Steve Beard (27.02.08)

WINDSOR & ETON 2 (2)

MAIDENHEAD UNITED 4 (1)


The proverbial game of two halves tonight.
We started brightly and two good opportunities in the opening 4 minutes only to see us cgo a goal down through poor defending in the the 8th minute. We hit back when George Lock poached a goal after a mix up in the W&E defence to drag us back into the game 3 minutes later.
Whilst we created plenty with Nathan Lishman causing havoc, our defending at times was woeful. Another slack piece of defending when a ball that should have been cleared was completely missed resulted in W&E going 2-1 up.
The half time team talk was not for the feint hearted. This spurred the team on into the second half where we dominated from until the final whistle. Nathan Lishman made it 2-2 after his initial shot was blocked but he followed it in to ram home the rebound in the 56th minute. 10 minutes later Lishman lashed in another shot from 20 yards in to the bottom right hand corner.
We had ample opportunity to extend the lead but some great goalkeeping and missed chances meant the score remained the same until the 90th minute when James Gisbourne's goal bound shot was bundled over the line by a W&E defender.
Reading's head scout was in attendance tonight and I gather he will be back watching us next Wednesday when we travel to Henley in what could be a title deciding match.
we have two matches scheduled for next week. On Monday we have a league Cup Quarter Final against Edgware Town at York Road, KO 7-45. Two days later we travel to top of the league Henley.
Squad: Aaron O'Brien, Chris Sargeant, Matty Stevenson, Jake Chance, Steve Deverall, Sam Lock, Andy Wells, James Gisbourne, Lee Barney, George Lock, Nathan Lishman.
Subs used: Xavier Ettienne for G. Lock (60 mins)
Unused Subs: Josh Waldron, Lee Miles, George Bond, Dan Love






   
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