Swifty Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Here we go again? Well, yes and no. Another defeat, but an unwarranted one. We should have won the game on chances alone, but this game will serve us well as an eye-opener for the season. We played well overall, but didn't make the most of our opportunities Cove played some nice stuff, and defended doggedly at times, as well as 'mixing it' a bit. They weren't overly physical but made it difficult for us, and they let the ref know their opinions throughout out the game. We weren't helped by a poor decision by the ref just before half time, when Bitz was flattened from behind by Cove's Toby Jannaway. A tackle just above the foot with no intention of getting the ball, worthy of a red card, and he was allowed to stay on the pitch. I wonder what the two assessors made of it? Cove took the lead in the 20th with a close range thumper from Callum Eagle. We deservedly got back on level terms when a beautiful defence-splitting pass by Tom Brunton was finished off with a belting finish by Bitz on the stroke of half time. Max Webb was very unlucky when a 25 yarder cannoned off the underside of the bar midway through the second half and, had that gone in, we may have gone on to win by a couple. Instead, a double howler by Russ and Tyler let Adam Everiss in with an easy tap-in with 15 to go. We tried hard to get back on level terms, but to no avail. The difference was that Cove had considerably fewer efforts on goal but took their chances well, something we've got to learn to do quickly. The lads shouldn't be downhearted too long, though. It was an enjoyable game and a good effort all round, especially from Els, Bitz and Max, and Hughesy looked lively when he came on as sub. Plenty of positives from the performance. In a way, this result may do us a bit of good. It could be a steeper learning curve than we expected, but I'm sure we'll cope fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tel Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 As Swifty said it was a knock out performance but we still lost. With so many chances going begging, a wonder strike hitting the underside of the bar and rebounding out. If we can start putting our chances away, we are in with a chance of promotion We can start at Colliers Wood on Wednesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark44 Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Hope you guys get promotion and glad you have a better team this year Good luck for the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkT Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Swiftly your match reports outweigh mine, maybe you should put them straight on the web site ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swifty Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share Posted August 3, 2014 You're being harsh on yourself, Mark! Thinking over yesterday, I'm less inclined to blame us for the second goal and applaud Cove forward Adam Everiss for his tenacity instead. Adam may have got lucky, but his poacher instinct saw him in the right place at the right time to take the opportunity. To paraphrase one of Ben's motivational thoughts, you lose 100% of the lost causes you don't chase. We need to be a bit more streetwise, get in the oppo's faces and make more nuisance of ourselves. Only a bit of tweaking needed, mind you. There were a couple of great chases for 'lost causes' yesterday, most notably Elz covering the width of the pitch to make a superb tackle (I think it's spelt Elz and not Els, if a number plate I saw in our car park yesterday is proof!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dredgie Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Anyone got the team from Saturday please Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboyatmfc Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Why? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dredgie Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Why thanks a lot for helpful response - didn't realise i had to justify such a simple request. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboyatmfc Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Blimey! I just wondered why you needed to have our team. Calm down dear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboyatmfc Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 1,Smith 2,Jones 3,Patel 4,Smyth 5,Brown 6,Smiff 7,Green 8,Singh 9,Smithies 10,Messi 11,Ronaldo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimBoyFat Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Dredge, not sure if you're an Ashford supporter but the club do not usually list the line up on either here, twitter or our own website. Just a historical thing but happy to email you the list if you contact me on club.manager@atmfc.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboyatmfc Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Apologies to Dredgie if he is a Tangerine! I assumed it was an attempt at counter espionage !!! And welcome to the Ashford forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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