Long Eaton United 1-3 Racing Club Warwick
Northern Premier League – Midlands Division
05/04/2024 – 3pm KO – Grange Park, Family Only Stadium
Match Report

The Blues lost 3-1 to Racing Club Warwick as we returned to the Family Only Stadium for the latest action in the Northern Premier League – Midlands Division.

Cameron Ebbutt opened the scoring for the Racers in the 4th minute before we equalised in the 29th thanks to a tidy finish from Tristan Thompson Matthews.

Max McNulty converted a penalty for Warwick close to the half-time whistle and Andre Williams added a third for the visitors in the 90+2nd minute.

This result means our nine-win streak has come to an end. What a run it was.

We remain third in the table, level on points (69) with fourth place, Anstey Nomads.

We are back in action next Saturday against Coleshill Town which is also at home.

Brad Munn made some changes to the starting XI that began the 5-2 win at Rugby Town last Saturday. Evan Garnett was rested however may be in contention to be back in the squad for next week, Tristan Thompson Matthews and Callum Cocks returned to the XI and Aaron Cole was back on the bench.

The visitors took an early lead in the fourth minute. Their corner was headed away however the ball was put back into the box and Cameron Ebbutt was on hand to hit the ball into an empty net.

The Racers were close to doubling their lead in the 21st minute if it was not for a stunning save by Lewis King. Archie Hamp was played through and had beaten Jayden Cotterill for pace, but King was there to stand big and keep the ball out of the net.

Shortly after, we equalised. Ryan Campbell-Gordon had a shot saved by Sam Lomax, however the Warwick keeper parried the shot into the path of Tristan Thompson-Matthews who was in the right position at the right time to tap the ball into an empty net.

King came up with some more magic in the sticks as he denied Harry Eden in the 41st minute who was played through on goal however failed to convert past our shot-stopper.

Racing Club were awarded a penalty in the 42nd minute and Max McNulty stepped up and hit his penalty down the middle of the goal which meant they regained the lead.

The referee blew his whistle and the scoreline was 2-1 in favour of Racing Club Warwick.

We came close to equalising again in the 50th minute. Our captain, Andrew Wright, went on a superb run and his curled effort which was heading into the bottom right corner was saved by the stretching Lomax.

Another brilliant chance came our way in the 73rd minute. The newly introduced Dexter Walters delivered a pin-point ball towards the back post where he found the unmarked James Shaw. Our striker’s header just went wide of the post.

Again, Lewis King denied Warwick of a goal in the 78th minute. Andre Williams was through on goal with plenty of time to think about his finish but King rushed out and pulled off a brilliant block save.

Brad was shown a red card in the first minute of injury time after a controversial decision from the linesman went against the Blues.

The Racers finished off the game in the second minute of injury time as they added their third. Archie Hamp won the ball and advanced with it. After cutting inside, he squared the ball back to Andre Williams who shot into an empty net.

The game finished 3-1 to Racing Club Warwick.

The boys will be looking to return to winning ways next Saturday as we host Coleshill Town.

Thank you for your home support this weekend!

Match report: Sam Hargrave
Match highlights: Sam Hargrave
Match photos: Richard Gadsby