Mens 1st XI Match Report

Team:	Mens 1st XI
Date:	Sat 5th Nov 2005
Opposition:	Burnt Ash 3rd XI
Result:	2 - 2 Draw
Scorers:	Adrian Russell Smith, Mike Birch
Man of The Match:	Whole team 2nd half

Report: A game of two halves. First 10 minutes all over them just a matter of time until we scored. Unfortunately having let our opposition into our D four times, they scored twice, both times our goal-keeper could do nothing. The first was a double deflection leaving him stranded the 2nd we all left the D to chase down a 'cleared ball from a short corner' which was hit back into the D to find three of there players unmarked. One of which produced a good finish first time. The other two were on hand to hug him. We got to there D but than wasted the ball continuously we did not create enough chances and our passing was dreadful all of us we gave it away far to often 'we woz awful' something stank and it was our performance. Groan half time 2-0 down ! Us top them in 2nd in the league and very little idea why. In the 2nd half we came back and for 35 minutes we were camped in there half they did not make it into our 25. After a number of chances we managed to get the leveller with 2 minutes to go but we missed ten good chances with shorts included. No one wanted to loose this one and although a poor first half and a loss of two points we got something out of the game with our second half performance. We can not just turn up and win we have to put the effort in. The 2nd half we never gave up and we pulled the game back. On chances we should have won easily and we need to finish a higher proportion of those that we create. We had about 15 good chances to score Burnt Ash had 2. You can not play that well in the 2nd half of a game and get back to level pegging and be too disappointed but we all know we dropped 2 points not gained 1.

Report By: Adrian Russell Smith