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Folkestone Invicta boss Neil Cugley in anxious wait as five players face fitness tests ahead of play-off semi-final

Folkestone manager Neil Cugley
Folkestone manager Neil Cugley

By Kevin Redsull

Folkestone manager Neil Cugley will give fitness tests to five players before they play their first-ever play-off game tonight.

Invicta meet Leatherhead in the Ryman League Division 1 South play-off semi-final at the Buzzlines Stadium with Cugley, pictured, waiting on Josh Vincent, Liam Dickson, Josh Burchell, Jimmy Jackson and James Everitt.

Cugley said: "All five are carrying injuries of some sort and they will be coming in early to have fitness tests.

"When you have got a squad as small as ours it's not an ideal situation before a big game like this."

Cugley will again be hoping that his defensive unit, the tightest in the division with just 23 goals conceded in 42 league games, proves the difference against a Tanners side who burst into the play-off positions by winning eight successive games either side of Easter.

In their two league meetings, Folkestone won 2-1 at Leatherhead in November and drew 0-0 at home in March.

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