A decent performance which was gritty and determined and a good point that was almost three!
We started well and pushed the ball around well. It was quite clear that this was a an afternoon that we were not going to take lying down. There was lots of close marking, some solid tackles and a real desire to stay on the front foot. It worked well until the fifth minute and they took the lead in a fortunate moment. Their attack seemed to Peter out in the box as Cooper came across to clear. He hit it firmly and it hit their 18 on the knee, looped over Bart for 1-0 to them. It really was unfair. It took us a few minutes to get our act together but we did start to press. Flem looked lively, Honeyman was aggressive on the left, Casper and Sav were holding it together in the middle. They had other ideas. They really turned the screw from a corner and Bart made an excellent reflex save to push the ball wide. Then Flem had a fair shot and it was our turn to press. We attacked and the ball fell nicely for Casper outside the box. A lovely floated cross was headed on and there was Flem at the back post to nod it low and hard past their keeper.
They play some lovely diagonals and put us on the back foot. Their wingers were tricky, stayed really wide and made life difficult for Danny and Murray. I was pleased to get to half time all square.
The second half was much better for us. We pushed and pressed well and they were forced to keep us at bay. There was some lively play from Brook, some real strength from Sav who was not giving an inch and Casper was playing a solid and creative game alongside him. We looked good going forward and they were more contained. There were strong words and eyeball to eyeball between their 39 and Sav and it was clear that George was not going to be bullied by him. They had a decent spell around the 70th minute mark and we had to be at our sharpest to keep them out. Sheer aggression carried us through which ended with what we all hoped would be the winning goal. A decent corner from Sav was met emphatically by Wes who powered it home. Our mob went nuts. Longman had come on earlier for Honeyman and Billy and Rab came on late too. They pushed and pressed and their pressure told in added time. Danny was stranded with two to mark and the floated cross was headed home for 2-2 by their CF. We huffed and puffed but there were no more goals and it ended all square.
Bart played OK and had little chance with either goal but made a great save in the first half. Danny was all energy and aggression and played well. Cooper and Murray were solid but Wes made a couple of blips. BNC played wide right in a four man midfield and had some moments. Casper was solid, Honeyman was aggressive on the left but MOM for me was Sav who never gave an inch for ninety minutes. Flem took his goal well and had some good moments and Tom was a constant thorn in their side and played well without really being a threat. Longman looked good in spells and Billy and Rab had decent cameos and helped to bottle it up at the end.
A decent point in the end which I would have taken at the end. I met Pete O’Mara and boys before the game and had a long and interesting conversation with Dan, son of Jason on the walk back to the station. The opinion about the next boss was Eustace or Beale and that included chats on the Euston train and on the tube to London Bridge with two other fans. A decent afternoon and result.
We started well and pushed the ball around well. It was quite clear that this was a an afternoon that we were not going to take lying down. There was lots of close marking, some solid tackles and a real desire to stay on the front foot. It worked well until the fifth minute and they took the lead in a fortunate moment. Their attack seemed to Peter out in the box as Cooper came across to clear. He hit it firmly and it hit their 18 on the knee, looped over Bart for 1-0 to them. It really was unfair. It took us a few minutes to get our act together but we did start to press. Flem looked lively, Honeyman was aggressive on the left, Casper and Sav were holding it together in the middle. They had other ideas. They really turned the screw from a corner and Bart made an excellent reflex save to push the ball wide. Then Flem had a fair shot and it was our turn to press. We attacked and the ball fell nicely for Casper outside the box. A lovely floated cross was headed on and there was Flem at the back post to nod it low and hard past their keeper.
They play some lovely diagonals and put us on the back foot. Their wingers were tricky, stayed really wide and made life difficult for Danny and Murray. I was pleased to get to half time all square.
The second half was much better for us. We pushed and pressed well and they were forced to keep us at bay. There was some lively play from Brook, some real strength from Sav who was not giving an inch and Casper was playing a solid and creative game alongside him. We looked good going forward and they were more contained. There were strong words and eyeball to eyeball between their 39 and Sav and it was clear that George was not going to be bullied by him. They had a decent spell around the 70th minute mark and we had to be at our sharpest to keep them out. Sheer aggression carried us through which ended with what we all hoped would be the winning goal. A decent corner from Sav was met emphatically by Wes who powered it home. Our mob went nuts. Longman had come on earlier for Honeyman and Billy and Rab came on late too. They pushed and pressed and their pressure told in added time. Danny was stranded with two to mark and the floated cross was headed home for 2-2 by their CF. We huffed and puffed but there were no more goals and it ended all square.
Bart played OK and had little chance with either goal but made a great save in the first half. Danny was all energy and aggression and played well. Cooper and Murray were solid but Wes made a couple of blips. BNC played wide right in a four man midfield and had some moments. Casper was solid, Honeyman was aggressive on the left but MOM for me was Sav who never gave an inch for ninety minutes. Flem took his goal well and had some good moments and Tom was a constant thorn in their side and played well without really being a threat. Longman looked good in spells and Billy and Rab had decent cameos and helped to bottle it up at the end.
A decent point in the end which I would have taken at the end. I met Pete O’Mara and boys before the game and had a long and interesting conversation with Dan, son of Jason on the walk back to the station. The opinion about the next boss was Eustace or Beale and that included chats on the Euston train and on the tube to London Bridge with two other fans. A decent afternoon and result.
