Tough game, with a much better second half performance.

Today’s squad Frankie, Ollie, Tom, Jack, Jed, Harry, Saul, Connor, Joey, Gabe, Morris, Reynolds and Theo

The first five minutes went very well lots of little triangles and neat 1 -2 very much what we did in training. The first couple of half chances fell to us but we didn’t get and shots off. However after that we got pushed back too deep in defence and let them push on. This created too much room between the defence – midfield & forwards. They started to dominate and probably should of scored.

Frankie made some really good saves from distance and cleared the ball really well from corners. We didn’t seem able to get the ball clear or keep hold of it long enough to get our shape. You had to survive wave after wave of pressure and finally the valve broke. They did some neat passing in the middle and fed the ball forward who scored as Frankie came out.

This actually seemed to fire you up a bit and the last five minutes you clawed you way back into the game and created a few chances but could not get a meaningful shot on target. To be honest you could of easily been two or three down but you were not due to some hard work and good goalkeeping and poor finishing by the opposition.HT 0.1

Second half and you came out and took the game to them creating pressure on their defence. Joey and Gabe started to make good work down our left and creating a few chances. Joey worked hard down the left and was fouled on the edge of the box. Connor swung the free kick past the front defender, Morris got a good flick which Ollie bundled over the line. Back in the Game 1.1

For me we were now very much more in control. Saul and Connor started to win the midfield battle with Ollie helping furthur forward. Tom, Jack and Jed pushed higher up the pitch giving them less time. Also the Wing backs Reynolds, Theo, Harry, Joey were working really hard up and down the pitch. Gabe and Morris looked a threat upfront, Gabe should of got a couple of more shots off after good work to really test the keeper.

With the game end to end now came the controversy from one of our attacks they broke quickly, i then we should of had a foul but the Referee did not see it the broke and shot, now i personally could not tell if the ball went wide or in from where i was and the Referee did not seem to know either. So if he is unsure he cannot give the goal . They were upset and i can see why but in the end it was not given.

However we were to fall behind again with fifteen minutes to go, after a corner which we cleared well, the second ball was given away too cheaply and they crossed it back in to the box and they had two/three players free 1.2

Last ten minutes  and we were pushing for the equalizer it cam from a corner, Connor played it in, Morris battle with a defender for it and a deflected shot seemed to going to the keeper, however the Keeper only parried it back into the six yard area and Ollie smashed it in 2.2.

The last five minutes we survived a couple of corners but also looked dangerous in attack ourselves FT 2.2

MoTM, After a poor first half i though you all responded excellently, Saul and Connor worked really hard in Midfield, Ollie, Joey and Harry all attacked really well, but i am going to give it to Frankie, whose first half performance kept us in the game, he made some excellent clearances from corners and made some fine save from shots on the edge of his box. Well Done

Training Tuesday 6.30PM