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Dulwich Hamlet 1-1 Leatherhead

Dulwich Hamlet 1-1 Leatherhead

Liam Hickey4 Apr 2017 - 23:29
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A stunning volley from Ibrahim Kargbo in the 86th minute rescued a point for a below par Hamlet side.

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With the games coming thick and fast, Gavin Rose shuffled the side a little with Gavin Tomlin & Sanchez Ming on the bench and Dumebi Dumaka & Nyren Clunis restored to the starting XI.

This was a game where Dulwich never settled into a rhythm as the visitors scrapped for every ball and caused plenty of problems on the break.

Dulwich got off to a sloppy start when Matt Drage presented the ball to ex Hamlet player Kadell Daniel which eventually lead to a 2nd minute corner. Daniel then had another chance just two minutes later, but this time he blazed too high.

Dulwich did have the ball in the net in the 9th minute when Dumebi Dumaka got away on the right but, when he screwed his shot across goal, Ibra Sekajja blasted the ball high into the net but had come back to retrieve it from an offside position.

Both keepers weren't being tested despite plenty of attacks from both sides, although Preston Edwards had to get his body in the way of a Charlie Moone effort that reared up off the pitch.

At the other end, a fine turn on the edge of the box from Dumaka saw him place a precise shot that bear Wells in the visitors goal but also the post.

A poor clearance then went straight to Ashley Carew but, after his pass found Ibra Sekajja in space, his effort was wide. Leatherhead then missed a good chance when the normally predatory Moone failed to turn in a cross from the Dulwich left from six yards out.

Leatherhead were negating Dulwich's attacks as they ensured that Green and Clunis were unable to get past them out wide. However, Dumaka was proving a handful and another fine turn this time saw him shoot too close to Wells.

The one occasion that Clunis got away, his low cross was pushed out to Sekajja but he got the ball stuck between his feet and the chance was gone,

As the half drew to a close it took two fine blocks by Matt Drage at the near post to ensure the scores remained level,

Half Time 0-0

The second half followed a similar pattern as Leatherhead continued to look dangerous on the break, without testing Preston Edwards, and Dulwich were equally unable to fashion any clear chances.

With 20 minutes remaining, Preston Edwards rolled the ball out to Matt Drage who was able to advance forward into space. However, despite not being under any real pressure, he had his pass forward charged down by Tanners substitute Nana Boakye-Yiadom who beat him to the loose ball and then advanced into the penalty area before beating the advancing Preston Edwards.

Dulwich pushed forwards in search of an equaliser but Leatherhead restricted them to very little in the way of openings, with Gavin Tomlin having one effort comfortably saved and firing another effort wide.

However, Dulwich pressure managed to force a corner with four minutes of the ninety remaining. Gavin Tomlin lifted it into the penalty area where it was headed clear to the edge of the box. Ibrahim Kargbo was lurking and he met it on the full, striking a fierce rising volley that crashed off the crossbar and over the line to rescue a valuable point for The Hamlet.

Final Score 1-1

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