The Leopards were again on home soil as they welcomed Rainham Kenilworth for the first time in league.

The hosts were without Ryan, Joseph, Benni and Zach Williams. So only had one substitute.

The Leopards started strongly with Ollie, Zach & Vincent winning the midfield battle.

And they broke the deadlock on 11 minutes, after a good period of pressure, Zach squared the ball to Max on the edge of the box, and he rifled the ball into the bottom corner.

Five minutes later, he grabbed his second as Ollie May launched a monstrous kick down field, Max gambled on the ball bouncing through and he latched onto it and with just the keeper to beat he made slotted home.

Kenilworth then shuffled their formation and the defence of Josh, Teddy & Brick had to be at their best to preserve their advantage.

Into the Second Half and the game became more stretched and the visitors looked more threatening on the break.

They nearly pulled a goal back early in the half as their forward got in behind Josh and his left footed shot was destined for the corner until Ollie May somehow clawed the ball into his grasp when it looked like it gone past him.

Connor and Callum were working hard on the wings, while Luke was being a nuisance up front.

The visitors did get their reward as their forward broke into the box in the inside left channel and superbly lobbed Ollie May from a tight angle.

Kenilworth were now in the ascendancy, but the Leopards woke up and netted twice in as many minutes to put the game to bed.

Firstly, Vincent played Ollie through with a delightful through ball and the midfielder made no mistake, slotting low to the keepers left.

He then doubled his tally as Zach's determination on the right found Ollie free in the box in the inside right channel, and he advanced and drill a crisp finish into the far corner.

The visitors still looked dangerous on the break, but Ollie May's handling was impeccable dealing with a number of crosses.

Parents Player: Teddy;
Coaches Player: Connor.

Coaches Thoughts
A decent performance by the boys and a scoreline that reflected the game and our performance.
Good individual performances all round and if we can improve our shape, we will be even better.
Hopefully we have a few more boys available in the next few weeks, so we can give boys more of a rest as they were running our of gas today.

Real 60 Football Club

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