By Benji Wyatt
Co edited by Joel Lushington
Lewes go into this game in fine form after winning 4 of their last 5 and currently sitting in 6th place. At the opposite end of the table Leatherhead in 22nd haven’t won a single game in their last 8.
Attendance – 449
KO – 7:45 (3 mins late)
2’ – Kakashi free kick from deep, first real chance but doesn’t lead to anything
5’ – Tanner has the first shot on target for Lewes resulting in a good save from Bowman
7’ – From a free kick close in but from a tight angle Bombelenga fires straight into Carey’s arms
12’ – Tanner was slipped through one on one but puts his effort just wide of the Leatherhead goal
13’ – After spinning a defender Tanner drives in on goal and forces a strong save from Bowman
19’ – Yao looked to drive through Leatherhead’s midfield until he took a heavy touch causing him to dive in to try and recover the ball where he committed a strong tackle on the Leatherhead player where he somehow avoided getting his name into the referees book
22’ – Lewes nearly one up after a looping cross into the box just missed the head of defender Nelson
26’ – After disposing Weaire, Onokwai had an effort from outside of the box which was saved by the Lewes keeper Carey
29’ – Leatherhead now piling on the pressure with another shot on target by Kithambo from a tight angle which was saved once again by Carey
30’ – Another shot on target by Leatherhead this time by Onokwai as Leatherhead look to assert themselves into this game
36’ – A strong tackle by Klass which seemed to be a fair but strong tackle was not seen the same way by the referee who blew for a foul and in frustration kicked the ball away leaving the referee no choice but to show him a yellow card
38’ – Another strong tackle but this time by a Leatherhead player as Kiangebini found his name in the referees book after receiving a yellow card
39’ – Goal for Lewes, as De-Graft worked his way into the box who then found Taylor in the box who span and fired a fierce shot into the top left hand corner of the goal coming of the underside of the bar
43’ – Red Card!
Taylor found himself running one on one with the keeper until Huckle dragged him back which then caused the referee to show him a red card
44’ – Goal for Lewes
From the resulting free kick Maloney found the back of the net via a deflection from the Leatherhead wall which left Bowman in goal flat footed
HT – Lewes 2-0 Leatherhead
45’ – SUBSTITUTE FOR LEWES – Killian Colombie <-> Kenneth Yao
45′ – SUBSTITUE FOR LEATHERHEAD – Cameron Black <-> Stephane Bombelenga
47’ – First shot of the 2nd half came for Lewes as De-Graft at a hopeful shot from outside of the box that he dragged wide of the Leatherhead goal
50’ – GOAL! Pritchard
as Pritchard curls in just inside the box putting Lewes three to the good against the ten men of Leatherhead
57’ – Brilliant combination play between Maloney and Klass where it ended with a solid effort on goal by Klass, it’s all Lewes now as they look to assert their dominance over the ten men of Leatherhead
59’ – SUBSTITUE FOR LEWES – Freddie Parker <-> Michael Klass
60’ – Goal for Lewes, Weaire flicks on from a corner where Taylor finishes it off for his second of the game
62’ – Carise now finds his name in the referee’s book after a late challenge on the Leatherhead defender, not enough for a red but deserved of a yellow
68’ – Tanner goes on a mazy run where he eventually cuts inside but fires his shot straight into the palms of Bowman
70’ – SUBSTITUE FOR LEWES Iffy Allen <-> Razz Coleman De-Graft
74’ – Goal for Lewes, Tanner fired a shot against the post but Allen was there to tuck away the rebound from close range
78’ – After latching onto a loose back pass Onokwai curled his shot high and wide failing to grab even a consolation for his team
85’ – Tanner goes on a brilliant run where all which was missing was the finish where once again he failed to top of his hard work prior to the shot
FT – Lewes 5-0 Leatherhead
A brilliant result for the Rooks which was significantly helped by the sending off but none the less a fine display as they look to push up the table and fight for promotion in a highly competitive league, with the final score ending 5-0 to the home side.
