Afghan Mehdi stuns Deeping
Published Date:
07 October 2008
TEENAGE Afghan Mehdi Mehpour came off the substitutes' bench to earn Leverington a shock draw at title fancies Deeping.
The 16 year-old claimed his first senior goal 15 minutes from time after latching on to a misplaced defensive header. Matt Farrington had fired Deeping ahead just before half-time.
Leverington manager Wayne Garner said: "It was a great moment for Mehdi. He is going to be some player when he gets a bit more experience.
"We had to battle hard to get what was a good point. Deeping had plenty of possession and probably felt they should have won."
Deeping manager Alex Brown agreed with that. He was a frustrated man for the second week in succession as seven days earlier his side had bowed out of the Senior Cup at the hands of Parson Drove after a penalty shoot-out.
Brown believes Deeping should have won both games. He said: "We had enough chances to be out of sight by the time they equalised.
"We played well, but paid the price for missing chances and then for one defensive error."
The full article contains 186 words and appears in Peterborough ET newspaper.
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Last Updated:
07 October 2008 11:41 AM
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Source:
Peterborough ET
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Location:
Peterborough
