Newton 1 Leigh Genesis 2


By Matt Lawton
July 27 2010

Mark Maddox's experimental Leigh Genesis side followed Saturday's 2-1 win at Silsden with their second pre-season win inside three days against tough Wirral outfit Newton.

On a bright Wirral evening, Leigh took the lead inside three minutes when a left-sided free kick was headed in by trialist Nick Eastham, his second goal in as many pre-season outings.

That lead was doubled after fifty one minutes when the ball fell kindly in the Newton penalty area for Paul Hopkins to sweep home.

The hosts deservedly pulled a goal back with six minutes remaining when Kevin Crook was left unmarked at the back post to lash the ball in to the net, but by this time Genesis were on their third goalkeeper of the evening after a succession of substitutions disrupted their cohesion.

The win means Leigh retain their unbeaten pre-season record after two wins and a draw ahead of a swift return to Wirral this Saturday with a tough trip to face Blue Square North side Vauxhall Motors (31st July, 3pm) before a trip over the border to face Welsh outfit Cefn Druids next Tuesday (3rd August, 6.45pm)

NEWTON 1 LEIGH GENESIS 2
DateTuesday 27th July 2010
VenueMill Croft Ground, Greasby, Wirral
Attendance31
Half timeNewton 0 Leigh Genesis 1
CompetitionPre-season friendly
Scorers
Newton
Kevin Crook (84)
Leigh GenesisNick Eastham (3)
Paul Hopkins (51)

 

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Discussion started by LG-SA.co.uk , 27/07/2010 23:19
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Leyther_Matt
28/07/2010 09:33
Hardly the most entertaining game I've ever seen, hence the short report! Would never find that ground again even if I tried one hundred times.

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Leyther T
28/07/2010 16:57
there number 10 looked alreet on the ball, but i think he plays for himself

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Leyther_Matt
28/07/2010 18:34
Looked good on the ball, but he'd get battered in our league - he only had so much time on the ball with it being a friendly.

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