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11/01/2026, Victory Road, Leiston, England
Central Division, Southern League
Leiston Vs Bishop's Stortford

Leiston play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: S McCalley (GK) , B Croy (CB) , D MacNeill (CB) , J Welsh (RB) , S Sproul (LB) , J Beynon (CDM) , E Buchannon (CAM) , A Kavanagh (RM) , G Osmond (LM) , S McFarlane (ST) , C Donne (ST) And the subs are: A Sayer (CB) , M McCalmon (CB) , D Vallance (CM) , A Meehan (CM) , R McPhee (ST)

Bishop's Stortford play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: J Fallis (GK) , P Bliven (CB) , E Evans (CB) , O Yates (CB) , J Pierce (RB) , M Keane (LB) , R Black (CDM) , D Hason (CAM) , P Gruffudd (RM) , A Clogston (LM) , G McPherson (ST) And the subs are: C Madoc (CB) , C Thomson (CB) , G Mulryan (CM) , A Evans (CM) , R Lynch (ST)
Welcome to Victory Road in Leiston, England where Leiston FC will face Bishop's Stortford.  This is a league fixture taking place in the Central Division, Southern League.  The attendance is 1995.

1' - Leiston kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

4' - Paul Gruffudd successfully tackles John Welsh and takes possession.  Bishop's Stortford attempt a quick counter attack.  Paul Gruffudd attempts to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by Stuart McCalley!  

6' - Stuart McCalley slides the ball to John Beynon.  Dave Hason tackles John Beynon and the ball goes loose.  John Beynon sees Chris Donne making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Chris Donne runs on to the ball.  Chris Donne shoots, aiming for the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

10' - Duncan MacNeill hits the ball long to Edward Buchannon.  Edward Buchannon finds John Welsh with a long ball.  John Welsh plays a short pass to Edward Buchannon.  Edward Buchannon passes the ball to Chris Donne.  Chris Donne plays the ball to Stephen McFarlane.  Stephen McFarlane crosses the ball and finds Glyn Osmond.  Glyn Osmond jumps up and gets his head to the ball down towards the bottom corner...but the shot is offtarget!

11' - Joel Fallis sees Gavin McPherson making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Gavin McPherson has strayed offside!  

12' - Gavin McPherson looks to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but the shot goes over!

14' - Stuart McCalley plays a long pass to Duncan MacNeill.  Duncan MacNeill slides the ball to Glyn Osmond.  Glyn Osmond tries to shoot from distance into the top of the net...and its in! It's a lovely goal from Glyn Osmond for Leiston!  The keeper couldn't get near the ball!

14' - Bishop's Stortford kick the ball off for the restart.  

16' - Stephen McFarlane uses his pace to beat Rob Black.  

16' - Stephen McFarlane spots a run from Chris Donne.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Chris Donne takes the ball.  Chris Donne takes a shot towards goal...and Chris Donne scores!  That's a good goal from the Leiston player!  The diving keeper couldn't get near the ball!

17' - Bishop's Stortford kick the ball off for the restart.  

18' - Dave Hason tackles Stuart Sproul and the ball goes loose.  Glyn Osmond runs with the ball, but is brought down illegally by Paul Bliven.  That will be a freekick for Leiston.  

23' - Edward Buchannon strikes the ball from distance, aiming for the top of the net...and Edward Buchannon scores!  Its a goal for Leiston!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

23' - Bishop's Stortford kick the ball off for the restart.  

25' - Gavin McPherson tries to hit a long range shot past the keeper...and its in! It's a lovely goal from Gavin McPherson for Bishop's Stortford!  The ball went in off the upright!

25' - Leiston kick the ball off for the restart.  

30' - Alen Kavanagh slides the ball to Chris Donne.  Chris Donne tries to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a great goal from Chris Donne for Leiston!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

30' - Bishop's Stortford kick the ball off for the restart.  

35' - Brad Croy hits the ball long to John Welsh.  John Welsh passes the ball to Edward Buchannon.  Edward Buchannon chips a long ball to Alen Kavanagh.  Alen Kavanagh sees a run from Glyn Osmond.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Glyn Osmond runs on to the ball.  Glyn Osmond looks to slide the ball past the keeper...but the ball flies wide of the post!

