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Radii · 09-02-2010, 02:14 AM

August 20th, 2013

Rushden @ Woking

We are 6:4 favorites at home here, basically a coinflip. We're 1-2-3 lifetime against these guys, the only time we beat them was nearly 2 years ago in Sept of 2011. They are led by striker Sam Smith, a fairly prolific scorer who led them in the BS Premier league as well.

We make just a couple lineup changes since we're going on short rest for a stretch here:

GK: Lynch
DEF: Nikolaou/Williams/Smith/Anane
MC: O'Sullivan/Pulis
AM: Jesus/Downes
ST: Harsanyi/Subotic

1': We kick off, Jesus receives a pass, charges down the left sideline, feeds a great cross to Subotic, his header is barely saved by the keeper, winning us a corner, we can't do anything w/ the corner though.

9': Gorgeous through ball from O'Sullivan from a very long way out to Downes, Downes puts it into the near side of the net... offsides, it didn't seem offsides at all in real time, sad.

16': Pulis with a poor pass in the midfield, leading to a breakaway for Sam Smith, he gets into the box and fires a hard shot... Lynch is there and Williams clears. Great save.

22': Christian Smith gets a yellow for a challenge on a header.

35': A couple frustrating sequences have occurred where we are controlling possession but can't seem to advance the ball closer than 35 yards or so, just passing laterally until we lose it.

38': A counter for us after a corner, Subotic ends up deep in the right corner, he controls the ball well, fires a pass to Pulis who is about 20 yards out, he strikes it hard and it beats the keeper, going into the left side of the net!! Great goal, not an easy one at all. 1-0

46': Lynch scoops up a very long ball from one of their midfielders, he throws it to Nikolaou who launches a long pass ahead for Jesus, Jesus beats his man and races down the sideline with no one in front of him, creating some holes in the middle as the defense adjusts. He gets the ball to Harsanyi in the left corner of the penalty box, he fires a shot that goes JUST wide to the right. Great run by Jesus, close.

HALF: We are in control of the possession, but it really seemed like both teams had about the same number of threatening attacks, we had 3 or 4 trips where we just held the ball and couldn't find an opening at all. We do have 7 shots to their 4, just 3 on target for us, 2 on target for them.

48': A nice give and go between Jesus and Harsanyi leads to a shot from 15 yards out by Jesus, its aimed well at the left post, the keeper turns it away though, corner comes to nothing.

52': After some buildup, Rushden quickly reverse field from right to left, finding left midfielder Tomlin for a clean strike from the left side of the penalty area that just beats Lynch. 1-1

61': Clapham in for Jesus, who is pretty tired.

65': Sam Smith with his second clear cut chance after catching Smith out of position, Lynch with another great save... close.

69': Herd in for O'Sullivan for fresh legs. Sole in for Harsanyi to try to shake things up and generate some offense.

75': We switch from a standard to attacking mindset. We're playing to win at home dammit.

78': We steal possession in midfield, Sole receives the ball, places a nice pass forward for Clapham, who takes a very weak, poor shot that the keeper saves easily.

83': Subotic beats the offside trap, running on to a through ball from Pulis. He gets a clear cut chance and strieks a point blank shot wide to the left. Can't miss that one buddy.

86': Subotic takes a long pass, turns and puts a ball right to the foot of an onrushing Downes coming in from the right side. He strikes it hard, but its saved.

92': VERY lucky for us, our defense is lazy and Sam Smith runs on to a long ball played by the defense, our DC's just let him run by.. he gets a clear cut shot, and puts it over.

Woking 1 : 1 Rushden

We generated a lot of chances in the second half, ending up with 20 shots and 4 clear cut chances, Rushden only had 10 shots though they did have 3 clear cut chances of their own.

Anthony Pulis earns man of the match with our only goal and a 7.8 rating. Subotic with the assist puts up a 7.5. Elsewhere: Downes (7.1), Jesus (7.0).

Harsanyi struggled a bit with a 6.6 rating when most everyone was in the 6.8-6.9 range, but we had a hard time getting him the ball too.

