Match Report

Deanshanger v Bletchley Trees

After last week’s washout, this week could not have been more different with blue skies and sunshine over the beautiful area of Deanshanger. Trees turn up with a strong, full squad of 16 players for the game and with confidence after our last result. A few changes were needed from our last game due to injuries and players being away. However, the team that started still had enough to take the game to Deanshanger and that’s what we did early on with good chances for both Homer and Jerome, who both went through one on one with the keeper only for both to shot wide. The game then took a turn! Looty was caught in the eye with an elbow from a Deanshanger player and this resulted in an early change with Wigsey filling in at right back. It also resulted in Looty getting a real shiner! Then even more bad news! The ball play was played from the Deanshanger half across field and with a missed tackle the ball was then switched back across the pitch and over our defence and the Deanshanger player was through on goal and lifted the ball over Jon. 1-0 to Deanshanger.
Then even more bad news! Jerome had been roasting the Deanshanger players out wide but after a challenge he went down injured. Franny treated the injury and told Jerome to try and run off the knock. Then 5 minutes later Justin pulled up with a Hamstring and was immediately replaced. Oli came on and Bruce was moved to striker. Jerome was still struggling and went down again a few minutes later, so we made our 3rd change in less than 30 minutes. Jon Hall was the replacement. We saw ourselves through to Half Time with the score still at 1-0.
The 2nd half started and again we will were making chances and working ourselves back into the game. We won a free kick just inside our half on the left hand side. Shrek hit the ball forward and Bruce won the header and as the ball dropped at a difficult angle, Del Priceo was in a great position and struck the ball first time into the net. 1-1 and we were back in the game. The game started to become a very good contest with both teams creating chances and both keepers being made to work. However, were we punished for our poor defending. Deanshanger were looking at playing the ball over the top and out wide to try and break us down. On one attack we failed to clear the ball and a poor back pass from Jamie resulted in the Deanshanger player beating Jon to the ball and we were now 2-1 down. We started to chase the game but our chances were limited and we were not using the width well. The game moved into the last 10 minutes and both Bruce and Oli were now pushing forward to help us get another goal. However, with minutes left another poor back pass from Terry resulted in a Deanshanger player nipping in and putting the ball passed Jon. 3-1 to Deanshanger.
Sadly, a day that started out so well ended badly for the Trees, who had worked hard to get ourselves back into the game.

Result: Deanshanger 3 Bletchley Trees 1 (1-0 HT)
Scorer – Nigel Price
MOM – Bruce Broadbent