Mike Bell got the first as he turned cleverly in the six yard box to get in a great header. Minutes later it could have been two as a fine through ball found Ed clear but his first time (right foot!!) shot pinged back from the base of the post. Ed didn't take long to find the back of the net though as, with almost his next attack, he again took a first time shot - this time with his left - and the ball flew past the stranded City 'keeper.
Any attacks City did launch in the first half were comfortably dealt with by the Blues very solid looking defence and by half time we looked very comfortable with our lead.
In the second half and playing with the wind we didn't really dominate and eventually, as tiredness began to show amongst our players, City began to get more of the ball in midfield and began to find gaps behind our defence. However Nathan was in excellent form in goal and when a shot did finally beat him it also beat the outside of the far post. We had chances too. Chris went close with a free kick and Alex W had a chance that he put wide but to be fair City did have the lion's share of possession and quite often we were chasing to get the ball back rather than creating attacks ourselves.
This was a good performance and result from the boys - our third win in a row! Our defence was very good in the first half but tired in the second and that's a concern for me. The midfield worked very hard and it's testimony to their good performances that we didn't miss Dan at all today. Up front I was delighted with Ed's goal - it's taken some time for him to realise that he can get his shots off earlier but it works and today his finishing was excellent... and he was very unlucky with the shot that hit the post too! Next up is Perrywood - this will be the real test. If we can beat them then the boys can really believe that they could be up amongst the leaders at the end of the season and competing for the title!
Man of the Match - Mike Bell
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