[JonInMiddleGA]

Feb 18, 2013
We grant Rowbotham a week off, at the physio's recommendation.
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Feb 19, 2013 (afternoon)

Blyth (6-9-18, 23rd) at Dag & Red (24-4-5, 1st)

Nothing like a little midweek match against the first place club to get us back on track ... right? And 3rd place Hayes & Yeading awaits us on Saturday. Such a joyous bit of scheduling after we shit the bed against Histon. There's probably a better chance of a bird flying out of my arse than of getting points today. A plaid bird at that. We're 10:1 dogs, they're 1:6 faves. We'll probably play defensive & try to stay within 5 of them. We'll also give young Seery his first team debut and might see Theo Brown make his as well.

GK: McDonald
D: Giddings, Seery, Sawyer, Groves
MF: Matondo, Wedderburn, Morrison, Vipond
ST: Armstrong, Lobjoit
Bench: (Brown, O'Connor, Mole, Whitaker, Hartley)

Halftime: Dag & Red 1 - Blyth 0
Saunders blasts home a corner to break the tie at 33'

Closer than I would have bet. Outshot 6-3, they've had 54% poss. But we haven't been embarassed ... yet.

Fulltime: Dag & Red 1 - Blyth 0

We hung in there, although getting outshot 17-6 with only 39% poss. isn't exactly pretty.

McDonald 6.4
Giddings 6.8, Seery 7.2, Sawyer 5.9, Groves 6.8
Matondo 6.8, Wedderburn 6.8, Morrison 6.8, Vipond 6.8
Armstrong 6.0, Lobjoit 6.1
Subs: Brown (for Giddings 54') 6.9, Whitaker (for Sawyer 71') 6.9,
Mole (for Lobjoit 83') N/A

Feb 19, 2013 (postmatch)
Not getting embarrassed is better than getting embarrassed but it does nothing for us in the standings. Props to young Seery for a quality debut, Brown wasn't bad either.