Wolverhampton and Tettenhall 4th 2 : 3 Leek 7th team

Leek extended their unbeaten run to 5 matches with a good, well umpired game against quality opposition.

In a rearranged fixture from earlier in the season Leek travelled to the Aldersley leisure village for what, on paper, should have been the end of the unbeaten run, but Leek had a good team of players and a positive attitude following their recent run of results.

Leek looked the most likely to score at the start, with the opposition only really attacking through long balls which the defence of Eliyan Lahouni, Callum Plant and Phil Brown were capable of dealing with if they made it past Paul Houston who played his usual cool, calm game at CDM. Nathan Scriven made a welcome return to the 7th team after a season’s absence and partnered up with Richard Goodhead in midfield. The wide positions were filled by Simon Whitely and Carl Plant with Taylor Plant and Chris Taaffe up front.

Leek did eventually take the lead when from a defensive hit out the ball found it’s way to Taylor Plant who still had plenty to do before he manufactured a goal scoring opportunity which he took. Wolves managed to score an equaliser from a penalty corner when confusion over the pitch markings meant Leek thought the ball had not left the D when in fact it had and was duly converted.

After half time a switch over of the wide players suggested by Chris Taaffe gave Leek a much more balanced feel. However, Leek went behind from open play when Wolves managed to get around the back of the Leek defence.

The away side maintained the pressure right up to the end of the match and were rewarded with two more goals (one from Taylor Plant and the other from Paul Houston) and the victory.

This was a hard fought game and the victory wouldn’t have been secured had it not been for an outstanding performance by Man of the match Reece Mason-Noon in the Leek goal, his reflex saves and choice of kicks out were excellent throughout the match. The opposition admitted he was too good for them (not bad for a player in his first season of hockey).