Boro Reserves 2-1 Watford Reserves

Stevenage entertained Watford tonight at 7pm in their 3rd match of the reserve season. 3 trialists played for Boro tonight. Trevor Benjamin, formerly of Leicester and Cambridge was in the starting eleven alongside Leslie Thompson (ex Bolton) and goalkeeper Steve Smith.

BORO TEAM

STEVE SMITH, Anaclet, McDevitt, Vincenti, Willock, LESLIE THOMPSON, Upson, Mills, L Cole, TREVOR BENJAMIN, Thomas
SUBS: Anderson, Auburn, Atkins, Beckwith

WATFORD TEAM

Loach, Hodson, Parkes, Bangura, Avinel, Bennett, Yildrim, Jenkins, Sordell, L Young, Gibson
SUBS: Mingola, North, Osmodi, Brooks, Otshudi

UPDATES

3 mins: Good chance for Boro, but missed by Thomas
6 mins: Goal for Watford scored by Marvin Sordell, put through by Lewis Young. 0-1
16 mins: Shot from Ed Upson straight at the goalkeeper.
17 mins: Good pressure from Watford results in a corner.
21 mins: Gibson header for Watford goes wide.
25 mins: Watford are running the game and will be pleasing reserve boss Malky Mackay.
27 mins: Goal for Stevenage Ed Upson hits a long range shot which finds the net. 1-1
30 mins: Thompson clatters into Parkes. Gibson is also down and is replaced by Mingola.
36 mins: After several minutes of injury time, Boro are creeping back into the game. Benjamin looks like another version of Iyseden Christie. Unfit and overweight and in need of some regular football.
39 mins: Thomas has a chance, but smashes the ball well over.
43 mins: 3 minutes to be added on. Should be a lot more.
45 mins: Boro counter attack and end up winning a corner, but it comes to nothing.

HALF TIME: Stevenage 1-1 Watford

48 mins: Mistake by Willock nearly allows Sordell in again.
56 mins: Free-kick for Watford taken by Avinel, but misses wide. Watford have started the brighter.
59 mins: Great chance for Watford from Mingola, but it’s deflected over. The resulting corner sees Watford whip it across goal with Bangura heading over.
62 mins: Upson plays a through ball to Thompson, but it’s easily intercepted.
63 mins: Goal for Stevenage. Boro awarded penalty. Benjamin steps up and thumps it into the roof of the net. 2-1.
70 mins: Parkes makes a good surging run, but it’s well defended by Boro.
75 mins: Scramble in Boro penalty area, well saved by Smith
77 mins: Jerome Anderson replaces Leslie Thompson. Anderson and Anaclet then combine to set up Thomas who shoots over from 20 yards out.
79 mins: Cynical foul by Bangura. Resulting free-kick hit long towards Anaclet, but well defended.
80 mins: Good cross by Yildrim for Watford, but cleared well by Willock, who is impressing at the back for Boro.
84 mins: Game is petering out into a scrappy affair.
87 mins: McDevitt has impressed at left-back. Ipswich scout spotted in the stands keeping an eye on Ed Upson.
89 mins: Corner for Watford. It’s cleared, but put back in for Bangura to again head over the bar.
90 mins: 2 minutes to be added on. Lewis Young misses a sitter, dragging his shot wide from 9 yards.

FULL TIME: Stevenage 2-1 Watford