St. Leonard's Social II vs Westfield Reserves
0 - 4
28 April 2021 · ESFL Supplementary Cup Div 2/3
Home cup match played on 28 April 2021.
Kicked off at 6:30 PM
0-4
vs Westfield Reserves
Home cup match
St Leonard’s Social fell to their first defeat of the restart against an impressive Westfield outfit on Wednesday evening at Tilekiln.
Westfield came out of the blocks in lightning fashion and their direct balls were causing problems for the Social back line. After 21 minutes another foray down Social’s right hand side allowed the pacy Jay Edwards the opportunity to race clear and finish superbly across Lewis Baker to give Westfield the lead.
Social were struggling to string any passes together but did manage to create some great opportunities to score however their finishing left a lot to be desired.
The second half begun and Westfield began to dominate the ball even more. Deep lying playmaker Joe Page was moving the ball really well and the Socia midfield were struggling to lay a glove on him. Despite their superior possession stats they weren’t creating many clear cut chances until 10 minutes into the second half when Ryan Harffey let fly from 25 yards and found the far top corner to double Westfields lead.
Just four minutes later and it was 3-0 when the tricky Warren Pethig tried his luck from range and the ball squirmed agonisingly inside the far post.
Player manager Leon Mende had a towering header acrobatically saved following an Adam McDougall corner. Then Social were reduced to ten men after Callum Shaw was shown a second yellow card for a trip on Pethig.
Social had struggled to get going all evening and Westfield rounded off the scoring when another fortunate effort from distance somehow bounced inside the post for 4-0.
A sobering performance from Social who need to quickly dust themselves down as they prepare for the long away trip to Netherfield Rec to play top of the table Pass & Move this Saturday. #socialarmy