cheshirebee
the one without a space
Home before 6. Just thawing out.
Hard earned 3 points against an Oldham team who were a lot better than their league position suggests.
We scored with our first real attack. Great cross by Harry and a power header on the run from Clayton. Rest of the first half Oldham were the better team with Baxter and Croft pulling the strings. Mostly they only created half chances although one good chance when the guy got free on the right hand side of our box and blasted wide when he should have scored. We were very solid at the back and Forshaw was starting what little attacking threat we created.
Second half started much the same but again we limited them to long shots and our attacks though less frequent were perhaps the more purposeful and threatening. Clayton was working hard in the right side channel, but Trotta and Harry weren't having a great day. Trotta should have made it two but blasted over when a loose ball fell to him 8 yards out. Never really felt concerned at 1-0 but it was still great to get the second with 10 mins to go. Saunders (on for Trotta) broke down the right and played a perfect ball square into CD on the edge of the box. One touch and placed confidently past the outcoming keeper. Good to see Clayton finishing so clinically when he actually had quite a lot of time to think. Credit to Sam as well, he's taken a fair bit of stick on here but his role in the goal was excellent.
From then on Oldham pretty much gave up and we really did look like Barcelona knocking the ball around very classily to close out the game. Should have had at least one more as Barron and Forshaw got to the by line and pulled balls back across that should have been met and finished. Very comfortable in the end but took some patience and hard work to get to that position.
TBH was dissappointed with our support. I know its along way and it's an unappealing place and it was bloody cold but we are 1 point of the top of the league (if game in hand is won) and to have only 200 here was embarrassing. Not a very loud 200 either. Hey ho, everyone saving their pennies and voices for the big run of games at GP over the next 2 weeks I guess.
MOM - Forshaw. Real class.
Hard earned 3 points against an Oldham team who were a lot better than their league position suggests.
We scored with our first real attack. Great cross by Harry and a power header on the run from Clayton. Rest of the first half Oldham were the better team with Baxter and Croft pulling the strings. Mostly they only created half chances although one good chance when the guy got free on the right hand side of our box and blasted wide when he should have scored. We were very solid at the back and Forshaw was starting what little attacking threat we created.
Second half started much the same but again we limited them to long shots and our attacks though less frequent were perhaps the more purposeful and threatening. Clayton was working hard in the right side channel, but Trotta and Harry weren't having a great day. Trotta should have made it two but blasted over when a loose ball fell to him 8 yards out. Never really felt concerned at 1-0 but it was still great to get the second with 10 mins to go. Saunders (on for Trotta) broke down the right and played a perfect ball square into CD on the edge of the box. One touch and placed confidently past the outcoming keeper. Good to see Clayton finishing so clinically when he actually had quite a lot of time to think. Credit to Sam as well, he's taken a fair bit of stick on here but his role in the goal was excellent.
From then on Oldham pretty much gave up and we really did look like Barcelona knocking the ball around very classily to close out the game. Should have had at least one more as Barron and Forshaw got to the by line and pulled balls back across that should have been met and finished. Very comfortable in the end but took some patience and hard work to get to that position.
TBH was dissappointed with our support. I know its along way and it's an unappealing place and it was bloody cold but we are 1 point of the top of the league (if game in hand is won) and to have only 200 here was embarrassing. Not a very loud 200 either. Hey ho, everyone saving their pennies and voices for the big run of games at GP over the next 2 weeks I guess.
MOM - Forshaw. Real class.
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