A poor performance against a poor side who we should really have beaten.
It was an even start from both sides. We had a lot of good possession and some good pressing play. Esse looked lively on the right and Azeez looked even more lively on the left. Sav and Casper had the middle well controlled but we just couldn’t get the final pass right. Several times we broke down the flanks and hit some decent crosses into the box but their two giant centre halves were just booting them away. As hard as we pressed and the harder we tried the more we came up against a brick wall. Meanwhile they had other ideas. A free kick was floated into our box and their attacker got his header away and it went narrowly wide. A suicidal ball across the middle to Honeyman was intercepted and the rising shot was pushed away by Jensen to keep us in it. Then we got our first bit of luck and our first effort on goal from a corner on the left. It was floated to the far post and Tango came steaming in to force it home. We went off at the break with a smile on our faces.
The second half brought an immediate change with Tom on for Coburn who had taken a knock. He really struggled against the more giant of the CB’s and got very little joy. Hence the ball didn’t stick upfront and they came into it more. Their 8 became more influential and the 17 gave Leonard more of a tough time. Bit by bit they edged themselves more into the game but they never threatened seriously . We were just holding our own and then Hutch went down with a calf strain and on came Murray in his place. We looked a little more vulnerable and they turned the screw. Bryan was blocked off in the box and their attacker had a clear shot on goal which he converted. We tried in vain to find a way back. Azeez was replaced by Langstaff in the 89th minute but they didn’t give him a magic wand. A last minute corner won by Tom came to nothing and the game finished all a
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Jensen played OK with a couple of good stops but he could little to stop their goal. Leonard had a tougher second half and picked up his fifth yellow so he is out for Coventry. Hutch was solid and Joe got found out for their goal but Tango got MOM for a well taken goal and an almost flawless display in defence. Sav and Casper were busy and Azeez looked a threat at times. Esse had too many tricks and gave away possession in a dangerous position. George was busy and Coburn looked a handful in the first half. Tango also picked up his second yellow so he is also out for Coventry with five yellows so we will be defensively light with Hutch out and no Leonard or Tango. Tom was lightweight and surely the Serb would have been a more like for like substitution.
It was a ninth unbeaten game which came at a cost. I did see the O’Mara’s in the Hollywood Bowl and we were all hoping for a Millwall win but it wasn’t to be! We move on to Fat Frank and next Saturday where we really hope to get all three points!
It was an even start from both sides. We had a lot of good possession and some good pressing play. Esse looked lively on the right and Azeez looked even more lively on the left. Sav and Casper had the middle well controlled but we just couldn’t get the final pass right. Several times we broke down the flanks and hit some decent crosses into the box but their two giant centre halves were just booting them away. As hard as we pressed and the harder we tried the more we came up against a brick wall. Meanwhile they had other ideas. A free kick was floated into our box and their attacker got his header away and it went narrowly wide. A suicidal ball across the middle to Honeyman was intercepted and the rising shot was pushed away by Jensen to keep us in it. Then we got our first bit of luck and our first effort on goal from a corner on the left. It was floated to the far post and Tango came steaming in to force it home. We went off at the break with a smile on our faces.
The second half brought an immediate change with Tom on for Coburn who had taken a knock. He really struggled against the more giant of the CB’s and got very little joy. Hence the ball didn’t stick upfront and they came into it more. Their 8 became more influential and the 17 gave Leonard more of a tough time. Bit by bit they edged themselves more into the game but they never threatened seriously . We were just holding our own and then Hutch went down with a calf strain and on came Murray in his place. We looked a little more vulnerable and they turned the screw. Bryan was blocked off in the box and their attacker had a clear shot on goal which he converted. We tried in vain to find a way back. Azeez was replaced by Langstaff in the 89th minute but they didn’t give him a magic wand. A last minute corner won by Tom came to nothing and the game finished all a
square.
Jensen played OK with a couple of good stops but he could little to stop their goal. Leonard had a tougher second half and picked up his fifth yellow so he is out for Coventry. Hutch was solid and Joe got found out for their goal but Tango got MOM for a well taken goal and an almost flawless display in defence. Sav and Casper were busy and Azeez looked a threat at times. Esse had too many tricks and gave away possession in a dangerous position. George was busy and Coburn looked a handful in the first half. Tango also picked up his second yellow so he is also out for Coventry with five yellows so we will be defensively light with Hutch out and no Leonard or Tango. Tom was lightweight and surely the Serb would have been a more like for like substitution.
It was a ninth unbeaten game which came at a cost. I did see the O’Mara’s in the Hollywood Bowl and we were all hoping for a Millwall win but it wasn’t to be! We move on to Fat Frank and next Saturday where we really hope to get all three points!
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