A 2-0 victory over Aylesbury United at the New Windmill Ground assured Leamington of 2nd place in their first year in the BGB Business Midlands Division, meaning that they will be at home for the play off semi-finals and at home again if they win through to the final.
Quacking sounds coming from the Sheepside Stand puzzled us until we found that a large number of Ducks were already in place. Aylesbury defended doughtily in the first half and Brakes found it difficult to create chances, while the Ducks threatened the Leamington goal from time to time. The crowd of 730 had to be satisfied with 0-0 at the break.
In the second half Brakes livened up when former Villa Youth Cap finalist Shay Morgan came on. Mackey missed a chance to score with the goal open in front of him, but redeemed himself by putting Leamington 1-0 ahead on 73 minutes by firing a shot into the top corner. A great run by Ryan Parisi saw a brilliant save from young Ducks keeper Tom Vincent that put the ball over the bar.
A free kick taken by Marcus Jackson on 83 minutes saw the keeper fumble the ball, allowing Scott Hadland to put it in the net. Referee Miss Sasha Ihringova had a generally quiet game, but did issue a yellow card to Aylesbury's James Faulkner.
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