the bar by Josh Dooley, but they could not find the finishing touch to save the game.

Leverstock Green (0) 0
1. Harry Way, 2. Callum Neal (12. Dan Casey 71 mins), 3. Rio Beach, 4. Josh Dooley, 5. Matt Forkin, 6. Ryan Carruthers (15. Oliver Glimas 83 mins), 7. Juan Pablo Velasco, 8. Nat Connolly (17. John Gyabaah 68 mins), 9. Guiseppe Delgaudio (19. Joel Onu 70 mins), 10. Kai Nemoto (14. Justin Dass 56 mins), 11. Aldo Petagine. Subs not used: 16. Ollie Grieves, 18. Brad Robinson.
Ilford (1) 1 (Luzolo 33)
1. Wilkinson Boateng, 2. Nik Ahmadi, 3. Louis Hiobi, 4. Benjamin Eboh, 5. Abdul Rahman Fujah (10. Joel Appiah 79 mins), 6. Emmanuel Wazola, 7. Maksym Trush, 9. Greg Akpele (18. Dion Tansele 90 mins), 14. David Luzolo (11. Tylla Addai 79 mins), 17. Abdul Shobowale, 19. Saikoutijan Jatta. Subs not used: 8. Mohamed Habib, 12. Muamar Osman, 15. Chris Barbosa, 16. Michael Okafor.

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(H) Egham Town

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(H) Codicote

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(H) AFC Rushden & Diamonds

A late goal from new signing Joel Onu gave Leverstock Green their third win from four pre-season friendlies on Tuesday night.

Visitors AFC Rushden & Diamonds from the Northern Premier League Midland Division dominated possession in the first half, but Leverstock defended well, and might have snatched a goal late in the half when a great cross from Brad Robinson just eluded a couple of heads as it flew across goal.

The second half was more evenly-contested as both sides made plenty of changes. Onu went close to scoring in the 76th minute with a shot that struck the bar, but in the 83rd minute Leverstock struck on a quick break and Onu went clean through to deliver a superb shot lofted over the keeper for the winning goal.

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