Hendon Under-21s produced an excellent battling display, twice coming from behind to earn a 2-2 draw at St John's Arsenal Deaf.

The picturesque Southgate Cricket Club ground, the Walker Ground, hosted this contest and it was the home team who took the lead after 32 minutes. The score stayed that way until the second half and Hendon equalised after 53 minutes when Gerard Edy headed home from a corner.

Nine minutes later St John's Arsenal Deaf - who had six member of various International Deaf teams - regained the lead. But Hendon again fought back and, with 18 minutes to go Carl Ciagoro made it 2-2. There was even a late chance for Hendon to win it, but they had to settle for a share of the spoils.

Joint manager Eamon Finn, who also had to referee the match, said, "This shows how much we have improved because last season, this team beat us 4-1. It was a very solid performance and we played extremely well against an experienced team. My man of the match was Carl Ciagoro who not only scored our equaliser but played superbly throughout the 90 minutes."