Windy Day makes it a bid leveler……

Today’s squad Frankie, Hyde, Tom, Edonis, Louis, Polly, Connor, Saul, Joey, Gabe, Harry, Arlind, Tommy and Sony.

We started much better today than our previous two games. You all warmed up well and took it more seriously. It was always going to be a tough game as they had three or four players back from suspension. We had the wind the first half but i don’t think it was blessing.

They five minutes you pressed well and cause them to make some mistakes. Gabe closed down well to win a corner. Connor hit it to the near post and the keeper some how pushed it around the corner. But did not look convincing. The resulting corner was cleared.

If anything the wind made defending harder as it held up and was difficult to judge. Finally we had the break through a free kick just inside their half Tom hit the ball forward and on target with the wind it sailed over the keeper and into the net 0.1

Joey was causing problems down the left he cut inside and was fouled Joey played on and scored from just outside the box however the Ref had already blown for the free kick. Tom hit this free kick just over the bar.

Chances were few and far with wind so blustery making it hard to judge, From a out swinging corner Edonis was unlucky not to score in a scramble in the box. HT 0.1

Second Half NicK went back to 3.5.2 formation to allow Tom to sweep as we were playing against the wind. From the start of the second half we had the main pressure forcing them back. Gabe was unlucky with a shot and Louis had a really fine effort saved.

We probably had enough chances to score in the first ten minutes to wrap it up and we nearly paid for not taking the chances. We got hit on the break and Frankie made fantastic double save to keep us one up.

Nerves started to kick in as  we really deserved a second goal Good work between Saul and Hyde led the ball to Gabe who played it across to Polly and the ball was bundled into the net. Some how it was offside NO IDEA

Then they did a pass back that the keeper picked up, no free kick I felt the gods were conspiring against us. Finally the goal came. Tom floated the ball in Edonis flicked it on to the back post and Tommy coolly finished. Really good goal 0.2

Still you kept the pressure on looking for the third, Good work by Joey and the ball up to Connor would have had a 4 on 1 situation, Again another offside this time for someone not interfering with play.

Suddenly they broke caught us light at the back, Frankie and Sony made initial blocks and the ball fell to the forward who chipped Frankie, But Saul was on the line to clear.

With a minute remaining Edonis won the ball at the back a quick 1 -2 with Connor he then fired a great shot that flew in under the bar. 0.3 Fantastic Goal. FT

Really well done today all of you in a niggly match effected by the wind.

MoTM : A few players of note Tom marshaled the back four/three really well, Louis had a good solid game, Saul must of won twenty headers from long throws, Today it went to Joey he won the ball back a lot, created space with good turns, drew the fouls to relieve the pressure, but for me the pleasing sight he just released the ball a little quicker and helped drive the team forward. Well played Joey

Training on Wednesday 7:30 as usual see you then.

Sloppy starts, with a sting in the tail…..

Today’s squad Frankie, Hyde, Edonis, Sony, Polly, Harry, Saul, Connor, Jed, Max, Ollie, Arlind, Gabe, Joey and Joey

Unfortunately we are getting into a bad habit, goals at the start of each half are killing us ….. And so it was today, in the second minute we didn’t go with runners and a speculative ball through the middle caught us on the back foot and he ran in on goal and scored 0.1

The next ten minutes we were under pressure and slowly we started to work our way back into the game. Some good play by Polly down the right played into Connor in the middle a quick 1,2,1,2 with Morris and Morris shot was pushed wide by the keeper.

From the resulting corner Saul got his head to the ball but found the side netting. Frankie was sweeping well behind the back three meaning we kept the pressure on going forward. Frankie then pushed a really good shot over the bar as the player cut inside.

Five minutes later we got the goal your play deserved, a great run down the left by Max a LEFT footed cross was met by a LEFT footed finish by Polly coming in from the Right wing. Its was a great Goal. 1.1

We were back in the game it was tight but i felt we had chances. However five minutes  before halftime They scored a soft goal as we didn’t clear the ball 1.2

We were then lucky when the Referee didn’t give a penalty for a foul. NOTE to you ALL, contrary to what the Referee said a foul is a foul you don’t have to go down to win a PENALTY that is just encouraging diving. HT 1.2

Second half guess what happened we gave the ball away and the scored in the 46th minute 1.3 To be honest this killed the game but at least you kept playing. Some really nice football with Jed and Joey resulted in a corner. From the corner somehow with had two chances to score and the ball would not go in the net.

Frankie made another couple great saves and Louis cleared off the line but once again sloppy in possession meant we gave the ball away to cheaply  and they broke. 1.4

Still you pushed forward we got a free kick which they broke from quickly we didn’t recover quick enough and was punished as they rolled into the net with a 4 on 1 scenario 1.5

Gabe was unlucky with a shot that just went over and Connor put one just wide, However in the last minute with you all pushing for a consolation we were undone again to make it 1.6

MoTM : Three players i thought played well today Connor played some great ball forward and work hard in midfield, Frankie swept really well behind the back three and made three fantastic saves and Oliver (Polly) Mcgahon who work so hard on the right hand side in attack and defence and scored a fantastic goal with his left foot. Polly is my MoTM Well Done

Next week we have a very winner-able game so i want us to come out from the start in each half. See you at training on Wednesday.