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Saturday 10 August 2002 - Cossham Street - kick off 3.00pm
Friendly
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| half-time: 1-0 |
result: L1-2 |
attendance: n/a |
| team: |
Bryant, Bennett, Trought (c) (Kemp 65), Rollo, Honor, Minturn (Thorne 45), Gosling (Horgan 60),
Harvey (Wilmot 60), Eaton (Cleverley 68), Foster (Birkby 65), Williams. |
| man of the match: |
Chris Honor |
| scorers: |
Eaton (6) |
| bookings: |
none |
| officials: |
S Dunn, A Newell, B Richards |
| league position: n/a |
form: WWWWdL |
next match: Ilkeston (A) |
City looked the more lively in the opening stages, and deservedly took the
lead after 6 minutes. Frankie Bennett shrugged off the attentions of a
defender and drilled in a low cross out of the keeper's reach. Eaton was
first to react and he did well to steer the ball home from about a yard out.
Only 4 minutes later, Jamie Gosling recieved the ball after good work by
Foster and Eaton and hit a low drive heading into the bottom corner, but the
ball hit the outside of the post with keeper Clarke beaten.
Chances in the first half were few and far between. Mangotsfield could only
create half chances, but were outraged after Mike Trought looked to have
handled the ball just inside the penalty box. No penalty. Mangotsfield's
coach Shaun Penny who was jumping around in the dugout reacted badly to
this, and recieved a warning from the referee.
Mangotsfield started the 2nd half brightly, and nearly equalised after Dave
Elsey's looping header looked to have beaten Bryant, but the ball instead
ended up on the roof of the net instead of the back of it.
After 66 minutes, Mangotsfield equalised. Adam Sims waited for the ball to
bounce on the edge of the penalty area, and he struck the ball on the half
volley past Bryant, who perhaps should have got nearer to it as the shot
wasn't too powerful.
City tried to regain their lead just two minutes later, when Adrian Foster's
cross towards the penalty box, was headed wide by the unchallenged Ellis
Wilmot. Instead it was Mangotsfield who took the lead. After 71 minutes, the
unmarked Darren Edwards managed to somehow flick the ball home from six
yards out past a wrong-footed Bryant. He seemed to just back heel it and the
ball trickled over the line.
12 minutes from the end, Dean Birkby showed what he is capable of. With his
back to goal, he controlled the ball and turned just inside the penalty
area. He tried to lob Clarke who managed to just palm the ball over for a
corner.
After a promising 1st half, City couldn't build on it for the 2nd. It's a
shame that City's good pre-season couldn't finish with a win.
(Thanks to Mark Stillman for providing the match report)
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