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Missed chances
Cost United
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United dominated
seventy minutes of the match but paid the
penalty for not taking their chances and went
down to three goals conceded in the last twenty
minutes.
As early as the second minute Abingdon had a
chance as Scott Griffin hit a shot on the turn
and although it lacked power it bobbled
awkwardly just in front of Sam Warrell and the
keeper had to scramble the ball away for a
corner. |
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Scott Griffin Score United's
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Five minutes later and ex United striker John
Mills was left with too much room and a good
through ball sent him one on one with James
Foster.
The keeper got in front of him and kept on his
feet but the forward went to his left and opened
up the space for his shot. Just as a goal looked
certain Ricky Allaway came flying in and with an
outstretched boot took the ball off the toes of
Mills.
After 15 minutes Abingdon worked the ball into
the area and Matthew Biddle slid in but under
pressure got beneath it and put it over the bar
from close in.
A minute later, strong appeals for a home
penalty were waved away after Sean McKeon went
down and in fact the ref booked him for a dive
to most peoples surprise. |
United were chasing and stopping Leigh clearing
their lines cleanly and they won the ball off
the defence and set up Scott Griffin but he shot
wide of the goal with the keeper way out of
position.
The home side put in another shot that whistled
just the wrong side of the upright, and Curtis
Angell pounced on some poor control from a
defender and had a go on the turn but it was too
close to Warrell who took it with ease.
Then Griffin made up for his miss when on 26
minutes he created space as he side stepped a
challenge and curled a lovely ball into the far
top corner to put Abingdon one up. |
Soon after a corner to Abingdon was
cleared from under the bar as they kept the
pressure on but couldn’t break through for a
second score.
The second period began as the first half with
United still threatening and a good through ball
saw two home players getting in each others way
but still they pulled the ball back and into the
far side of the goal only to see the Assistant’s
flag go up to indicate the ball had earlier gone
out of play.
North Leigh were looking to get something on the
break and Mills scampered away and let fly but
Foster was down to his right to take the ball
cleanly, whilst at the other end Warrell had to
use his legs to turn away a McKeon shot as he
raced goalward. |
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Adam Doyle Skips a Tackle
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The
North Leigh management had nothing to lose and gambled
with a triple substitution after 65 minutes and it
worked nearly immediately. Within 5 minutes sub Andy
McCabe got on the end of a corner to head powerfully
home and the tables turned and it was all the visitors.
A shot was headed over from close in by Brian Bowles
when it was easier to score and Andy McCabe fired wide
from a good opportunity.
Then a shot on 80 minutes was parried away by Foster but
Brian Bowles was following up and he smashed the loose
ball into the net to put Leigh ahead.
Abingdon came back and a low cross into the six yard box
found Biddle but he swept the ball up and it beat
everyone except the bar and came down on the line and
span out and away with Abingdon half hearted appeals it
had crossed the line. North Leigh rubbed salt into the
wounds in the final minute with Elliott Osborne-Ricketts
creating a yard of space and drove the ball home, low
into the far corner and to finish off the scoring and
give a bit of a false impression of the game, but if you
don’t take your chances you don’t deserve to win.
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