So Close
Between holidays and injuries, we ony had 10 players turnup for this encounter
The opposition were in no better state with also only 10 men so it was going to be a long game in the sun
We tried to raise some 45Bs but could only get Jim who had to go home to get his gear
With Karl away, Nap volunteered for Keeper duty
Also we were short of defenders so Johnny moved to CB for the first time in his career
As expected Pagewood started strongly but our organisation and commitment, along with some luck, we managed to hold them at bay for over 20 minutes
After half an hour, they finally worked an opening with their central midfielder overlapping in the corner, creating a 2v1 and allowing then to get in a low cross to the near post where their striker managed to get in front of Johnny and finish past Nap, 1-0.
We continued to play well, winning some corners which Yoshi whipped into the back post. Steve made a lunge at one of these and unfortunately pulled his hammy.
The mood was good at halftime as everyone was putting in a solid shift and working for the team.
We did tire in the second half with Steve now unable to run but still managed to create a few chances but nothing that could beat the keeper.
Maybe if we took more risks we could have got something but with their pace up front they were able to break quickly so we always had to keep defenders back
Still, we've come a long way to be able to match and contain a team of this calibre.
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