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HARROW BOROUGH v Walton Casuals, Monday 18th April 2022

By BRUCE VIVEASH
The teams
Warming up on a warm day
So good to see John back at Earlsmead
Enjoying the sunshine
Peter, on station as always, looks thoughtful
Plenty of room for latecomers
Shaun Preddie leads out the teams
Captains Joshua Lelan and Shaun Preddie, and the Officials
A fine, warm, Spring afternoon...
...and the players spend a lot of time looking skywards
Walton threaten
Borough have early chances...
...but no goals to show for them
Josh Strizovic
Walton set out their stall
James Mansfield drives forward...
...and defends
Joshua Lelan sticks close to Mark Charles-Smith
Will it come down?
Marc Charles-Smith heads on...
...to give Antonio Dembele a chance
George Moore brings the ball out of defence
Antonio Dembele...
...makes another chance
Joshua Lelan and Antonio Dembele
Ahmet Biler looks for a pass
George Moore races into the area...
...but runs out of space
Kunle Otudeko hits a powerful shot...
...which Harvey Collins saves
Harvey Collins just beats Antonio Dembele to a through ball
Marc Charles-Smith evades Joshua Lelan
Marc Charles-Smith
Lewis Cole levitates the ball?
Pushing and shoving causes some irritation among the players
Marc Charles-Smith competes for the ball
One of several yellow cards
Tarik Moore-Azille heads for goal
Marc Charles-Smith
George Moore breaks and crosses...
...but Lewis Cole gets in a tangle and is unable to hit the target
James Taylor leaps high
Josh Strizovic makes a sharp save
Kunle Otudeko attacks
Half-time: 0 - 0, and Marc Charles-Smith has a word with the officials
Mike is interviewed
Good to see Paul Ripley revisiting the Borough
Shaun Preddie deals with the threat from Jordy Mongoy, as Walton are on top at the beginning of the second half
Ezra Ikebuasi defends...
...with his usual...
...athleticism, skill and determination
George Moore attacks
Josh Strizovic gathers
Rohdell Gordon threatens
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Kunle Otudeko
Kunle Otudeko
Ezra Ikebuasi
Ezra Ikebuasi
Leandro Jardim makes his debut as a sub...
...and Marc Charles-Smith goes off to warm applause in his final home appearance
Walton press
James Mansfield clears, despite being held back
A disagreement...
...attracts others...
...and soon pretty much everyone turns up
A yellow card...
...is followed by a red, as the substituted player encroaches the pitch
Dashing forward
James Taylor and Adam Liddle
James Mansfield...
...covers a lot of ground...
...but is unable to get this header on target, despite Harvey Collins' worried look
Hoping for a last minute winner
Kunle Otudeko
Kunle Otudeko
James Mansfield
James Ewington skips past Harvey Collins...
...but his cross is pushed away for Kunle Otudeko to chase
Harvey Collins prepares...
...for James Taylor's free kick...
...but although Shaun Preddie launches himself...
...with gusto, there is no goal
Full time, and another 0 - 0 draw
The Officials did a good job
Post-match huddle
Another clean sheet for Josh Strizovic, leads the applause...
...with Antonio Dembele. The applause is returned by an appreciative , if small, crowd
James Ewington, whose goals have been so vital to Borough this season
Manager Steve Baker can be very satisfied with his team's position in the League table
Club legend...
...Marc Charles-Smith...
...is applauded off the pitch...
...after his final home appearance for Borough
Thank you, Marc!
Another football legend, Tony Gale, the Walton Chairman, whose career included 277 appearances for Fulham and 300 for West Ham United

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