Northwood 0 Flackwell Heath 3

Tuesday 10th March 2026

NORTHWOOD




1	Ryan Kelly
2	Solomon Alidor-Hamilton (53m)
3	Mack Miskin
4	Seb Robbemond
5	Gabe Cuthbert
6	Andrew Osei-Bonsu ©
7	Osa Otote (53m)
8	Richie Mbele
9	Ali Bangura
10	Keegan Cole (55m)
11	Gabriel Ipanga (55m)
Substitutes
12	Kieron Lake-Bryan (53m)
14	Freddie Ford (55m)
15	Mohamed Ali (53m)
16	Bryan Mankumbani
17	Claudio Nzang (55m)
	Flackwell: Henry Upstell, Neilon Pascall, Lewis Patrick, Harry Mepham, Callum Mapley, Sean McGuinness, Jamie Ayres (Matt Roberts 69m), Ben Stallard, Lindell Stewart (Bruce Nsang 79m), Jack Shakespeare (Larry Kagwa 89m), Eli Grant (Lewis Pegg 79m)

Northwood went into this game with renewed hopes of picking up the points required to close the ever-increasing gap from relegation safety but were unable to match a Flackwell Heath side that performed to a high-energy level throughout and were deserved winners.

There was just one enforced change to the starting line-up that had picked up a point at the weekend with Revin Domi ruled out with injury and there was a surprise appearance for former Woods assistant manager Keagan Cole who was drafted in from Hendon to cover, having been dual-registered all-season. Another new recruit, striker Mohamed Ali, an arrival
from Hilltop, took a place on the bench.

The Heathens included a recent signing, former Woods striker Lindell Stewart, up front in their line-up as they looked to improve their mid-table position in the table.

There was a cagey start to the game with a Stewart header being comfortably taken by Woods goalkeeper Ryan Kelly the first effort on goal, followed a couple of minutes later with a similar effort from Cole looping up for Flackwell’s Henry Upstell to collect similarly.

After 11 minutes, Kelly had to be alert to keep out a good strike, while at the other end Seb Robbemond missed out on a chance to go for goal as the half continued to progress slowly but with the visitors in control.

It was after 24 minutes that the Woods created an opportunity but Cole slipped inside the box and the chance was gone. Four minutes later, the Heathens created a great opportunity to take the lead but Sean McGuinness put his effort wide.

The visitors continued to press and attack with directness that Northwood found difficult to deal with at times and Neilon Pascall got through and beat Kelly with a shot that also went wide of the far post and on 40 minutes Stewart converted a ball in from the right but it was ruled out for a tight offside decision with the half coming to an end still goalless.

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PHOTOS by James Brown

It took Flackwell Heath just five minutes into the second-half to grab the goal that their dominance had deserved with Eli Grant cutting in from out wide and finding the dangerous Jack Shakespeare who created a bit of space before firing a shot into the bottom corner from just outside the box.

Just three minutes later that lead was doubled as Harry Mepham swung in a corner from the right and Kelly was only able to help the ball over the line as he looked to turn it over the bar.

The reaction from management was instant as the Woods made four substitutions inside three minutes. Firstly, on came Kieron Lake-Bryan and Mohamed Ali to replace Sol Alidor-Hamilton and Osa Otote. Then Gabriel Ipanga and Cole were replaced by Claudio Nzang and Freddie Ford.

And there was almost an instant response when Ali picked up the ball just outside the box and turned into the box to hit a rasping shot that was turned away by Upstell for a corner. Sadly, after that, the visitors maintained their grip on proceedings. Lewis Patrick sliced an opportunity well wide before Ben Stallard went close as he curled a shot wide of the left-hand post after 78 minutes.

A third goal seemed likely though and it arrived on 83 minutes when substitute Matt Roberts was given too much space and he neatly fired a shot in at the far post to complete a comprehensive victory for the Heathens. The defeat still leaves the Woods nine points adrift of Aylesbury United who sit just outside the bottom four having played just one game more.

REPORT by Alan Evans



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