A West Ham XI lost 1-0 to Stevenage Borough in a friendly on
Tuesday night.
But the plus point, for coach Roger Cross, was that young defender Izzie Iriekpen played the full 90 minutes.
"That was the most important thing," says Roger. "He has been out for a long, long, time so we hope there is no reaction to the knee.
"The other good thing was that Louis Riddle got a full game after his injury worries.
"I'm glad those two got a run out, and that was largely why we arranged the game."
Team: Andersson, Newton (Allen 65), Riddle, Potts, Iriekpen, U'ddin, D.McMahon, Morris (Johnson 10), Todorov, Camara, McCann. Subs unused: Jackson, Eastwood, Khan.