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Old 07-04-2011, 03:33 AM   #373
Radii
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Join Date: Jul 2001
-- Kevin Lynch and Makhtar N'Diaye are named to the league 2 team of the week.

December 28th, 2015

Hartlepool(23rd) @ Woking (16-5-3, 1st)


This is supposed to be an easy one, we're massive 1:4 favorites, they're 9:1 to pull off a win at Kingfield Stadium today. We're 2-1-0 against these guys, winning 4:0 at their house earlier this year.

GK: Lynch
D: Williams/V Taylor/Smith/Ogogo
MC: Upson/O'Sullivan
AM: Colin/N'Diaye
FC: Paterson/Constantino

Nikolaou misses a couple games and Mike Williams starts in his place. Vince Taylor is back. O'Sullivan, Alcock, Kelly, and Paterson are in for tired guys on 2 days rest here. We'll attack and hope to put this out of reach early.

3': Its been a bit since we've seen a Constantino goal, O'Sullivan with a long pass out of the defensive end. Constantino picks it up just inside midfield, he blows by one defender and just outruns everyone else trying to cover and close down... he makes it into the penalty area unopposed and beats the keeper. 1-0

11': We have a throwin in our defensive end, we get it to Paterson in midfield, he gets it to Constantino who could try to make a move himself, but instead he passes on to N'Diaye, who has a good look but puts a shot just over.

15': N'Diaye controls the ball outside the penalty area after some buildup, he turns by his man and puts a cross into the 6 yard box, Kelly is there and heads it by the keeper! His first goal since I brought him on. 2-0

17': We have another breakaway, Constnatino is ahead of everyone... he's tackled hard from behind about 20 yards out, and their defender gets a straight red card!! Smith puts the free kick over the bar.

20': We have it again, Upson finds O'Sullivan about 25 yards out, he has a good line on a shot, fires... and the keeper can't get to it! Its in the back of the net!! 3-0

24': We have a corner, they clear it out and Williams picks it up, he looks to feed it back in but their striker Gilbert steals it away in the midfield... and we have no one else anywhere close, Gilbert has a free run from the midfield, he pulls up at about 20 yards as Lynch comes out... fires... and lynch makes the save!

36': Uh... same thing as the last update... Smith horribly misses an interception in the midfield as they clear out a corner, and Gilbert is on the run again, he pulls up about 20 yards out, shoots, and Lynch makes the save. It looked like a replay almost.

HALF: Lets just not get anyone hurt now. Ferry is in for Constantino and we drop into a 4-5-1 formation with Paterson up front. Scrub Aaron Gough in for Smith. Ogogo in for N'Diaye who might die on the pitch if he doesn't get a rest. We'll change to a counter attacking strategy.

81': they get a bit of a breakaway coming in from the left side, a shot for Hartlepool, its by Lynch but hits the left post, it ricochets across the face of the goal, williams beats an attacker to the ball by a step and clears it away to safety.

We easily kill off the rest of the game.

Woking 3 : 0 Hartlepool

Great result as tired as we were there.

Man of the Match: Joe O'Sullivan (8.3)
Goals: O'Sullivan, Constantino (8.2), Kelly (8.0)
Assists: O'Sullivan, Upson (7.6), N'Diaye (7.1)
Notables: Lynch (7.2), Alcock (7.8), Williams (7.6), V Taylor (7.2)



We've got 3 more matches before significant rest will come. Today's the 28th of December. We play i the FA Cup on Jan 2nd, then have league matches on the 6th and 9th before finally getting a week off til the 16th.
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