The weather was pretty good and the field was not too bad - a great way to start Mothers Day!! We started the game well and were passing better than the comets but were still making too many simple mistakes. We wanted players to pass out wide and use the width of the field instead of taking on Cranbourne players on 1 v 1 all over the field. Then sometimes we found space and instead of attacking space we tried to shoot from too far out! It was frustrating to say the least - seeing we had the ball in our attacking half for about 80% of the first half.
When we follow instructions we play so much better - we keep the ball on the ground, pass in quickly from the corners to the penalty spot and finish hard! That is exactly how we scored our first - assisted by Daniel Barnett!
Liam Hayes finished a nice shot across the front of the keeper who just managed to get finger tips to it with his outstretched hands - but athankfully could not get enough to deflect it away.
We had another goal denied with an amazing off side call but its no point complaining.
We went in with a 1-0 lead but had outplayed the opposition clearly.
The comets came out harder in the second half but we started to play more to the structure of the 4.3.3 with quick switching and using the width of the field more. We started to play some great football and gave our forwards many more good opportunities to score. Liam scored and Alec D scored and we got to a 3-0 lead and were working comfortably. They won a goal back when we allowed their big striker to run through and score 1 v 1 against our keeper.
We still have miles to go but that is of course expected. We need to work on opening up, passing and staying true to our structure. Our defenders need to work tighter and assist each other. We also need to come to training as every time we miss we fall a little behind.
Some of us will need to make the trip again down to the Comet ground for SSV games tomorrow!
It never ends!!
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