Match Report

Tring Athletic
0
Hendon
2
Date:
Saturday 13 July 2013
Competition:
Friendly
Attendance:
60
Venue:
TBA

Match Report

Hendon opened their pre-season friendly campaign with a comfortable 2-0 win at Tring Athletic on a very hot summers afternoon.

Fielding a side made up of registered players and trialists, the Greens were in control for much of the game.

Most notable among the trialists were defender Michael Duberry, best known for his time at both Chelsea and Leeds United, and striker Jefferson Louis, the latter signing for the club after the game.

Hendon had the better of the opening exchanges, with Louis, fellow trialist Anthony Thomas and Dean Cracknell all seeing chances go narrowly wide of the target. Meanwhile, at the other end Berkley Laurencin had a comfortable 45 minutes, and wasn't really tested by the Tring front line.

The only goal of the first period came on the half hour mark when the ball fell to Chris Seeby on the edge of the area, and he blasted the ball into the net, giving the keeper no chance.

As is often the case with friendlies, there were multiple changes at half time - Gary McCann making 9 changes - but the game continued in a similar vein, with replacement keeper Mike McEntegart dealing with everything that was thrown at him by the home side.

The second goal came early in the period when a cross from Scott Cousins was then sent towards goal by Lewis Jackson, and Dave Diedhiou rose highest to head the ball home from close range.

Chances fell to Jackson, George Bowerman and Isaiah Rankin during the second half, but there was to be no more goals, and so the game ended with the Greens winning 2-0.

Report by Steve Rogers

Hendon

1
Berkley Laurencin
2
Lee Close
3
Scott Cousins
4
Chris Seeby
5
Michael Duberry
6
Dean Cracknell
7
Aaron Morgan
8
Lee O'Leary
9
Jefferson Louis
10
Anthony Thomas
11
Tony Taggart
12
Brandon Horner
13
Isaiah Rankin
14
Dave Diedhiou
15
Sam Flegg
16
Mike McEntegart
17
Max McCann
18
Casey Maclaren
19
Lewis Jackson
20
George Bowerman
21
Kambo Smith
22
Paul Cafferty

Match Events

29''
Chris Seeby
46''
Sam Flegg replaced Michael Duberry
46''
Max McCann replaced Lee O'Leary
46''
Isaiah Rankin replaced Jefferson Louis
46''
Brandon Horner replaced Aaron Morgan
46''
Dave Diedhiou replaced Dean Cracknell
46''
Casey Maclaren replaced Tony Taggart
46''
Mike McEntegart replaced Berkley Laurencin
46''
George Bowerman replaced Anthony Thomas
46''
Lewis Jackson replaced Chris Seeby
55''
Dave Diedhiou
68''
Paul Cafferty replaced Lee Close
68''
Kambo Smith replaced Scott Cousins

Tring Athletic

1
Luke Midwinter
2
George Tomlin
3
Stuart Stedman
4
Matt Jarvis
5
Michael Green
6
Chris Salmon
7
Tony Fields
8
Greg Deer
9
Martin Skinner
10
Jack Sunderland
11
Ryan Sturges
12
Michael Turski
13
Rob Duncan
14
Lee Benyon
15
Jack Seaton
16
Sam Joliffe
17
Graham Hall
18
Dave Whicker
19
Jamie Ryan
20
Trevor Gibbs
21
Darren McDade