I’m not quite sure where to start with this one. It’s a game we definitely should have won. Tunbridge Wells were certainly more resilient than in previous games but they still seem to only have one player in their side that can actually play football. With the vast majority of possession and actually playing some decent football it’s still a mystery how we didn’t come away with all 3 points. Two good goals disallowed in the first half, one a dubious offside and the other was a bit of a mystery as I don’t think anyone at the game could see an infringement, except the man in black with the whistle.
We took a fairly early lead through an Alice Cooper goal, his first since re-signing for the club. A great first touch with his chest and expert finish after being played in by the Hobbit. It wasn’t long before it was 2-0, this team a fantastic sweeping move started out on the left before the ball was moved out to the right with Hobbit the provider again, this time playing in Junior Slade to smash home for his first goal for 3 years. At this point the result never looked in doubt and Bignose remained untroubled in the sticks. Just before the half time whistle we let them back in to the game, a free kick was conceded just inside out half and was whipped in to the far stick where the eternal whinger himself rose like a wet fish and headed it past Bignose. B&A then performed our age old weekly trick of conceding a goal early in the 2nd half, another scrappy affair that we should have dealt with a lot better. Still though, no one get despondent and we carried n pushing hard for more goals. After a period of sustained pressure it came, a great 30 yard ball from Huffers sent Alice clear and he shot low and hard into the near post, it was bundled into his own net by Yorkie, Alice claims it was already over the line so it may have to go to the dubious goals panel. Back in front and playing football again we felt comfortable but then disaster struck. A lack of communication between the aging Niceguy and the youthful Smithy at the back led to a comedy own goal, with no one around for yards Smithy had a free header in his own 18 yard box and for some reason decided to dink a little header over the stranded keeper in to the net. It was the poor lad’s first touch as well.
But again we went after another goal and pushed hard and it came with 10minutes left. Thom Nowell, making his debut pick out Bert’s run from around 40 yards and played him in. Bert flicked it round the keeper and tucked it in to surely secure all 3 points?
It was all looking good until around the 88th minute, I can’t remember exactly what happened but I think a Tunbridge Wells player took a dive in the box and ref gave a penalty or something like that. Either way they scored and it ended 4-4. I also remember 2Gun missing a sitter from 3 yards out. The End
