SYDNEY IBIE'S TWO GOALS HELPS NORTHWOOD TO A WIN AT HERTFORD TOWN

It was a Step Four v Step Four pre-season friendly yesterday as Isthmian South-Central side Northwood visited Southern League Division One Central side Hertford Town for a 1pm kick off. 

It was the visitors who were the better side for the first half an hour or so with Sydney Ibie scoring twice and having chances to secure a hat-trick. Northwood also hit the post as The Blues gradually grew into the game which was not unlike their game against St Panteleimon I had seen on Tuesday evening. 

Their patient possession based play building from the back finally paid off just before the break when they scored to make it 1-2 at half time. 

Ibie was replaced just after the break with the visitors continuing to look the better side rattling the cross bar on 58 minutes. 

The final score was 1-2. Some pictures of the game are below. 

SYDNEY IBIE IS CONGRATULATED BY PLAYER/COACH KEAGAN COLE AFTER GIVING NORTHWOOD THE LEAD

SYDNEY IBIE SCORES HIS SECOND GOAL

HERTFORD TOWN PLAYER-MANAGER BEN HERD HEADS AWAY

RONAN HUTCHINS, WHO DID SO WELL ON LOAN WITH SPARTAN SOUTH MIDLANDS PREMIER DIVISION SIDE TRING ATHLETIC LAST SEASON, CAME ON AS SUBSTITUTE FOR THE WOODS. THE YOUNG ATTACKING MIDFIELDER HAS JOINED THE CLUB ON A PERMENANT BASIS FROM VANARAMA SOUTH DIVISION SIDE HAMPTON & RICHMOND BOROUGH.