A closely fought game against a better quality opposition which they won after a penalty shoot out.
We started well with some good play from Benik and Bradshaw. It wasn’t long before there was a long hold up following a clash of heads in the box. A decent ball forward to Bradshaw saw him floored close to the corner flag and Molly took the resulting free kick. He floated it to the far post and Cooper and their defender went for and there was a clash of heads. Both trainers came on and Cooper was first to his feet. Their bloke got taped up like a scene from Casualty and the game continued after a break of several minutes. We looked the most likely to score. There was a good through ball to Molly and other half chances which came to nothing. We were definitely on the front foot. As hard as we pressed we couldn’t really get a clear break though and slowly but surely they came back into it. They had a very good ten minutes when they pressed us back and we had to be at our best to keep them out. A great through ball into the inside left position set their striker through but Bart was equal to it with a fingertip save which pushed it past our post. We came into it for the last couple of minutes of the first half but it still ended goalless.
Afer the break we brought on Bennett and Cresswell for Benik and Hutch and they both slotted in well We had a little more aggression in our play led by Bennett who rolled their defender a couple of times and pushed us forward. They played some decent and incisive football and we had to defend resolutely to keep them out. Cresswell looked solid and Murray was Mr dependable. After an hour we took off Bradshaw Danny and Evans and put on Leonard, Shack and Oloafe. We continued to press forward and an energetic bicycle kick was Flem’s last contribution as Burey replaced him. They were not done and Bart made another decent save to keep them out. At the death Topalloj came on for Molly.The game then descended into a midfield battle with neither side looking threatening and ended goalless.
Oloafe missed his pen and they won the shootout.
Bart was decent and made tow decent saves but got nowhere near their penalties. Danny look solid and aggressive and Hutch looked similar. Cooper played his part and Murray was ever dependable. Honeyman looked to have plenty of bite and Evans had his moments but how he got the nod over Billy is only known to GR. Flem looked much better in his ten role. He played with composure and confidence and linked the play well. Benik looked lively and Bradshaw had some moments too. Leonard slotted in seemlessly, Oloafe was no more than a willing runner and Shack was similar. Burey gave the ball away cheaply and Topalloj hardly had time to break sweat.
All in all, a decent work out but the excitement petered out for the last thirty minutes and they probably deserved to shoot out win as they took their pens really well.
We started well with some good play from Benik and Bradshaw. It wasn’t long before there was a long hold up following a clash of heads in the box. A decent ball forward to Bradshaw saw him floored close to the corner flag and Molly took the resulting free kick. He floated it to the far post and Cooper and their defender went for and there was a clash of heads. Both trainers came on and Cooper was first to his feet. Their bloke got taped up like a scene from Casualty and the game continued after a break of several minutes. We looked the most likely to score. There was a good through ball to Molly and other half chances which came to nothing. We were definitely on the front foot. As hard as we pressed we couldn’t really get a clear break though and slowly but surely they came back into it. They had a very good ten minutes when they pressed us back and we had to be at our best to keep them out. A great through ball into the inside left position set their striker through but Bart was equal to it with a fingertip save which pushed it past our post. We came into it for the last couple of minutes of the first half but it still ended goalless.
Afer the break we brought on Bennett and Cresswell for Benik and Hutch and they both slotted in well We had a little more aggression in our play led by Bennett who rolled their defender a couple of times and pushed us forward. They played some decent and incisive football and we had to defend resolutely to keep them out. Cresswell looked solid and Murray was Mr dependable. After an hour we took off Bradshaw Danny and Evans and put on Leonard, Shack and Oloafe. We continued to press forward and an energetic bicycle kick was Flem’s last contribution as Burey replaced him. They were not done and Bart made another decent save to keep them out. At the death Topalloj came on for Molly.The game then descended into a midfield battle with neither side looking threatening and ended goalless.
Oloafe missed his pen and they won the shootout.
Bart was decent and made tow decent saves but got nowhere near their penalties. Danny look solid and aggressive and Hutch looked similar. Cooper played his part and Murray was ever dependable. Honeyman looked to have plenty of bite and Evans had his moments but how he got the nod over Billy is only known to GR. Flem looked much better in his ten role. He played with composure and confidence and linked the play well. Benik looked lively and Bradshaw had some moments too. Leonard slotted in seemlessly, Oloafe was no more than a willing runner and Shack was similar. Burey gave the ball away cheaply and Topalloj hardly had time to break sweat.
All in all, a decent work out but the excitement petered out for the last thirty minutes and they probably deserved to shoot out win as they took their pens really well.