SUN 19 NOV 06
LONGWELL GREEN 1
FRY CLUB COLTS 1
Our most important game of
the season took us on the short trip to
We started the game very
brightly and from two good moves, Charlie Frampton found himself on goal twice
and was unlucky on both occasions. Craig Andrews was playing up front with him
for the absent Brad Monelle and was proving too
strong for the home teams defenders. Several runs on
goal just failed to score and with Kyle Curtis and Nathan Dawson proving just
as effective on the wings we played the first 30 mins
virtually camped in the Longwell Green half. Nathan
Dawson just saw his effort go wide cutting in from the right and just as our
frustration began to grow, Craig Andrews struck a sweet shot that easily beat
the keeper to put us deservedly 1-0 up. We needed a second to capitalize on our
domination but despite another great volley from Craig Andrews which went
straight to the keeper and another effort from Charlie Frampton, we just
couldn’t take advantage. The inevitable happened 5 mins
before half time as an unfortunate mistake in midfield opened
the ball up to a Longwell player whose speculative
shot from distance just dipped under the bar and despite an heroic attempted save from
Craig Francis in goal, the ball just dropped in to bring them level.
The second half wasn’t quite
dominated by us as in the first as Longwell pressed
forward for another goal. Time after time though our defence
stood firm as James Hurrell Smith swept up and James Boulton and Michael Payne were immense in the air and with their
tackles. When a cool head was needed, Craig Francis handling was excellent in
goal. Going forward Danny McCarthy was picking up the second balls and both Oli Randall and Mo
Bouaziz moved
the play forward. From these moves we had the better of the chances during the
last 20 mins of the game. Nathan Dawsons run down the
right and his cross into the box just failed to connect
with our strikers. Oli Randall was put through from midfield into left side of goal and he cleverly chipped the keeper with his left
foot across the goal only for the ball to agonizingly brush the far post and go
wide. From Charlie Framptons charge down of the Longwell Green keeper from a back pass his kick sliced
straight to Craig Andrews and his shot away from the keeper just missed the
near post. Twice in the final 5 mins the ball was
played wide right to Craig Andrews who easily turned the full back and cut in
on the keeper. His first shot was somehow saved by the keepers feet and his
second right on the final whistle cannoned off the inside of the far post
straight to Charlie Frampton whose follow up somehow just trickled out for a
goal kick.
All in all, 2 points dropped and a very frustrating, yet pleasing afternoon. There is no doubt we dominated from start to finish against a team who were second. If we continue to play like this, getting better and better each game we will get what we deserve. Well done everyone.
Yet again every single player
did his best today and it’s getting harder each week to nominate Man of the
Match. However, there was one player who hasn’t played to his potential yet
this season and today he improved tremendously. For this Charlie (Brad)
Frampton is rewarded with the Man of the Match.