***Match Thread*** Tues 15/2 20:15 Wes2 -vs- SS Rovers

I Am In

I'm in.

homerjay2005 wrote: »

best of luck tonight lads, ive been keeping an eye on results all season and des has been keeping me updated also. i had hoped to get down to see a few games, but every night youve had a match,ive had college, so its been impossible.

huge game, one of the most important for boards since set up in early 2006, so give it your all and dont leave anything behind. not that you need motivation to win, but weve had a few chances to win leagues before and didnt, so give it that extra push tonight to get over the line. would be great to see the likes of Des, Mikie, Jules, Catal there since day one and the lads like gav, keith, dave and a few more there since the 2nd season to get that winners medal after going so close over the past few years.

again, best of luck.

Thanks Ed.

What a horrible feeling: 2 good chances to make it 2-1 to us in the last 5 minutes and from the second one they they go down the pitch to score with 1 minute left.

For my part, the stomach bug had me seriously under the weather and I was in slow motion so I'm sorry about that lads - if we'd another squad member there I'd have stepped out. But we were off key in a few ways tonight but yet had the best of the clearcut chances. Their keeper was absolutely outstanding and made the best save I've seen in all our seasons in these leagues (low to bottom left corner from Gav's perfectly placed strike near the end) but yet they had more of the possession.

The calls for the ball as a man was receiving it became a bit like hectic screams and that can put pressure on the man when a calm call would be more productive - just a little point to keep in mind.

I was impressed by how we turned the tide in the final third and kept on pushing forward - there was a 15 minute period before the winner when we were clearly on top and making good moves and chances but just couldn't finish. A neutral would likely say a draw would have been a fair result, but they only had 2 chances besides their goals, whereas we had a few more than that but couldn't convert which was gutting.

But though we didn't fully click at all times tonight, we were hard to beat at all times and very threatening when we did click - we're still the best team in this league lads. We'll need 9 points from the remaining 9 to win this title so let's focus on bagging 3 points next week and take it from there to put this horrible feeling out of our minds quick smart.

dfx- wrote: »

I thought it was a fascinating game, one team with a high stretched defensive line and one very deep relying on getting bodies in the way. Two opposite defensive strategies.

It was very scrappy until the opening goal, I lost count of the shots around the edge of the box that they blocked from having a sheer number of bodies in the way. At the other end, they were struggling to provide the perfect pass that the high line forces on them.

Both sides conceded their first goal because of their approach, one tap in from close in for Boardeaux and an unchallenged breakaway run and shot for their equaliser. I thought you played instantly better with the ball after the first goal, confidence returned and you looked most likely to get a second throughout the whole game except for their keeper pulling off outstanding saves and being a magnet for the ball.

Another breakaway with about the fourth last kick for their winner was a bitter pill to swallow, a defeat was never deserved. But it's not over yet...

Good luck with the rest of the season lads.

That's a really astute summary Daryl, thanks. You're dead right about their keeper being a magnet for the ball - our finishing could have been better for sure but his positioning was top class and his saves were outstanding.