Nines have a day to forget.
Alan McDermott, 14 February 2010 20:40
After a great win two weeks ago against one set of high flyers
and a heroically narrow defeat against another last week, Poly
unfortunately let themselves down when faced with a seemingly more
modest opposition in the form of HSBC 8ths.
Despite good preparation including a range of exotic stretches
led by the guesting figure of Chairman Harney, the lads seemed
overcome by malaise from the first whistle and the unfamiliar
lineup - aren't they always these last few weeks - never found any
rhythmn.
After conceding a very poor first goal inside five minutes, Grim
Reaper Tom fashioned some space in the HSBC box and finished well
to make it 1-1 after only nine minutes. Craig had been
instrumental in the move, winning the ball deep in our half and
carrying it upfield to create the opportunity. We hoped
it would be a platform for better things but we failed to settle
and conceded two more poor goals in the first period.
A modest rally after the break gave us a little bit of hope but
lacked conviction. The best moment saw a tempting cross from
Tash set up Danny running in at the back post, but he couldn't keep
his header down. The good spell faded away and two more goals
midway through the half ended the contest. Keeper Dan kept a
bit of dignity on the scoreline as the home team fell apart, but
could do nothing with the 90th minute penalty that sealed an
horrible day all round for the team.
And there was worse news to come later on, but I'll leave that
for another time.
MOTM : Mention for Danny who worked hard in his first 90 minute
run for a while but the vote goes
to Craig - the only one seemingly unaffected
by whatever lethargy had overcome the rest of the team.
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