I don't think we deserved to lose our first game yesterday,for a bunch of guys that don't train and get together on the day of the first match,we played reasonably well.
Condolences to Jamie, how unlucky is that, a dislocated shoulder saving the last kick of the warm up.
The other team were on half way waiting to kick off as well,but Ben Brooks what a stand in performance that was, great game mate(not much anyone could have done about the goal it was class).
Jamie is going to struggle when he returns to make the starting line up.
I do wish for a speedy recovery though.
It was pretty wet and it didn't stop raining for the entire game and the ball slid rather than rolled around the park,which may have saved us on one or two occasions in front of goal, mainly in the first half and later in the 2nd,but in fairness the back line seemed to cope and with the midfield tracking back to cover,our defending was pretty good most of the game.
with no subs and a delay to the kick off which consequently reduced the game to 80mins,
the team really had to put in a big effort on the field and i think everyone put in a huge effort.
they(Marist) scored the only goal late in the game,by that time everyone was drenched cold and starting to get well fatigued,we created a few good chances throughout the game and with time we'll get the combinations really working well,the season isn't lost on one game.
The new tops look awesome too.
next week Wgtn united terrace (who had a 2-1 win over Olympic this round) @ Wilton park 2.30pm
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Great report PB, I knew you were the right Stallion for the job - a fair, even assessment of the game, with no hint of anger or personal vendettas. That will be rectified when I get around to posting the fines/points/awards later on - some fine calculations to do on a few of us!
Yep, overall a good first up effort under really difficult circumstances. I agree that the defence was really good - all over the park, not just the backs - to keep a score line that respectable when you only have what 35-40% of possession? And a spectacular/hint of good luck goal to separate the teams.
Interesting results in the grade - with the 2 new Karori teams getting good wins. But the Raiders and United Arms did pretty well in their first games up a grade so who knows.
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