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NOTTS' BAD RUN CONTINUES
This was by far the weakest team that Nottinghamshire
have put out for a 1st team in many years. 7 1st team 'regulars'
were unavailable (or "rested" for the upcoming
semi-final).
The game started off quite evenly, until at
about 15 mins into the game Chris Buckland took a throw
in that went straight to the opposition, who then deftly
took the ball past the defence to the back post, and then
the ball was shot across goal for an easy tap-in. Lack-lustre
defending contributed to us being 1-0 down. The game went
flat after their goal until Marco took the ball and whilst
under pressure coolly slotted the ball into the back of
the net to make it 1-1 at half time.
2nd half - DISASTER !!!!
Darren Spencer executed a needless challenge
with the Lady Bay striker in the area and conceded a penalty
which Dave Edwards was unfortunate not to save. 2-1 Lady
Bay. The next 30 minutes were dominated by Notts with many
chances going begging. 1 chance fell to Marcus who shot
and the ball hit the underside of the bar and went down
and bounced on the goal line - like England's goal against
Germany in the 1966 World Cup final.
Unfortunately, there was no Russian linesman,
only a crippled Adey Wilson who was too slow to keep up
with play, making him unable to determine whether the ball
had crossed the line or not. All in all it was a wasted
3 points…
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