[JonInMiddleGA]

Sat Aug 30, 2014 (evening)
Blyth (3-1-0, 3rd BSBN) vs AFC Telford (4-0-0, 1st BSBN)
They're favored 6:4, rationally enough. Minor break, their leading scorer MC Greg McDermott will miss the match with the flu. We'll start out 4-4-1-1 Counter, seems to be our thing.

GK: McDonald
D: Deen-Conteh, Kerr, Seidu, Boateng
M: Ivanusa, Baker, Smyth, Moke
F: Paratore, Cofie
Subs: (Williamson, Davies, Lobjoit, Branker, Dovey)

16' - A brilliant bicycle kick pass down the flank gives Telford a chance, an offside finally ends the threat
20' - Cofie feeds Moke right in front, great save denies him
26' - Cofie shot cracks off the woodwork
28' - Cofie misses again
36' - Another warning to Telford, they've already gotten two yellow cards
41' - Smyth fires a free kick high
44' - Cofie dishes to Moke outside the arc, a sudden shot ... GOAL ! (1-0)

Halftime: Playing just well enough to be in front here. Possession is 66-34 our way, yet we're just on the ragged edge here.

45' - Sub Williamson (for Ivanusa, exhausted) ... shift Baker to ML
56' - Deen-Conteh gets a yellow card
62' - Moke flicks the ball ahead to Cofie ... runs ... centers for Paratore ... GOAL ! (2-0) ... that was solid football right there
77' - Sub Davies (for Moke, exhausted)
79' - Smyth long free kick, Cofie just misses knocking it home
83' - Switch to Contain
89' - 2 minutes added

Full time: Blyth 2 - AFC Telford 0

I'm delighted, they're delighted that I'm delighted, all smiles. Moke (8.3) is MOM, no ratings lower than a 6.8. We maintained possession in the 2nd half (60-40 overall) and outshot them 5-1 in the final 45 minutes. Seidu & Paratore both made their 25th career league appearances for the club.

August 30, 2014 (postmatch)
Can't kick about that, a happy press conference with compliments all around.