09-02-2010, 02:14 AM	#179
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	August 20th, 2013 Rushden @ Woking We are 6:4 favorites at home here, basically a coinflip. We're 1-2-3 lifetime against these guys, the only time we beat them was nearly 2 years ago in Sept of 2011. They are led by striker Sam Smith, a fairly prolific scorer who led them in the BS Premier league as well. We make just a couple lineup changes since we're going on short rest for a stretch here: GK: Lynch DEF: Nikolaou/Williams/Smith/Anane MC: O'Sullivan/Pulis AM: Jesus/Downes ST: Harsanyi/Subotic 1': We kick off, Jesus receives a pass, charges down the left sideline, feeds a great cross to Subotic, his header is barely saved by the keeper, winning us a corner, we can't do anything w/ the corner though. 9': Gorgeous through ball from O'Sullivan from a very long way out to Downes, Downes puts it into the near side of the net... offsides, it didn't seem offsides at all in real time, sad. 16': Pulis with a poor pass in the midfield, leading to a breakaway for Sam Smith, he gets into the box and fires a hard shot... Lynch is there and Williams clears. Great save. 22': Christian Smith gets a yellow for a challenge on a header. 35': A couple frustrating sequences have occurred where we are controlling possession but can't seem to advance the ball closer than 35 yards or so, just passing laterally until we lose it. 38': A counter for us after a corner, Subotic ends up deep in the right corner, he controls the ball well, fires a pass to Pulis who is about 20 yards out, he strikes it hard and it beats the keeper, going into the left side of the net!! Great goal, not an easy one at all. 1-0 46': Lynch scoops up a very long ball from one of their midfielders, he throws it to Nikolaou who launches a long pass ahead for Jesus, Jesus beats his man and races down the sideline with no one in front of him, creating some holes in the middle as the defense adjusts. He gets the ball to Harsanyi in the left corner of the penalty box, he fires a shot that goes JUST wide to the right. Great run by Jesus, close. HALF: We are in control of the possession, but it really seemed like both teams had about the same number of threatening attacks, we had 3 or 4 trips where we just held the ball and couldn't find an opening at all. We do have 7 shots to their 4, just 3 on target for us, 2 on target for them. 48': A nice give and go between Jesus and Harsanyi leads to a shot from 15 yards out by Jesus, its aimed well at the left post, the keeper turns it away though, corner comes to nothing. 52': After some buildup, Rushden quickly reverse field from right to left, finding left midfielder Tomlin for a clean strike from the left side of the penalty area that just beats Lynch. 1-1 61': Clapham in for Jesus, who is pretty tired. 65': Sam Smith with his second clear cut chance after catching Smith out of position, Lynch with another great save... close. 69': Herd in for O'Sullivan for fresh legs. Sole in for Harsanyi to try to shake things up and generate some offense. 75': We switch from a standard to attacking mindset. We're playing to win at home dammit. 78': We steal possession in midfield, Sole receives the ball, places a nice pass forward for Clapham, who takes a very weak, poor shot that the keeper saves easily. 83': Subotic beats the offside trap, running on to a through ball from Pulis. He gets a clear cut chance and strieks a point blank shot wide to the left. Can't miss that one buddy. 86': Subotic takes a long pass, turns and puts a ball right to the foot of an onrushing Downes coming in from the right side. He strikes it hard, but its saved. 92': VERY lucky for us, our defense is lazy and Sam Smith runs on to a long ball played by the defense, our DC's just let him run by.. he gets a clear cut shot, and puts it over. Woking 1 : 1 Rushden We generated a lot of chances in the second half, ending up with 20 shots and 4 clear cut chances, Rushden only had 10 shots though they did have 3 clear cut chances of their own. Anthony Pulis earns man of the match with our only goal and a 7.8 rating. Subotic with the assist puts up a 7.5. Elsewhere: Downes (7.1), Jesus (7.0). Harsanyi struggled a bit with a 6.6 rating when most everyone was in the 6.8-6.9 range, but we had a hard time getting him the ball too.