AFC undone at the back

Football: AFC Dunstable did enough to have won at Harefield United on Tuesday night, but inept defending again undid their good work as they were held to a 3-3 draw in Molten Spartan SML Premier.
By The Newsroom
Published 2nd Nov 2012, 12:00 BST

After a bright opening period AFC failed to clear their lines and fell behind after only 15 minutes as Saman Kanani netted.

AFC upped their game after this and deservedly equalised when Hayden Wills danced past two defenders before drilling the ball into the bottom corner midway through the half.

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But straight from the kick-off an attempted defensive header went over keeper Sam Leggit to allow Jake Girt to tap the ball over the line.

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Danny Ryan again levelled though with a smart header on the stroke of half time after a good ball in by Lee Burgoyne.

AFC started the second half well, but it was Harefield’s Harry Howell who again put the home side ahead on 68 minutes when he was left totally unmarked in front of goal.

Again AFC rallied strongly and it was no surprise when Ryan popped up to head home from a Burgoyne corner seven minutes later.

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Manager Alex Butler added: “Worryingly we are making basic mistakes to give needless goals away and if we are to continue in the title race we must stop this from happening.”

Ryan Smith’s equaliser on the stroke of half time proved to be in vain for AFC Dunstable who lost 3-1 at home to Berkhamsted on Saturday.

Lewis Pritchard had put the visitors ahead at Creasey Park on 14 minutes, only for Smith to cancel out his strike a minute before the break.

But high-flying AFC lost out in the second half as Myles Stephenson put the visitors ahead two minutes in and Pritchard (73) sealed victory with his second.

This Saturday AFC go to Hatfield Town.