We came onto the pitch, with high hopes, but it definately wasn't the game we were looking for in the end...
We started off well with Tom intercepting the ball from Forty Hills centre kick and dribbled it past 6 of there defence and slotted it past the keeper in only 21 secs!!!
With our heads high now we played some good passing football, but they had a lucky break and from the edge of the box, wacked the ball just above Djans hands.
We then suddenly started to lose concentration, and we kept giving the ball away to the opposition, which led to us having to struggle for the ball.
We had another good break which the keeper saved but fumbled with the ball as Liam kicked in the net, unfortunately the referee thought that the keeper had it! We were outraged at this awful decision.
Both teams hadn't played exceptionly well in the 1st half,and so aimed to get more possesion in the 2nd.
As Minchenden kicked off, they had some scruffy play, but were overcome by a good piece,which
was led into the box and annoyingly, Forty Hll cleared to set up their own attack, which they didn't do very well, with Djan saving it.
It was really a game of get the ball, have a chance, then lose it for us-but we kept coming.
Forty Hill had a less positive side,they had few chances,but none of them went in.
Then Mark had a run and a powerful long range shot that drifted above the bar,and over.
The pressure was mounting on us as we needed a goal to gain the lead again, and we thought we had found the answer when Tom R (again) had a neat run and was fouled in the penalty box, but that referee (AGAIN!!!) made the wrong decision, and gave a goal kick. We were standing on the pitch, mouths wide open, in disbelief.
We got more and more frustrated as we couldn't find the net. Forty Hill were relaxed, and so took the opputunity to attack.they had got a corner, which we couldn't clear and so the oppositon
had a very close range shot, which Dylan kicked out off the goaline.
As the last minute came we were begging for a goal, but Forty Hill got a corner again, but this time they had it in the final seconds: So this was it, were Minchenden going to get beaten by a team that they should've thrashed? Well, they crossed it in... we scrambled to clear it, then, again they got the ball which was in front of the goal (about 2 yards away) which they shot...BUT DYLAN CLEARED IT AGAIN! The final whistle blew, and Minchenden were lucky they hadn't lost.
Man of the Match: Terry
Match report by: Dylan & Tom R
Result:2nd February Minchenden 1-1 Forty hill
