Post by Rattlesnake on Nov 23, 2022 1:44:54 GMT 1
Nice to get back to Nyewood Lane after just over a year due to family / work circumstances getting in the way and nothing the club had done wrong. Good to catch up with a number of always friendly faces, shame traffic got me there much later than expected thus stopping me from seeking out at least a couple of mates I'd intended to have a chat with.
As for the game, first half peppered with lovely slick play, second half some more of the same but a bit disjointed, and a few more speculative pops at goal would have been preferred.
Clinical finishes from Nathan six before the break and Sam a quarter hour from the end, but we let B&P score an admittedly harsh 'one of those new handball laws' penalties in the 80th to make the scoreline closer than it should have been. The midfield and defence, mostly through positional play and sometimes through luck, snuffed out many of B&P's intended through balls to forwards, and the visitors scored from almost their only shot on goal. As for our lads, some lovely passing moves there. Plenty to enjoy though slightly peeved at just a one goal win - but a win it was.
Well worth the overall four-hour trip (should have been about 50 minutes less but one of those nights on the road). Oh, and that hot dog was fantastic! Oh, and yes, I was next to Ken when he let off his mini air-raid siren in the second half. I'm glad someone's taken over my 'noisy' crown!
As for the game, first half peppered with lovely slick play, second half some more of the same but a bit disjointed, and a few more speculative pops at goal would have been preferred.
Clinical finishes from Nathan six before the break and Sam a quarter hour from the end, but we let B&P score an admittedly harsh 'one of those new handball laws' penalties in the 80th to make the scoreline closer than it should have been. The midfield and defence, mostly through positional play and sometimes through luck, snuffed out many of B&P's intended through balls to forwards, and the visitors scored from almost their only shot on goal. As for our lads, some lovely passing moves there. Plenty to enjoy though slightly peeved at just a one goal win - but a win it was.
Well worth the overall four-hour trip (should have been about 50 minutes less but one of those nights on the road). Oh, and that hot dog was fantastic! Oh, and yes, I was next to Ken when he let off his mini air-raid siren in the second half. I'm glad someone's taken over my 'noisy' crown!
