Sportsmans League Division 3
Mass 8 v Lokomotiv Londres FC 3
Fragile Loko Concede Eight More
It was a frantic start with us on the back foot from the off as Mass threw men forward in numbers. Loko stood firm for ten minutes but then they got their break through, two defenders went for the same ball with neither putting in a solid enough tackle which allowed their striker past to shoot from twenty yards and score into the top corner.
Their second came soon after as once again they pushed a lot of men forward and they got behind the defence and we failed to track the runners. We found ourselves 3-0 down when Chris lost the ball in the sun and it hit his hand for a penalty, their striker drilled under Gary’s dive.
Loko finally started to get on the ball with Phil, George and Dave playing some good football down the left which earned us a free kick twenty five yards out. DAVE (pictured above) stepped up and placed a perfect shot over the wall into the corner.
Heads were up with the score at 3-1 and we were now playing with more confidence and created a few more chances but with half time upon us their winger got behind our defence into the box and his cross cum shot caught Gary out and went in at the near post.
Half-Time Mass 4 v Loko 1
Steve and Dave emphasised during the break that we need to fight for each other and play as a team to take some pride away from this game. Vincent was suffering from a headache after getting hit in the face with the ball so Mark came on at right back with Morris pushing into midfield.
The second half was much better in terms of shape and ball retention but it was like a rollercoaster ride throughout. Mass made it 5-1 before some quick thinking from Phil, throwing an early long ball onto the head of an unmarked GEORGE to make it 5-2.
Loko were getting in behind quite often as they got slack at the back, but on the back of every attack they would break quickly outnumbering our tiring defence. It was 6-2 before Loko got another one back, Dave closed down the defender as he had done all game and the ball was played through to JULIAN whose initial touch seemed to have wasted the chance but he struck a brilliant shot into the top corner for 6-3.
Mass scored twice more late on to make it 8-3 and end a hard game for the Loko men.
Final Score Mass 8 v Loko 3
Captain Steve Haley's comments:
"Lets take nothing away from Mass they are a good team, from front to back they are all comfortable on the ball and most teams will struggle against them this season. We had lots of players away which limited our options although the new guys who came in all did really well when we had the ball.
Another game for us to forget i'm afraid, its frustrating because we’ve proved we can play some great football but we need to learn how to play as a team and defend and attack together."
Team
1. Gary
2. Morris
3. Aaron
4. Chris
5. Steve (c)
6. Vincent
7. Terry
8. Phil
9. Dave
10. Julian
11. George
12. Marc (Replaced Vincent 45th Minute)
Goals
Dave (1)
35th Minute - A free-kick into the top corner from twenty five yards.
George (1)
60th Minute - A quick throw by Phil to an unmarked George and he hit the net.
Julian (1)
75th Minute - He hit an unstoppable drive into the top corner.
Man of the Match
This was Dave, stepped up as captain and worked tirelessly on his own up front closing down defenders and scored a great free kick. Special mention to Phil, Julian and Mark who all came in and did a good job for us in a difficult game.
Match Report by Steve Haley and edited by Dale Mellor.
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