That was the chant of the Harbury Lane End as Stefan Moore was substituted at the end of Leamington's convincing 3-1 victory over Brackley Town at the New Windmill Ground this afternoon in front of a crowd of 504 and the usual enthusiastic dog. The Skrill North Player of the Month scored two of the goals and created the third.
When I got to the ground I heard that it had been touch and go whether it would called off. Many non-league games were called off, with only that at Ebbsfleet going ahead in the Skrill South. As it was the game was played in torrential rain and strong winds that had the ball swirling around. A kick out by Tony Breeden went into reverse and fortunately went out for a throw in.
Brakes went ahead on 17 minutes when Moore burst down the right after Ricky Johnson had laid the ball off to him. Then Moore made it 2-0 on 26 minutes with another great run. However, Brackley grabbed one back minutes later when Charlie Griffin took advantage of a goalmouth scramble.
HT 2-1
Leamington earned a free kick on the edge of the box with Eddie Nisevic receiving a yellow card for Brackley. Some thought it was inside the box, but I thought it was just outside. On the whole, young referee John Brooks had a good game.
A shot was deflected to produce a Brakes corner, followed by a second. Brackley had a free kick, but it was unproductive. Then excellent work by Stefan Moore on the right wing set up Ricky Johnson to score the third.
Brackley piled on the pressure in the last ten minutes of the game and there were moments of danger with Breeden having to make one save under real pressure. However, Leamington stood firm, with Liam Daly having a good game in defence. It was another excellent result and a great start to 2014.
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