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Dunstable town

Connor Coulson

Benjamin Crilley

Kyle Davison-Gordon

Luke Dunstan

Robert Goodman

Tolu Ikuyinminu

Ruairi Mills

Alfie Osborne

Joseph Sellers-West

John Smith

Danny Webb leverstock green

Luke Beckwith

Chris Blunden

Jedidiah Brown-Johnson

Austin Byfield

Ryan Carruthers

Elgeniy Daalberg

Kurainashe Musanhi

Adrian Pitfield

John Shamalo

Tom Smith

Jeremy Stewart

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The two teams last met in October at Pancake Lane where a late goal from Sean Immanuel had been enough to give the Blues a share of the points in a 2-2 draw. Games between these two sides are traditionally closely fought with the Green under the experienced management of Fergus Moore & veteran, Scott McGleish, always a difficult & competitive side to play against. This season they’ve boasted the 4th best defensive record in the League, having conceded, before kick off, a miserly 24 goals in just 24 matches.

In a blitzkrieg nine minute first half spell the Blues scored three times. Sandwiched in between the second and third goals, was a goal for former AFC man, John Shamalo, who reduced the arrears before Tolu Ikuyminu scored his second, just a minute later.

Tolu’s brace showed composure and a clinical finish for the chances created for him. He could even claim the assist for Joe Sellers-West who scored while lying on the ground for Dunstable’s second goal, the original cross from Danny Webb on the right had just failed to find Joe’s diving head.

A lovely goal which started with Connor Coulson playing the ball out to Ruari Mills who found the adventurous Webb who got to the bye-line for Tolu to return the cross and Sellers-West to score probably the most unorthodox goal of his career.

Webb had been unfortunate not to be on the score sheet early on when his bullet header produced a good save from Austin Byfield in the Leverstock goal.

Shamalo had outjumped the Blues defence to pull a goal back but Benji Crilley’s long throw out on the right just 60 seconds later caused panic in the Green defence, who couldn’t clear their lines. The ball bounced free to Tolu who from a tight angle found the back of the net with power and precision.

The goals coming in the 29th, 31st and 38th minutes, the periods of the game when the Blues have scored the fewest number of goals all season.

A towering header from Joe SellersWest on the verge of half time couldn’t do justice to Luke Dunstan’s perfectly flighted corner kick. Joe’s header unfortunately clearing the cross bar. But this had been a super display from the Blues and the perfect antidote for a goalless 90 minutes at Harpenden, five days earlier.

If there were any half-time doubts among supporters that the home side might take their foot off the gas in the second half, anxieties were quickly put aside. On the hour mark, Webb got his deserved goal. Webb boasts an impressive record of a goal every other game and has justified Deeney’s decision to seek his signature in the autumn.

Twice before then, he’d been denied by the impressive Byfield with excellent positioning and safe hands.

His goal when it came was largely due to Ruari Mills’ quick thinking and alertness who intercepted a forward pass and unselfishly passed to Webb, who found himself in acres of space and able to pick his spot to give the Blues an unassailable lead.

It was cold, bright day, with a bobbly pitch, but on 13 minutes, Town took the lead in a scratchy fashion. No one cared: Goals win derby games. Ads was fouled after an excellent driving run. Ricky’s free kick was won at the back post and Scott pressed the defensive clearance to get his chest on the ball and force the opener. That’s Scott’s 10th for Town.

On 18 minutes, the pacy striker cut inside and Cookie tipped a strong drive on to the bar. Minutes later and Ricky cleared off the line after the winger rounded Cookie.

These crucial interventions kept Town narrowly in front. The game went a bit flat with Town controlling territory and maintaining a strong defensive shape. Town scored within the first minute of the half to alleviate any nerves. From the center, Brandon sent the ball up. Scott chased and won a corner. Ricky sent it deep to the back post, there was no challenge and the ball looped in.

The next minute and it was three. Scott’s persistence won him a free-kick. Brandon put the ball in the box and the ball went in off a defender. That’s Town’s 100th goal of the season----an anticlimax for such a milestone goal.

Town’s fourth was the pick of the bunch. Ben won a flying, sliding tackle and pushed the ball wide to Joe.

Joe and Ricky worked the ball up the line. Ricky squared the ball to Joe on the edge of the D and he sidestepped the defender to crash the ball in off the bar.

There were a few half chances, but the main talking points of the final 15 minutes were a flurry of yellow cards costing several players their pocket money. And that was that! Professional, calm, controlled, lovely-jubbly!