BRNESC SUFFERED ANOTHER DEFEAT GOING DOWN 6 4 TO PINEWOODS BUT A MUCH IMPROVED DISPLAY AND IN TRUTH DESEVED AT LEAST A POINT
BRNESC WITH 6 NEW PLAYERS IN THE SQUAD 4 STARTING ,DANIEL KEARNEY,ANDY WALSH,MATT PARLE AND DAVE HUGHES STARTED QUICKLY AND JOE STEPHENS SHOULD HAVE SCORED AFTER 14 SECONDS WHEN HE SLID HIS SHOT WIDE WITH THE KEEPER STRANDED AND THE GOAL GAPING
TWICE WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES CHRIS BELL MADE TWO SAVING TACKLES TO PREVENT PINEWOODS SCORING IN THE 14 MINUTE BRNESC LOST DAVE HUGHES TO A GROIN STRAIN WHILST THEY WERE STILL READJUSTING PINEWOODS SCORED WHEN A LONG CROSS WAS HEADED HOME AFTER MATTY NAGLE HAD MISSED HIS ATTEMPTED CLEARING PUNCHALMOST IMMEDIATELY BRNESC NEARLY SCORED WHEN CHRIS BELL HEADED NARROWLY WIDE FROM JOE STEPHENS CROSS.A MINUTE LATER THEY DID SCOREWHEN GOOD WORK DOWN THE RIGHT ENDED WITH PAUL FINNANS
CROSS BEING SLICED INTO HIS OWN NET BY THE PANICKING DEFENDER WITH JOE STEPHENS POISED TO TAP IT IN 1 1
BRNESC THEN FELL BEHIND TO A CONTROVERSIAL PENALTY,WHICH THE REF ADMITTED AFTER THE GAME WAS THE WRONG DECISION,WHEN THE FORWARD DIVED OVER MATTY NAGLE AND CONNED THE REF 2 1
THE SCORELINE DID NOT REFLECT THE GAME BRNESC HAD BEEN THE BETTER TEAM WITH PAUL FINNAN AND DANNY KEARNEY A CONSTANT THREAT TO THE PINEWOODS REARGUARD
PINEWOODS THEN BROKE QUICKLY AND IT TOOK A DESPAIRING DIVE AND TOUCH FROM MATTY NAGLE TO PREVENT A GOAL WHEN HE PALMED THE BALL FOR A CORNER AFTER THE FORWARD HAD GONE AROUND HIM AND WAS POISED TO SCORE
IBRNESC THEN CONCEDED FROM A CORNER KICKN WHEN THE BALLWAS ALLOWED TO REACH THE BACK STICK WHERE IT WAS HEADED BACK ACROSS GOAL TO THE OTHER POST AND HEADED IN BY A PLAYER ON HIS KNEES A POOR GOAL TO CONCEDE. 3 1
.MATT PARLE THEN HEADED OVER FROM PAUL TRIGGS FREE KICK AS BRNESC CONTINUED TO PRESSAND WHERE OPENING PINEWOODS UP TIME AND TIME AGAIN BUT THE FINISHING TOUCH WAS LETTING THEM DOWN.
IN THE LAST MINUTE OF THE FIRST HALF BRNESC WENT 4 1 DOWN WHEN A LONG BALL OUT OF DEFENCE WAS NOT DEALT WITH AS IT SHOULD HAVE DONE THE FORWARD TURNED PAUL TRIGGS TO EASILY AND WITH MATTY NAGLE UNWISELY DASHING FROM HIS LINE THE BALL WAS LOFTED OVER HIM FROM 25 YDS OUT
BRNESC NEEDED A GOAL TO GET BACK INTO THE GAME AND 2 MINS INTO THE SECOND HALF JOE PARLE CONVERTED FROM THE PENALTY SPOT WHEN PAUL FINNAN WAS BROUGHT DOWN TO MAKE IT 4 2
BRNESC WERE NOW IN FULL FLOW AND JOE PARLE AFTER A QUIET FIRST HALF OUT WIDE WAS NOW PLAYING IN THE HOLR AND CREATING HAVOC EVERY TIME HE HAD THE BALL AND HE MADE IT 4 3 WHEN DANNY KEARNETS LONG BALL WAS FLICKED ON BY PAUL FINNAN AND VOLLEYED INTO THE FAR CORNER OF THE NET IT WAS ALL BRNESC AS THEY PUSHED FORTHE EQUALISER AND IT NEARLY
CAME WHEN DANNY KEARNEYS WONDERFUL TWISTING RUN ACROSS THE GOALLINE NEARLY FOUND JOE PARLE BUT THE MEREST OF TOUCHES TOOK IT OFF HIS TOE AND OUT FOR AS CORNERWHEN HE WAS ABOUT TO TAP IT IN. FROM THE RESULTING CORNER PAUL FINNAN VOLLEYED NARROWLY OVER AMINUTE LATER DANNY KEARNEY GOALBOUND SHOT WAS BLOCKED BY A DESPAIRING AND UNDER PRESSUREDEFENCEAT THE OTHER END CHRIS BELL MADE A BRILLIANT TACKLE IN THE SIX YARD BOX AND MATTY NAGLE POUNCED ON THE BALL TO PREVENT PINEWOODS SCORING
BRNESC INCREDIBLY MADE IT 4 4 WHEN SUB WAYNE SHILLCOCK TOOK ADVANTAGE OF A DEFENSIVE MIX UP TO ROUND THE KEEPER AND ROLL THE BALL IN TO THE EMPTY NET
.TO COME FROM 4 1 DOWN AGAINST A GOOD TEAM WAS A TESTAMENT TO BRNESC CHARACTER AND WILL TO WIN.WITH 8 MINS LEFT BRNESC PUSHED FOR THE WINNER BUT WERE DEALT A BODY BLOW WHEN FROM A RARE PINEWOODS CORNER IN THE SECOND HALF THE BALL WAS HEADED HOME TO MAKE IT 5 4 TO PINEWOODS
BRNESC WERE DEVESTATED BUT PUSHED FOR THE EQUALISER ONLY FOR PINWOODS TO SCORE WITH A BREAKAWAY GOAL IN THE 88 MINUTE
BRNESC ON THE DAY WHERE THE BETTER TEAM AND DESERVED AT LEAST A POINT,WITH THE NEW ADDITIONS TO THE SQUAD THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHTER ,THEIR IS A GLIMPSE OF LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL AND THE TRAUMATIC EVENTS OF THE LAST 10 WEEKS CAN BE CONSIGNED TO THE DUSTBIN OF HISTORY.
