Post by Bruce Talbot on Feb 5, 2011 12:44:56 GMT -5
Oh dear - not a day to remember for the large travelling support. The unfortunate Peter Featherstone conceded an own goal after 81 secs but we turned round 2-1 up thanks to JP Collier's penalty and a lovely free-kick from Danny Beszant.
When Lingfield were reduced to ten men early in the second half for a bad arm-led challenge on John Sinclair we should have taken control but Lingfield got another fortunate equaliser after some uncertain defending and a couple of ricochets. We just lacked a spark today, probably tried to over-play on a horrible pitch and in a gale-force wind but we shouldn't have lost.
Six minutes from time Liam Baitup's shot rebounded off the post and into the keeper's arms. He punted it upfield, Drew Cooney and Danny Harwood in goal seemed to hesitate and their No.14 nipped in and was fouled by Danny.
He was sent off and Craig Lardent's first task was to pick the ball out of the net. You would have thought Lingfield had won the World Cup given their OTT celebrations but when they went down to ten men they had a cause to rally round and you can't argue that they worked hard for their unlikely win.
We didn't work their keeper enough - was our performance a reaction to extra time at Hailsham on Tues? Perhaps.
Have to say TB and the bench kept their cool today and as a club official I'll leave it to others who were there to offer their opinions on what went on.
Onwards and upwards. Redhill (a) on Tuesday - a side who will at least try and play some football.
When Lingfield were reduced to ten men early in the second half for a bad arm-led challenge on John Sinclair we should have taken control but Lingfield got another fortunate equaliser after some uncertain defending and a couple of ricochets. We just lacked a spark today, probably tried to over-play on a horrible pitch and in a gale-force wind but we shouldn't have lost.
Six minutes from time Liam Baitup's shot rebounded off the post and into the keeper's arms. He punted it upfield, Drew Cooney and Danny Harwood in goal seemed to hesitate and their No.14 nipped in and was fouled by Danny.
He was sent off and Craig Lardent's first task was to pick the ball out of the net. You would have thought Lingfield had won the World Cup given their OTT celebrations but when they went down to ten men they had a cause to rally round and you can't argue that they worked hard for their unlikely win.
We didn't work their keeper enough - was our performance a reaction to extra time at Hailsham on Tues? Perhaps.
Have to say TB and the bench kept their cool today and as a club official I'll leave it to others who were there to offer their opinions on what went on.
Onwards and upwards. Redhill (a) on Tuesday - a side who will at least try and play some football.
