First Team
Modbury Vista vs Angle Vale
Modbury deserved winners in the end but not before they where pushed by a very young Angle Vale side, thought the country lads held their own very well in the first 20-25 minutes but seemed to lack that cutting edge going forward. Very lucky to finish the chance they had with a back post scramble, but finished it none the less. Vista Lad i think you are dead right when you say the first touch was poor, it was. Vista really did look the goods in passages but apart from the first touch i think that it was also off the ball movement that wasn't up to scratch. At one point the right back picked up the ball from a keeper throw and walked with the ball to half way then looked up (no less than ten yards from where I was standing) and not one player was in a position to accept a pass (forward or behind the ball). The ball was then turned over and he was ridiculed for not finding a player free.
Angle Vale seemed top die off in the later stages of the game and this was when Vista started finding the back of the net. Modbury deserved to win on the day with their overall performance but i think you will find that a mixture of under-rating their opponents and lack of effort put into the game was the reason for the scoreline (not to say that it wasn't a good result in the end).........
But it should have been a cricket score.
Reserves
Ingle Farm vs Elizabeth Grove
An interesting one to comment on due to several reasons. Ingle Farm with most of the ball in the game but seemed to make silly errors that stopped us from getting 4 or 5 more than we did! All credit to Grove who faught right to the end with only the one on the bench and (no disrespect) was one of the cleanest games i have seen/been involved in against the peckers. When the two teams had the ball Grove moved it around much better but again lacked a cutting edge up front. That's not to say we weren't in the same boat and had we been a little more clinical it could have and should have been 6-1 or 7-1. Great surface to play on as well and always have a laugh when I play there with the changerooms. I thought the referee was interesting to say the least and in no way slandering him seemed very sure of his decisions whether they were right or wrong. Perhaps that was the reason it was a clean game. Not sure about the square posts though........ time for an upgrade on them!
Good luck to the grove boys for the rest of the season and it was good to see a few of the C's lads come up and show a bi of depth at the Farm.
All in All a good day of Football from a player and spectator point of view.
Outlaw