THIS RESULT DOES NOT GIVE A TRUE REFLECTION OF THE GAME, DEFINATLY 3 POINTS DROPPED!!
THIS HAS KNOCKED OUR CHANCES OF WINNING THE LEAGUE BUT WE HAVE TO KEEP GOING!!
Again Taxi was forced into changes before the game, which isn't benefiting the gelling of the starting 11. Our squad is getting smaller and smaller and now i think Taxi is gona be forced into signing a couple of players in key areas!
From kick off again like last week we held possession well and actually played football like we knew we can. The 1st 20mins wasn't a spectacle but we were in total control.I might of jinxed the cause when i thought to myself that this could easily become our 2nd clean sheet of the season!
Then the ball got lost on our right wing from some slack passing, which Elmstead did well to counter-attack on. They broke quick and their centre midfielder smashed a great half volley into the bottom left corner. Little Ben had no chance and that goal took the wind out of our sails. TOTTALLY AGAINST THE RUN OF PLAY.
With our heads down we started to argue between ourselves, which is something we are tring to stamp out. Things weren't being helped by the REF who we have complained about numerous time in previous seasons, he wasnt giving us anything. He gave Elmstead a soft free kick when i had won the header clearly, again as Captains should do, Stocky wanted an explanation and ended up in the REFS book. THE REF WAS A JOKE.
Things went from bad to worse when AGAIN a sloppy pass out of defense, gifted Elmstead another chance. Their winger skipped down the wing and crossed the ball, their striker got a lucky deflection off his shoulder which looped over me and Ben to gift them their 2nd of the game.
AT HALF TIME WE COULDNT BELIEVE THAT WE HAD GONE IN 2 GOALS DOWN, THING HAD TO CHANGE AFTER THE BREAK!!
The half time discussions or should i say arguements seemed to of worked when we kicked off, everyone seemed to of gained a yard of pace and had the bit between their teeth. Elmstead never knew what hit them, they couldnt get a touch of the ball. But to be fair Elmstead restricted us to long range attempts, we just couldnt find the final ball at the right time. The things that really never helped is we never counter-attacked as a team and got up to helped Ben and Darren up top.
We got our break, when the ref finally awarded something our way. He gave us a free-kick about 30 yards out. Up stepped Stocky and struck the ball, he couldnt of hit it any sweeter. Everyone was expecting the back off the net to bulge but it smashed the top right angle, then kindly fell into Ben T's stride. 1 - 2 down but back in the game.
The goal gave us the lift we needed and it seemed that the leveller wouldnt be long in coming. We were playing good footy at the time when Taxi reluctantly changed Nick for Phil due to Nick having a slight groin strain from the Shirley game. Taxi had to re-shuffle which saw Ben T stepping back into centre midfield along side Stocky.
Within 5 minute of the change, Taxi's re-shuffle seemed to have payed off. Ben T slid in and nicked the ball off Elmstead, looked up and let fly. He was only 25 yards out and gave the keeper no chance,TOP RIGHT CORNER. Goal of the season came to mind the minute the net rippled. Dont think youll ever witness a sweeter left footed striker of the ball than Ben in Sunday football credit to him.
Straight from the goal the game became a scrappy affair. It was a midfield battle which we were winning hands down. With everything being played in the middle of the park we thought that we could sneak a goal, but the opposite happened. Their striker found himself one on one with Ben A. Ben knew his angles and tapped the shot onto the post. Their striker got his second bit of luck of the game when the ball rolled straight back to him, to tap home!! 2 - 3 DISASTER!
We did have time tho after the goal to draw level and even win the game. Phil made the differentce on the wing, he floated in two beatiful balls which Dean couldnt just get over, to keep his headers under the bar. Then from a corner Terry had a header cleared off the line, which was going into the top corner.
END OF THE DAY WE JUST WEREN'T GOOD ENOUGH!!! NO EXCUSES
