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Old 06-30-2014, 05:44 PM   #575
JonInMiddleGA
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
Apr 12, 2014 (afternoon)
Blyth (11-13-13, 13th BSBN) vs AFC Telford (18-12-7, 4th BSBN)
We're a 4:1 underdog away to a team just 3 points out of second but only 4 points ahead of 6th (2nd - 5th make a promotion playoff) We'll open 4-4-1-1 Counter again. Different lineup today, with Ahmed struggling a bit the fans have called for his removal so we'll see how that goes, along with giving those fans what they wanted by starting Mutero (and being ready to pull him when he's unproductive yet again, scoreless in his last 601 minutes). First meeting with Telford this year saw us settle for a 3-3 draw when they scored in extra time after we had gone in front at 87'.

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

3' - Smyth hits the woodwork with a shot in traffic
5' - Telford misses an open shot wide left
12' - Deen-Conteh loses track of his man, Meikle makes us pay (0-1)
12' - Switch to Attacking, let's try to get it back
20' - Moke has a dip, misses just a bit wide
25' - Mutero shoots high & wide from long range
34' - Boateng goes in late on a dribbler at midfield ... that's a red card
34' - Switch to 5(4)-3-2 ... shift Smyth to DC
45' - Mutero on the fly, shoots ... misses an empty net weakly to the left

Halftime - Probably need nothing short of a miracle here to save us. That last shot by Mutero was our chance, it came to nothing.

46' - Meikle abuses the defense after some nice passing (0-2) Dovey simpliy dove for the rolling pass and missed
57' - Meikle leaves with an injury
61' - Sawyer's header from a corner is too high
65' - Sub Seidu (for Williamson, 5.8) and Sub Ahmed (for Janneh, tired)
72' - Dovey makes a diving save
83' - Sub Cofie (for Mutero, 5.8)


Full Time: AFC Telford 2 - Blyth 0

April 12, 2014 (postmatch)
That went well, don't you think? Boateng's red card, Williamson (5.8) and Mutero (5.8) were all just smashing highlights. Perhaps the crazy thing here is that we were outshot just 10-6.

Boateng is suspended two matches (we won't appeal, it was deserved).
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