February 4, 2006
Conference North/South
Moor Green (10-11-7; 41 pts; 8TH) vs Northwich (11-2-15; 35 pts; 16TH)
Last Meeting: October 1, 2005, L 1-0
My first away game as manager and we are STILL favoured, 4-5 against a pretty good Moor Green team.
LINEUP
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GK: Connett
DL: Chapman
DC: Charnack
DC: Payne
DR: McCarthy
ML: Carr
MC: Lewingston
MC: Warhurst
MR: Mayman
ST: Allan
ST: Brayson
S1: Rogers
S2: Smith
S3: Handyside
S4: Devlin
S5: Byrne
Game Story
It was a dream start for us. After a Chapman throw-in to Carr, who promptly passed it to Allan who chipped it to Brayson, we were up 1-0 in the first minute!
It was a story of missed chances for us though. Brayson and Allan had countless opportunities that could have made it 2-0 or even 3-0. In the 32nd minute, a turning point. Connett, who had been making huge saves all game, came out almost to half to play a ball, but Neil Davis tipped the ball over the keeper and it rolled all the way down and into the net. The match was all square at 1.
Just seven minutes later, they scored again when a cross was punched away but right to Phil Trainer who put the ball in the open net. At halftime I told the team that we must get a result in this game, since we were just 4 points away from relegation.
In the second half, Allan and substitute Byrne started getting chances as I went to a 3-striker attack late in the game, but they couldn't convert and a frustrating loss after taking a very early 1-0 lead.
I tell the team that I was disappointed. Both teams had 13 shots, but the difference was 10 were off target for us, compared to five for them.
Post-Game
Attendance: 1400
*Allan suffered through a minor injury for most of the game, and after the game I realize it was because of a gashed head (ouch!) and will be out four days to two weeks.
Player Ratings
Connett 7
McCarthy 6
Chapman 6
Payne 7
Charnock 7
Mayman 6
Carr 5 (sub 55)
Warhurst 7
Lewingston 6 (sub 70)
Brayson 7
Allan 7
Devlin 6 (on 70)
Byrne 7 (on 55)
League Table
Code:
| Pos | Inf | Team | | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts |
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| 1st | | Barrow | | 29 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 50 |
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| 2nd | | Stafford Rangers | | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 48 |
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| 3rd | | Hinckley | | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 47 |
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| 4th | | Worcester | | 29 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 47 |
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| 5th | | Leigh RMI | | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 45 |
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| 6th | | Nuneaton | | 29 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 45 |
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| 7th | | Moor Green | | 29 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 44 |
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| 8th | | Kettering | | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 42 |
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| 9th | | Redditch | | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 38 | -2 | 42 |
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| 10th | | Lancaster | | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 40 |
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| 11th | | Alfreton | | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 40 |
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| 12th | | Hyde | | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 41 | -1 | 39 |
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| 13th | | Harrogate Town | | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 42 | -3 | 39 |
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| 14th | | Vauxhall Motors | | 29 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 37 |
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| 15th | | Hednesford | | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 48 | -11 | 37 |
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| 16th | | Droylsden | | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 38 | -4 | 36 |
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| 17th | | Hucknall | | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 42 | -6 | 36 |
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| 18th | | Northwich | | 29 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 40 | 45 | -5 | 35 |
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| 19th | | Stalybridge | | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 43 | -7 | 34 |
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| 20th | | Worksop | | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 38 | -3 | 33 |
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| 21st | | Gainsborough | | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 34 | 45 | -11 | 32 |
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| 22nd | | Workington | | 29 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 53 | -20 | 21 |
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We are two points away from relegation, and I am not really worried... yet.