Report

THIS WAS WITHAMS THIRD GAME IN FIVE DAYS AND ONCE AGAIN PLAYED WELL AGAINST FORMIDABLE OPPOSITION AS LEISTON PLAYED MOST OF THE PLAYERS THAT WON RYAMN DIVISION ONE NORTH LAST SEASON.WITHAM CREATED THE EARLY CHANCES BUT SAM TALYOR SHOT WAS WEAK AND BILLY HUNTS SHOT WAS SAVED BY LOUIS JOHNSON, WHO THEN DIVED AT THE FEET OF HUNT TO ROB HIM OF THE BALL. WITHAM TOOK THE LEAD AFTER 12 MINUTES WHEN DANNY LOPEZ LOBBED THE BALL OVER JOHNSON AND IT BOUNCED INTO THE NET.LEISTON FOUGHT BACK AND WITHAM KEEPER DANNY SAMBRIDGE SAVED WELL FROM RHYS HENRY AND PATRICK BROTHERS HIT THE POST.
JOHNSON MADE A COUPLE MORE GOOD SAVES BEFORE WITHAM WENT FURTHER AHEAD WHEN ROB WHITTLE HEADED IN ONE OF SCOTT PETHERS LONG THROW INS IN THE 64TH MINUTE AND THEY WERE WELL INCONTROL OF THE GAME.THERE WAS DRAMA NEAR THE END OF THE GAME WHEN JAMES BRADY WAS JUDGED TO OF HANDLED A GOAL BOUND SHOT NEAR THE LINE AND THE REFEREE IMMEDIATELY SHOWED HIM A RED CARD AND LUKE HAMMOND SCORED THE RESULTING PENALTY
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