Unlucky defeat

It was a wet evening in Wimborne when we lined up late to play our latest game at 9.30. Richie returned to goal after he and Phil completed a 24 hour bike ride for charity which had caused them to miss the previous game.

Richie in goal
Dom, Dougie, Dave C in defence
Phil, Matt C and Craig in midfield
Iain upfront

Unfortunately we were soon a goal behind as our unlucky keeper found himself beaten at the near post direct from a corner. At that point we were making our customary slow start and the lead soon doubled as a clearance was smashed back goalward on the volley. The early strike from distance caught Richie a little unprepared and his despairing dive was to no avail as it found the corner. It looked likely to be a long night but things turned around from that point onwards as we progressed through dominating their defence aerially and by passing the ball with a little more composure.
A lay off from a throw back to the big fella was crossed with unerring accuracy into the box where Matt C became top scorer for the season so far with a controlled volley which looped over the stranded keeper. A quality goal which gave us some confidence turning round at half time.
The pressure was one way and we dominated with good closing down and an eagerness to chase down every ball. From one such effort Phil sprang down the right and crossed beautifully presenting me with the clearest chance but the ball did not find the net as it should have done and the chance passed. However, a scramble in front of goal seemed likely to give us a deserved equaliser but the defenders blocked time and again. When they missed it, the ball simply hit the unwitting keeper and the lead was preserved.
In such circumstances things seem to inevitably go wrong as the team over commits, and that proved to be the case for us. A run through the centre saw the attacker hit home left footed to seal the defeat for Werder.
Once again, not quite the result the performance merited.