[JonInMiddleGA]

March 29, 2014 (afternoon)
Blyth (10-13-12, 13th BSBN) at Worcester (6-8-21, 22nd BSBN)
We're a 4:6 favorite at the last place team in the league. We'll open 4-4-1-1 Counter again, based on their control of possession in the first meeting which we won only 1-0. We need to win this one.

GK: McDonald
D: Dean-Conteh, Williamson, Seidu, Boateng
MF: Musungu, Ahmed, Smyth, Moke
F: Whitaker, Cofie
Available Subs: (Sawyer, Carruthers, Mutero, Nightingale, Dovey)

7' - Whitaker has a go, it's turned aside
18' - Good pressure on the counter, nothing comes of it
19' - Moke recovers a bad pass from Williamson in the area, nods it on to Smyth who takes a half try and SCORES ! (1-0)
23' - Boateng at midfield, spots Whitaker in the area and sends it his way ... GOAL ! (2-0) The first goal since early December for the veteran, Boateng's first assist for Blyth
30' - Boateng gets a yelllow card for tripping
Halftime - Not bad. Nobody lower than a 6.8 at the break. We just have to keep it going.
51' - Midfield turnover gives them a try, it's long range & held easily by McDonald
53' - Ahmed free kick, Moke rattles the crossbar with a header, Cofie can't put home the rebound
60' - Musungu feeds Cofie at the point but he misses wide
64' - Cofie with an interception right in front ... can't put it home
65' - Worcester generates an easy one on one chance ... misses high
66' - Sub Carruthers (for Musungu) ... Switch to Defensive
69' - Ahmed free kick from the point ... just missed
73' - Sub Nightingale (for Boateng, yellow card)
74' - They get a man behind the defense but miss well high
86' - Corner kick gives Worcester life, an easy goal as we let a man loose unmarked in front (2-1)
86' - Sub Sawyer (for Cofie) ... shift Whitaker to ST, Sawyer as DMC ... switch to Contain
90' - 3 minutes of added time
90:15 - Inexplicably we let the same Worcester attacker get behind us but this time Seidu recovers to poke the ball away
90:45 - Another runner in the clear ... McDonald comes out and steals the ball away

Full Time: Blyth 2 - Worcester 1

March 29, 2014 (postmatch)
It'll look like a blowout in the table. Boateng (7.3) is MOM. This one got a little too interesting late but it all worked out in the end. McDonald, Williamson and Cofie all recorded their 25th appearance for Blyth.