A late afternoon kick off saw Saints at Farnham with a squad of 13 as Ross had gone sick. The ever reliable Matt Burton filled in at left back and Seb started on the right with Jamie moving inside... and right from the start Saints were up for this!! As early as the 5th minute Tom Richards burst into the Farnham area and got his shot away which was parried by the 'keeper but Mike D was following up and tapped home for the lead. Saints looked really in control of the game with Christian, Martin, Matt and Ben not really having much to do as the midfield of Alex M, Seb, Jamie, Julien and Mike controlled the middle of the park. Tom was really lively up front and we nearly had a second when he burst through but pulled his shot and moments later when Seb just couldn't finish a fine run. However we suffered a lapse in concentration in defence and got square instead of being staggered and as a consequences a ball over the top caught us out just before the break. 1-1 at half time.
The second half saw Joe R come on for Julien and Connor replacing Jamie We pushed on up the hill and started again brightly and both Seb and Alex storming through only to be thwarted by last ditch tackling. In goal Josh had little to do but was safe with everything he did have and Josh's kicking was extremely good today. Ben suffered an injury when making a tackle and we need a shift in positions to cover. Matt went into the middle and Joe went into left back. Almost immediately after this Tom was released after a neat interchange and again put the ball away with ease. Saints then had another couple of chances with Tom getting chopped but carrying on only for the 'keeper to save with his foot. With time running out Tom made a great run down the left where he crossed and Julien rose and headed home.1-3 and game over.
A really good display today although we must try and sort out the defensive errors.
Man of the Match - Mike Donne
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