Yate Rangers v Fry Club
Played
at the now ‘infamous’ Kelston Close, Yate Sunday 14th
November
Weather conditions dry with bright sunshine and very little
wind.
The game
against Yate Rangers was a scrappy affair, blamed mostly on the rugged pitch.
We couldn’t maintain any rhythm and our passing was average. It wasn’t exactly
surprising when we went behind to a sloppy goal. We did however, get stuck in
and were rewarded when a deliciously curled free-kick by Curtis Jack was met by
a cracking header from Craig Palmer. From this point we looked like much the
stronger team but our chances were squandered and we failed to capitalise.
It is fair to
say that they scored shortly after against the run of play, leaving us 2-1
down. The shout from captain Dave Oram
was “Come on lads we have to get back at ‘em.” After
numerous offsides on our part, the scored remained
2-1 at half time.
In the second
half although they never looked like adding a third, we didn’t create enough
chances for the amount of possession we had. The outcome was looking gloomy as
the game was drawing to a close. At that moment, a direct attack with a perfect
through ball to striker Lee Dark led to our second equalizer. The goal was a
well taken one although the celebrations were dodgy.
From then on
the game was very much even, chances few and far between. Neither
team looked like winning and the game finished as a disappointing draw
to take us to 7 points.
Report
by Greg Tompkins