A game to blow the cob webs away …………

Today’s squad Frankie, Edonis, Tom, Saul, Max, Joey, Saul, Connor, Louis, Arlind, Morris, Harry, Gabe, Tommy and Hyde

A better start than recent weeks, in other words you didn’t concede in the first ten minutes. Whilst that had a bit more of the ball and territory they threatened little. The defence and Frankie looked assured and didn’t allow silly chances. Saul was winning the aerial battle in the midfield and we looked dangerous on the break. The first real chance fell to them, as they broke from our corner down our left and crossed the ball in. However as the ball came in i saw five or six had made the recovery run to transition back to defence. Connor got to the ball in front of their striker to clear for a corner which nothing came off.

Finally the deadlock was broken, really good battling by Arlind finished with him heading the ball forward to Morris, who’s shot from the edge of the box  flew into the back of the net !! absolute “Banger”  !!!! (Quote from Morris)

We soon got a second chance Arlind won a free kick, Tom crossed the ball into Saul who had a free head, unfortunately the header went straight at the keeper a bit either side and it would of been a goal. The last twenty we had all the play and were controlling the game.

Harry unleashed a 25 yard shot that just went over the bar, Max burst down the right and hit a cross/shot that just went wide of the post and Morris who was following up. From a corner we nearly scored a second but the ball cannoned off a opponent for a corner. HT 0.1

Second half started and again i felt we were in full control. The pace was a little slow for my liking and when we did try to play the killer pass is was often the difficult option. The game was being played in their half with us just sweeping up any long balls from the back. Gabe i thought was going to shoot after good play down the left, he cut in side on too his right and shaped to curl one but in the end elected to pass which they cleared.Soon after Joey had a shot just outside that went over the bar

After 20 minutes we broke their resistance, good work down the right between Harry and Max and the ball git squared into the middle for Gabe to score via three ricochets but still a goal 0.2

Last twenty we really should of put the game to bad, Good play Connor down the left and his cross just evaded Jed and Edonis following in at the back post hit a shot so hard it rebounded for throw in.

Harry had a shot from 25 yards that went just over the top and Edonis cleared the cross bar from 6 yards out. Jed had a lung bursting run down the left and shot into side netting. I was waiting for us to get the third but it just never came. Aldenham best chance came in the 94th Minute and the forwards shot hit the post. That would of been harsh as Frankie and the defence deserved a clean sheet. FT 0.2

I would say not your best game but you won i felt we settled into their pace which was too slow for us. I think we really needed that game after such and inactive period.

MoTM : Honorable mentions to Joey who was influential in the middle of the park, Arlind who battled hard to win the ball back for the entire game, however today it went to Harry who played some nice forward passes, tracked back when needed and looked dangerous in attack well done

Hinton and Finchley  Away League game KO 11:30

Training as normal on Wednesday

well done all as Nick said “A Good Solid performance”