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@ Tow Law (FA Vase 3rd Round)
G: Alex Roden
D: Lewis Page/Liam Nicell/Ian Penney/Dennis Betts
DM: Paul Nisbet
M: Stuart Pearson/Shaun Atkinson
AM: Justin Barron
S: Andrew Grundy/Dave Chitty

9 - We're awful at defending corner kicks 0-1

55 - Atwood for Nicell; Murray for Grundy

57 - Atkinson passes to Betts just outside the box, and the lay-in pass sees Barron beat everyone with a perfectly placed shot. 1-1

Honestly, we were playing for the draw most of the second half.

vs Tow Law (FA Vase Third Round Replay)
G: Alex Roden
D: Kalijah Gibbons/Dominic Hughes/Jamie Hopkins/Ryan Leggett
DM: Liam Nicell
M: Justin Cooper/Dwight Wright
AM: Reggie Pouncey
S: Andrew Grundy/Gaz Wilson

3 - Wilson has the free kick outside the box on the right hand side. Everyone is scrambling in the middle, and he takes advantage of the confusion to strike a superior blast home on the spot free kick! 1-0

5 - I'm about to start swearing at Leggett, but his cross to Gibbons somehow manages not to get intercepted. The pass forward to Grundy in the box, and he dribbles to the far post, where he sits and waits. Pouncey, well, pounces forward, takes the center, and sinks it. 2-0

At halftime, Pouncey replaces the injured Wright, and the central midfielders switch. Sam Mitchell is in at AMC.

47 - Now it's Wilson who's knocked, but he plays on here, getting the ball and sending out to Leggett on the wing. A booming cross finds Grundy unmarked, and the shot is sure. I'm waiting for the offsides flag, but none appears!!! 3-0

62 - Murray in for the injured Wilson

83 - How unbelievably stupid of Pouncey. We've got this game in the bag, and he has to go and get himself a red on a double-footed foul.

Everyone other than Roden in the starting lineup got a 7 or better, and our backline was all 7.3 and up. What an amazing game. 7.8 for Ryan Leggett and Jamie Hopkins; 7.7 for Dominic Hughes. Despite the red card, Reggie Pouncey grabbed a 7.5. Our strikers were awesome - 8.2 for Andrew Grundy and 8.3 for PotM Gaz Wilson.

$3.41k for that win.

But it comes with heavy prices. Reggie Pouncey and Dwight Wright will both miss our next game, due to red card and injury respectively. And Gaz Wilson is out 3 weeks.

4th vs Old Varndeanians (11th)
G: Jordan Yorath
D: Lewis Page/Dominic Hughes/Liam Nicell/Ryan Leggett
DM: Paul Nisbet
M: Justin Cooper/Shaun Atkinson
AM: Justin Barron
S: Andrew Grundy/Dave Chitty

15 - We're awarded a somewhat generous PK in terms of its placement (really should have been a free kick), and Cooper converts. 1-0

33 - Awful goal kick and even worse defending 1-1

57 - Porter in for Grundy; Williams for Leggett.

Barron blows two easy shots, and this is frustrating, because this is a game we really should have been able to win.

Pouncey draws an extra 2 match ban for his sendoff.

The hits just keep right on hammering, as Liam Nicell gets a devastating hip injury. If we keep him at the club, it's 4 to 5 months. If we spend $1k, he can see a specialist and it'll be 2 to 3 months. We need him, so off he goes to the specialist.

There's no available players to sign anywhere on the market, either.

Oh right. There was a transfer embargo, as the fans tried to take over the club. That fell through, though, because the current owners were trying to make a buck on the deal, and the fans were pissed at the rape attempt.

So that's takeover attempt #5 or 6 that hasn't panned out.

May need to revisit the drawing board, but stuff to do and all that.