39' - Dave Hason fires a shot from long range towards goal...and its in! It's a great goal from Dave Hason for Bishop's Stortford!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

39' - Leiston kick the ball off for the restart.  

41' - Dave Hason speeds past Edward Buchannon.  

44' - Dave Hason attempts to use his skills to beat John Welsh.  He sends his opponent the wrong way and takes the ball forward!  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Bishop's Stortford kick the ball off for the restart.  

51' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Jake Pierce is going to be taken off.  Charles Thomson is going to be brought on.  

51' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Brad Croy is going to be taken off.  Andy Sayer is going to be brought on.  

51' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Paul Bliven is going to be taken off.  Colin Madoc joins the game from the bench.  

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Stephen McFarlane will come off.  Rob McPhee is going to be brought on.  

58' - Dave Hason looks to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but the shot is parried by Stuart McCalley!  Arran Clogston gets to the ball first...Arran Clogston hits a shot towards goal...but its wide!

58' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Paul Gruffudd is going to be taken off.  Alec Evans is going to be brought on.  

59' - Stuart McCalley passes a long ball to Edward Buchannon.  Edward Buchannon looks to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...and its in! Its a goal for Leiston!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

59' - Bishop's Stortford kick the ball off for the restart.  

62' - Alen Kavanagh slides the ball to John Beynon.  John Beynon sees Edward Buchannon making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Edward Buchannon is able to control the ball.  Edward Buchannon attempts to strike the ball into the top of the net...but its over!

63' - Joel Fallis passes a long ball to Edmund Evans.  Edmund Evans spots a run from Arran Clogston.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, and Arran Clogston is able to take the ball.  Arran Clogston attempts to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot goes over!

65' - Dave Hason uses his pace to beat Duncan MacNeill.  

65' - Dave Hason spots a run from Arran Clogston.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Arran Clogston is able to control the ball.  Arran Clogston tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...and Arran Clogston scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Bishop's Stortford player!  The ball hit the crossbar and into the net!

66' - Leiston kick the ball off for the restart.  

67' - Glyn Osmond slides the ball to Andy Sayer.  Andy Sayer finds Alen Kavanagh with a short pass.  Alen Kavanagh finds Edward Buchannon with a long ball.  Edward Buchannon brings the ball forward, attempting to outpace Dave Hason, but is brought down.    The referee has no hesitation in showing Dave Hason the yellow card. That will be a freekick for Leiston.  

70' - Colin Madoc plays a long pass to Rob Black.  Rob Black slides the ball to Gavin McPherson.  Gavin McPherson attempts to outskill Duncan MacNeill, and manages to slip past his opponent!  

71' - Andy Sayer successfully tackles Gavin McPherson and takes possession.  Andy Sayer plays a long ball to John Welsh.  John Welsh takes the ball past Colin Madoc with a turn of pace.  

71' - John Welsh sees Rob McPhee making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Rob McPhee is caught offside!  

73' - Rob Black tackles Stuart Sproul and takes the ball.  Rob Black crosses the ball, but Duncan MacNeill intercepts and takes possession.  

77' - Edmund Evans plays a long ball to Michael Keane.  John Beynon dispossesses Michael Keane and takes the ball.  Rob Black dispossesses John Beynon and takes the ball.  Rob Black plays a short pass to Arran Clogston.  Arran Clogston tries to hit a long range shot...but the shot hits the upright!  John Beynon is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

87' - Leiston launch a counter attack.  Gavin McPherson successfully tackles Andy Sayer and takes the ball.  Gavin McPherson sees Dave Hason making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, but Dave Hason is unable to control the ball!  

92' - Glyn Osmond hits the ball long to John Beynon.  John Beynon finds Glyn Osmond with a short pass.  Charles Thomson successfully tackles Glyn Osmond and the ball goes loose.  Edward Buchannon plays a short pass to Glyn Osmond.  Glyn Osmond sees a run from Rob McPhee.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Rob McPhee takes the ball.  Rob McPhee looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is tipped around the post by Joel Fallis!  That will be a corner for  Leiston.  Alen Kavanagh gets ready to take the corner.  He curls the ball into the box, but Colin Madoc intercepts the ball.  



The match has ended Leiston FC 5 - 3 Bishop's Stortford.