A spirited performance and we almost edged a win.
A very quiet start from both sides with little action for the first two or three minutes. We realised that they weren’t quite at the races and deservedly took an early lead. Some good play down the right with BNC who laid it back to Honeyman. He hit a looping cross into the box and there was Flem, unmarked and ten yards out to head it firmly past their keeper. We had a good ten or more minutes with some good play down the middle, some decent passes just inside their defence but there was not enough quality with the final pass to create an opening. Then they just upped their tempo and came back into it. Their 23 playing wide on the left looked lively and the pony tailed Potts got more of the ball. I still didn’t think they looked a threat and then they struck. A ball wide on the left was just kept in play and was swept down the wing. A cross field pass caught out Joe who was behind Potts and he strode forward and hit a firm shot across Shark for their equaliser. There was little he could do and despite Cooper and Wes on the line it went in. They got a second wind and pushed and pressed us back and we looked vulnerable. When we tried to press the one sided ref was there to help them. A thumping challenge from them was waived away but a light touch on them was a free kick all day long. We weren’t exactly hanging on but it would be fair to say that we were the happier to hear the half time whistle.
Joe did the obvious after the break and sent on Esse for a largely ineffective Longman. We looked better and started to play more joined up football in their half but struggled to score a second. Then Joe hit the right button and took off a busy but ineffective Billy and a cream crackered Honeyman and put on Sav and Casper. We were a whole different team. There were spaces and incisive passes and we were well on top. Flem and Sav had decent shots but neither scored. There were a couple of scrambles in the box and some nearly moments but not quite enough to force the ball over the line. They had one breakaway which almost led to a goal but Shark stood his ground and saved with his legs Oba came on with fifteen to go but only had one threatening moment which came to nothing. A late free kick came to nothing and the game ended all square.
Shark was reasonable and made no glaring errors like last week. BNC was full of energy and drive, set up the goal well and had some good moments. Tango looked assured, Wes and Cooper were solid but Joe was caught out for their goal. Billy was busy but rarely looked a threat and Honeyman was busy and picked up a yellow for a robust challenge. Longman never really looked a threat and his substitution on 45 was no surprise. Esse was busy and had a couple of moments. Flem was declared the club MOM and he probably shaded it by taking his goal well and being very involved in a lot of play. Rab was again a disappointment. How a Scottish international can have one effort on goal in ninety minutes which hit the upper tier and be classed as a striker is beyond me. Oba will get better. A point is a point which could almost have been three. It was better than last week but things sunk to a new low then and it wouldn’t take too much to show an improvement. The 5live summariser said that it was a game between two mid table sides and he got it about right.
A very quiet start from both sides with little action for the first two or three minutes. We realised that they weren’t quite at the races and deservedly took an early lead. Some good play down the right with BNC who laid it back to Honeyman. He hit a looping cross into the box and there was Flem, unmarked and ten yards out to head it firmly past their keeper. We had a good ten or more minutes with some good play down the middle, some decent passes just inside their defence but there was not enough quality with the final pass to create an opening. Then they just upped their tempo and came back into it. Their 23 playing wide on the left looked lively and the pony tailed Potts got more of the ball. I still didn’t think they looked a threat and then they struck. A ball wide on the left was just kept in play and was swept down the wing. A cross field pass caught out Joe who was behind Potts and he strode forward and hit a firm shot across Shark for their equaliser. There was little he could do and despite Cooper and Wes on the line it went in. They got a second wind and pushed and pressed us back and we looked vulnerable. When we tried to press the one sided ref was there to help them. A thumping challenge from them was waived away but a light touch on them was a free kick all day long. We weren’t exactly hanging on but it would be fair to say that we were the happier to hear the half time whistle.
Joe did the obvious after the break and sent on Esse for a largely ineffective Longman. We looked better and started to play more joined up football in their half but struggled to score a second. Then Joe hit the right button and took off a busy but ineffective Billy and a cream crackered Honeyman and put on Sav and Casper. We were a whole different team. There were spaces and incisive passes and we were well on top. Flem and Sav had decent shots but neither scored. There were a couple of scrambles in the box and some nearly moments but not quite enough to force the ball over the line. They had one breakaway which almost led to a goal but Shark stood his ground and saved with his legs Oba came on with fifteen to go but only had one threatening moment which came to nothing. A late free kick came to nothing and the game ended all square.
Shark was reasonable and made no glaring errors like last week. BNC was full of energy and drive, set up the goal well and had some good moments. Tango looked assured, Wes and Cooper were solid but Joe was caught out for their goal. Billy was busy but rarely looked a threat and Honeyman was busy and picked up a yellow for a robust challenge. Longman never really looked a threat and his substitution on 45 was no surprise. Esse was busy and had a couple of moments. Flem was declared the club MOM and he probably shaded it by taking his goal well and being very involved in a lot of play. Rab was again a disappointment. How a Scottish international can have one effort on goal in ninety minutes which hit the upper tier and be classed as a striker is beyond me. Oba will get better. A point is a point which could almost have been three. It was better than last week but things sunk to a new low then and it wouldn’t take too much to show an improvement. The 5live summariser said that it was a game between two mid table sides and he got it about right.
