Season: 2022/23
Basford United vs AFC Rushden & Diamonds
Hitchin Town vs Rushall Olympic
Nuneaton Borough vs Royston Town
Needham Market vs Bromsgrove Sporting
Stourbridge vs Tamworth
Tamworth FC vs Ilkeston Town
Rushall Olympic vs Coalville Town
Hednesford Town vs Redditch United
Kings Langley vs Mickleover F.C.
by Peter Scherer
It was a valuable away point but it could so easily have been three, as Mickleover left Kings Langley with a 2-2 draw.
Starting line-up: 1-Jonathan Hedge 2-Elliott Walker 3-Rhys Dolan 4-Ryan Wilson 5-James Butler 6-Phil Watt 7-Joe Bateman 8-Mason Warren 9-Elliott Reeves 10-Stuart Beavon 11-Andy Dales. Subs: Kai Moore, Marcus Marshall, Ethan Mann, Ben Horleston, George Atwal.
Hosts Kings Langley started strongly and after Cain Keller had gone close with a long range shot after nine minutes, only two minutes later Alie Bangura swivelled in the box and fired a shot into Hedge’s top corner, 0-1.
As Mickleover began to settle and pushed forward more, keeper Al-Droubi pulled off his first save from a Sports strike after 24 minutes, but only two minutes later Reeves scored his first league goal for the club, 1-1.
The hosts keeper was suddenly very busy and on the half hour Sports had another shot saved, before Butler’s looping header saw Mickleover head to the half-time whistle for a 2-1 lead.
Only three minutes into the second half and Kings Langley were back on level terms, when debutant Kennedy Feyi made it 2-2.
There was almost a repeat for Feyi straight the restart, but Hedge had this one covered.
Mickleover finished strongly though and had a 75th minute effort cleared off the line, then with one minute on the clock another shot was deflected onto the bar, an so it remained at 2-2.