Leiston U23’s won back-to-back home games after beating near neighbours Framlingham Town, the Blues scoring three second half goals to run out 3-0 victors.

The Blues were still missing Mitchell Jackson, Ollie Griggs and Charlie Atkin while Max Crane also missed the game after playing in Saturday’s match with Haverhill Borough. The U23’s, who were kicking towards the Bowls End in the first period, started tentatively and Framlingham won a few corners early on but the defence dealt well with these balls into the box. George Exworth’s cross was well taken by Marcus Mehew while Cameron Rayworth and Ben Batho were dealing well with the threat by Framlingham down the wings.

Josh Lucraft shot just over the bar on 15 minutes for the visitors before Rayworth was booked for Leiston. Billy Jordan then headed away two balls into the box before Fram again came forward and Mehew this time made a good save to his left from Lucraft. Archie Exworth was then booked for a foul on Rayworth as the Blues came into the game. Mackenzie Travis saw a strike blocked on the edge of the box while Reagan King saw his effort saved by Edyn Cummings. Ethan Oldman headed a corner against the bar and saw his shot well saved to his right by Cummings just before the break, while the final chance of the half saw Oscar Manly cut inside but fire over the bar.

Framlingham, who have lost in the play-offs in the last three seasons at this level, started well in the second half, with Josh Yaxley heading away an early corner and half time sub Niki Shopov, a former Blues player, driving forward but shooting just wide of Mehew’s right hand post.
Manly’s delivery on 55 minutes evaded everyone in the box but the Cameron Rayworth won the ball back and the defender smashed the ball home at an angle inside the box to net past Cummings, with the ball going high into the keeper's top right hand corner to give Leiston the lead.

Whittingstall hit the post with a cross just after the restart while Fram captain Johnny Kerridge tested Mehew from distance but the keeper was equal to his effort. Leiston doubled their lead on 69 minutes when Fram failed to clear a free kick and Mackenzie Travis fired home from six yards. Fram once again tried to come at Leiston and Mehew had to get treatment after getting hurt from a rebounded shot. Leiston dealt well with any treat there on in and Young Warren Buckman had a fine game in midfield, and finished off a great night when he shot home from outside the box into Cummings top left hand corner.

Sub Matt Aldis and Joe Berry had chances late on for the away side while Rayworth hit the post with virtually the last kick of the game for Leiston in what was an excellent win.

FT: - Blues U23’s 3-0 Framlingham Town.

Line-ups: -
Blues U23’s: - Mehew, Rayworth, Batho, Oldman, King, Jordan, Cameron Young, Buckman, Travis (sub Parlett 90 mins), Manly (sub Wells 90 mins), Yaxley. Subs not used: - Ellis, Elliott Young.
Framlingham Town: - Cummings, Whittingstall (sub Mills 79 mins), Ross, Tysoe (sub Brown 45 mins), Chilvers, Berry, Lucraft, George Exworth (sub Aldis 79 mins), Willett, Kerridge, Archie Exworth (sub Shopov 45 mins). Sub not used: - Bright.

Attendance: - 94.
Blues Man Of The Match: - Warren Buckman.