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Hit the Bar Vs Ashton Athletic
Wednesday 19th With the team down to its bare bones, and a new signing in the line-up, it was never going to be easy against old enemy Ashton Athletic. The match began in familiar circumstances, with Ashton employing their OAPs - the Hacker and the Blocker in their usual positions. Some uncharacteristic neat passing and movement from Hit the Bar cumulated in a couple of well-worked goals. With little to set the two teams apart at half time, Hit the Bar started the second half with a spring in their step. However, a combination of poor finishing and lack of subs meant, try as they might, they couldn't stop the all-too-familiar narrow-ish defeat 9-4
Ricky Organ - one of his better games, was instrumental in many of the neat, simple passing moves and showed good marking and tackling skills early on. However, mistakes crept in as tiredness set in late on. - 7
The Chemist - also started strongly with some neat touches and crisp shooting, helped the team keep it's shape well and made some key passes. As the match progressed though, the shooting became wayward and the marking a little loose - 7
Squirrel - often kept the team in it at times with some inspired saves when the defence had been beaten. Distribution was quick and accurate but unfortunately one or two soft goals blotted his copybook - 7
Dec - a useful debut from the foreign import. Showed some much-needed tenacity and helped link the team together via fluent passing. Kept running to the final whistle and was a constant harassment to the opposition. Finishing could have been better but did enough to earn SURERANDOMALITY STARMAN - 8
Dancing - thrived on the simple pass-and-run tactics the team had stumbled upon. Often covered the back whilst others went forward but was found wanting in the final quarter of the game when his fuel reserves hit empty - 7