A memorable defeat for Bremen

We had a close to full strength side on Monday but it wasn't enough to save us from snatching a brilliant defeat from what should have been simple victory. Thus our enviable record of having lost all our games so far this season continues and Craig has never played and won.

The evening was always going to be fun anyway with the return of spaceship, new Matt back after his European sojourn. It felt like even more fun as we went two goals up and played well throughout the first half.

Rich in goal
Dougie and Dom in defence
Matt C Dave C Spanish Dave and Craig in the middle
new Matt and Iain up front

We genuinely played well and it was a great second goal which capped the fine performance to that point. We'd taken the lead after a Matt C shot screwed wide and I hit goalward from a very tight angle only to see the ball hit the post. The defender finished it off though with a brilliant thump home into the top corner from a yard out.

Spanish turned very well on a difficult pitch to leave his marker behind and squared the ball to me as I heard Matt C call on the overlap. Unmarked his shot was made easier as the ball fell into his path to give him the chance to open his body up and hit to the far corner. Despite the fingertips of the keeper it was always going in and was a fair reward for a good game.

I am at a loss to explain what happened next. We conceded from a free kick we had which the keeper caught and threw down pitch. Their attacker somehow poked the ball home despite being an outsider in the race to the ball and incredibly, within a minute it was level. A long shot deflected in off Dom who could do nothing about it and that was that, 2 each at half time.

The second goal summed up our season to be honest. We've found some brilliant ways of conceding goals.

The third for them came from a good move which left Rich exposed in the cold but we were on terms again within seconds. This time new Matt finished following a cute through ball which gave him a chance to finish with the proverbial aplomb. A fine volleyed goal which gave us impetus but again we fell behind, this time there was no coming back.

The goal scorer ran the length of the pitch interspersed with a one two and was able to find time and space to slot home and seal the points.

The result is we clinch relegation for the second time in a row and fall to the lowest league having been cup finalists and premier division players just months ago. How the mighty are fallen. Has Dom become our Roy Hodgson? Are we just old and slow? Has it all been an effort by our collective sub-consciousnesses to find a level where we can enjoy winning without having to run around too much.

The spring will reveal all. In the meantime the snow is back but school has already broken up and we can't have a snow day. What has the world come to!