Coach David Plant made seven changes from the side that narrowly beat Tamworth before Xmas. Owen Hayes, Alfie Flynn, Alfie Upton, Reuben Clowes and Toby Woodward all missed out after their involvement with the U21’s last night. Shiloh Atkinson was ill and Roche Rijssel not selected. In came Zakai Walters and Kian Hughes making their first appearance since November, Marley Sutton-Watkin, Josh Lewis, Brendan McRae and Dionysis Bykou. Maliki Shaw also started just his second game of the season for the super team and his first outing since October after a lengthy lay off with injury.

A bright start saw Maliki Shaw and Devayn Linger both come close but there was nothing between the sides at half time.

0-0

The second half was a lot more open. Brendan McRae finished off a good move and thought he had put us ahead only to see the assistants flag raised. After a lengthy discussion between the Assistant and the referee the goal was chalked off. Almost immediately Leicester went ahead, after some good defending from Jamal Kizito he won a throw in just inside his own half, one of hosts attackers took the throw in and the blues took advantage of an unaware Eastwood after another lengthy deliberation from the referee he awarded the goal, to the shock of the Eastwood bench.

Ten minutes later Eastwood levelled things up, Jamal Kizito breaking free down the right channel crossing the ball on a plate for Harris Amadin to make his return with a goal. 1-1.

Eastwood now had their tails up but just ten minutes later AFDA retook the lead from a free kick inside their own half. The hosts rounded off the win with a goal from another set piece.

FT 3-1

Eastwood CFC Lineup;
1/16. Jimmy McPherson (Tomlinson 46)
2. Josh Lewis (Assuman 46)
3. Marley Sutton-Watkin
4. Zakai Walters
5. Jamal Kizito
6. Matas Lukjanoves
7. Devayn Linger (Bykou 77)
8. Kian Hughes
9. Brendan McRae
10. Dionysis Bykou (Amadin 46)
11. Maliki Shaw

Subs
13. Sam Tomlinson
14. Josh Shaw
15. Hakim Assuman (J Shaw 66)
16. Jimmy McPherson
17. Harris Amadin (McPherson 69)

Man of the match: Jamal Kizito