Match Report

Luton Leagrave 1 Square Rangers 1

Saturday 23rd February

Square Rangers’ season is back on track after a lengthy absence of competitive football since the Christmas break. Their return saw them pitied for the fourth time this season against Luton Leagrave and this game was no different to the previous three hard fought close encounters.

A strong wind that blew across the pitch gave both teams a few problems in a match that surprisingly gave fewer than the normal number of goal scoring opportunities. The over-congested midfield made for a real battle that to be fair both sides cancelled each other out. The bright start by Square Rangers however gave very promising signals of what might lie ahead as Johnny hit the crossbar inside the first couple of minutes, and then saw Jake finish off a great move with an excellent strike to put Rangers 0-1 up. Square Rangers then continued to put good pressure on the home team’s goal with Johnny again and Faheem and Joe all going close. It was a pity that our finishing prevented us from perhaps killing the game off as it appeared that the longer the match progressed with just a slender lead the more Leagrave found heart in the belief that they could nick a goal. Their effort was rewarded inside the final fifteen minutes with an opportune strike that cruelly bounced up just in front of goalkeeper Jamie, making his debut, to level the score 1-1.

Summary:

Probably this was a fair result as both sides could claim the effort they put in deserved a point, however to win the game we needed to be more clinical in front of goal and work their keeper more. Still, Luton Leagrave are a dangerous team and are capable of beating the top teams in the league so a point should not by no means be seen as loose change.

Player of the match:

A steady and strong defensive display - William Foster